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Copyright, patents and Indian-language Wikimedia projects. 1,320 items.
28 Jun 2021
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Bodh: a new tool for Wikidata lexicographical dataWe are happy to announce that a new tool, named Bodh, has been developed by Jay Prakash, as a CIS-A2K assignment, to add or modify statements for lexemes, senses and forms.
25 Sep 2019
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Bhuvana Meenakshi elected Mozilla Rep for July 2019Bhuvana Meenakshi was selected as a Rep of the Month (July 2019) by Mozilla for my active contributions.
19 Aug 2019
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# NAMA Community Meet | Global Payments EcosystemAnubha Sinha attended the event organized by Medianama in Delhi on July 31, 2019.
29 May 2019
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Project Tiger: Wikipedia ropes in locals to contribute articles in Indian languagesThe project has generated content in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu, Odiya and Gujarati.
28 May 2019
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Wikipedia looks to ramp up its Indian language contentWikipedia is generating more content in major Indian languages with the help of Bengaluru-based Centre for Internet and Society.
21 May 2019
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Youths come forward to augment Assamese Wikisource projectAssamese Wikisource is a sister-project of Assamese Wikipedia, where Assamese books with expired copyrights are available.
13 May 2019
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Ahmedabad Wikisource WorkshopReport of the Ahmedabad Wikisource workshop published in Vishwavihar.
1 May 2019
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WIPO Regional Seminar on Copyright Limitations and ExceptionsAnubha Sinha participated in the WIPO “Regional Seminar for the Asia Pacific Group on Libraries, Archives, Museums and Educational & Research Institutions in the Field of Copyright”, which was held on April 29 and 30, 2019, in Singapore.
30 Apr 2019
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WIPO Regional Seminar on Copyright Limitations and ExceptionsAnubha Sinha participated in the WIPO “Regional Seminar for the Asia Pacific Group on Libraries, Archives, Museums and Educational & Research Institutions in the Field of Copyright”, which was held on April 29 and 30, 2019, in Singapore. …
22 Feb 2019
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Goa University students update ‘Goa’ Marathi articles on WikipediaFaculty and students of Goa University’s Marathi department have updated 164 Marathi articles on Wikipedia related to Goa recently.
2 Feb 2019
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MediaNama roundtables on intermediary liability rulesMediaNama hosted one policy round-table on Intermediary Liability protections in Bangalore and another round-table in New Delhi, to discuss inputs sought by MEITY on the amendments to Safe Harbor for platforms (payments services, content …
2 Feb 2019
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Dissent on Aadhaar: New book highlights limitations of ID project, legal and tech opposition to itIn 2010, a year after the UIDAI was constituted, three of its functionaries visited internationally-renowned developmental economist Professor Reetika Khera.
22 Jan 2019
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Google Gives Wikimedia Millions—Plus Machine Learning ToolsGoogle is pouring an additional $3.1 million into Wikipedia, bringing its total contribution to the free encyclopedia over the past decade to more than $7.5 million, the company announced at the World Economic Forum Tuesday.
6 Dec 2018
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Indic Wikisource Community Consultation 2018 report at Asomiya Pratidin ePaper- Highest Circulated Assamese DailyIndic Wikisource Community Consultation 2018 report at Asomiya Pratidin ePaper- Highest Circulated Assamese Daily
22 Nov 2018
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Lecture on Open Access and Open Content Licensing at ICAR (short course)The ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) a constituent establishment of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) organised a short course on 'ICTs for Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness in Agricultural Research, …
31 Oct 2018
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KEI Seminar on "Appraising the WIPO Broadcast Treaty and its Implications on Access to Culture"Anubha Sinha participated in a seminar organized by KEI on October 3 and 4, 2018 at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Anubha spoke on the panel titled "Rationale, Beneficiaries and Scope (of the …
31 Oct 2018
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5th Global Congress On IP And The Public Interest: Successes, Strategies HighlightedMore than 400 activists, academics and practitioners from over 50 countries gathered at this year’s Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, according to organisers.
30 Oct 2018
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Community Toolkit for Greater DiversityP.P. Sneha participated in a 3 day programme organized by Wikipedia community in Mandrem, Goa from October 5 - 7, 2018. The event was a peer training programmeto strengthen the work in the direction of building greater diversity and …
29 Oct 2018
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Odia Virtual Academy launchedChief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched a new web portal of ‘Odia Virtual Academy’ (www.ova.gov.in) to promote the Odia language and literature at the Secretariat here.
23 Oct 2018
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Stakeholders Consultation on draft WIPO Treaty to Protect Broadcasting OrganizationAnubha Sinha participated in a stakeholder consultation organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India to discuss the various aspects of draft WIPO Treaty to Protect Broadcasting Organization, which is under discussion …
17 Oct 2018
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Sting job by Hyderabad scientist exposes fake journalsScientists have at last found a cure for Schlodomoniasis -- a deadly brain infection caused by the "inter-galactic parasite Klaousmodium cruzi" -- they claim to have identified for the first time.
16 Oct 2018
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Broadcasters Eager For Global Signal Protection; Others Warn Of Major Players Sneaking InAnubha Sinha was recently part of a panel discussion on broadcast treaty.
29 Sep 2018
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5th Global Congress on IP and the Public InterestSunil Abraham, Anubha Sinha and Swaraj Paul Barooah attended the Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest, in Washington DC, from September 24 - 29, 2018. The event was co-organized by PublicCitizen, Washington College of Law, American …
23 May 2018
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An open data ecosystem can boost India's GDP by $22 B and double farmer incomeMeiTY says increased data transparency will drive growth and improve governance across key industry sectors in the time to come.
20 May 2018
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Putting women human rights activists on the world mapBirubala Rabha may be a household name in Assam, but her crusade against the practice of witch-hunting in her State has not got the attention it deserves from the nation or the world. Barring a handful of articles in print and online …
18 May 2018
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Postcolonial Digital Connections International ConferenceAnubha Sinha was a speaker at this conference organized by Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg, UCL and Fritz Thyssen Stiftung on May 16 and 17, 2018 at Center for Interdisciplinary Area Studies (ZIRS) in Halle, Germany. Anubha Sinha …
12 May 2018
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RightsCon Toronto 2018RightsCon is organizing the 2018 edition of the event at Beanfield Centre at Exhibition Place, Toronto in Canada. A session on Pervasive Technologies project titled "Cheap and chipper: IP in India’s affordable smartphones" is scheduled on …
12 May 2018
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Consilience 2018National Law School of India University, Bangalore organized The Future of Blockchain Technology: Evolving a Framework for its Adoption and Regulation in India on May 5, 2018. Swaraj Barooah panel on "e-Governance and Public Service …
12 May 2018
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Comment: India's NTP 2018 gets digital makeover but needs complimentary policiesCriticism notwithstanding, Indian bureaucratic mandarins—babus as they are referred to in local lingo—do come up with draft policies that are contemporaneous, and at times when it’s least expected.
17 Apr 2018
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Wikipedia Will Reward You For Translating English Articles To Indian LanguagesIndia has seen a substantial growth in the number of internet users since the introduction of attractive prices by Jio. Internet adoption is seen as the key to bridging the divide between urban and rural populations and an important means …