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Access to Knowledge
Copyright, patents and Indian-language Wikimedia projects. 1,320 items.
31 Jan 2014
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Odia Wikipedia (Coverage in Sanchar)Sanchar published about Odia Wikipedia in their edition on January 31. Subhashish Panigrahi is quoted.
30 Jan 2014
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FDC recognition for the Centre for the Internet and SocietyThe Wikimedia Foundation Board has published a resolution declaring the Centre for Internet and Society as eligible for funding through the Annual Plan Grants program.
27 Jan 2014
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Workshop: Social Justice in an Internet-mediated WorldIT for Change and the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities invite you to a workshop on social justice in an internet-mediated world at the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities on January 31, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan, Program …
20 Jan 2014
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Odisha: KISS to create tribal languages and heritage repositoryWorld' largest tribal residential institute Kalinga Institute of Social Studies (KISS) is going to initiate a project in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge program (CIS-A2K) to gather academic and …
20 Jan 2014
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KIIT University to lead building free knowledge repository initiativeCentre for Internet and Society is a Bangalore based Non profit organization which works primarily in the broader domains ofinternet and policy research, accessibility, open knowledge and open education.
13 Jan 2014
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Global Congress On IP and Public Interest Adopts Principles for NegotiationsA recent conference on intellectual property and the public interest concluded with the adoption of public interest principles to guide international trade negotiations and international organisations.
12 Jan 2014
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ଆଦିବାସୀ ଭାଷାର ଉନ୍ନତିକଳ୍ପେ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆSubhashish Panigrahi is quoted in this article published by Odishan.com on January 12, 2014.
12 Jan 2014
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‘With Internet in every pocket, power to the people’Social media is set to grow in India in a big way with Google and Facebook gearing up to tap the regional languages market.
5 Jan 2014
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Rise of the bot: all you need to know about the latest threat onlineIn the last week of December, 2013, former union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal lodged a police complaint in Chandigarh after witnessing “an unusual rise in his online fan following”. The former minister told the police that his …
4 Jan 2014
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Digitising contest to preserve rare books in MalayalamThe Malayalam Wiki Grandhasala has announced a competition in digitally preserving rare books in Malayalam.
31 Dec 2013
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Odisha: Odia Wikipedia reaching 5000 article mark!Many are not aware of the existence of Odia Wikipedia and other Indian language Wikipedias. But Odia Wikipedia has been growing gradually all these years and has become the most searched website and largest online encyclopedia in Odia …
31 Dec 2013
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Alvas Vishva Nudisiri VirasatThe Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet and Society conducted a workshop at Moodabidre from December 19 to 22, 2013.
31 Dec 2013
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An “Advocacy” Saga and the Inspiring Legacy of Rahul CherianFor those interested in policy advocacy, the NUJS Law Review has an elaborate paper outlining the tireless advocacy efforts (spanning more than 10 full years) of a bunch of dedicated campaigners who strove valiantly to foster access for the …
19 Dec 2013
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Wikipedia Training Session @ TiruvurA Wikipedia training session was conducted by T. Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik at Srivahini College in Tiruvur on December 19, 2013.
12 Dec 2013
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A Feature on Telugu WikipediaNamaste Telangana newspaper has done a Sunday magazine feature on Telugu Wikipedia on the occasion of the 10th anniversary.
10 Dec 2013
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A Wikipedia Workshop at IISCAlong with Wikipedian Shiju Alex we supported the Assamese Wikipedians to organize a workshop at IISC.
9 Dec 2013
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3rd Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest & Open A.I.R. Conference on Innovation and IP in AfricaFrom 9 to 13 December 2013, delegates from national and international governmental governmental entities, the private sector, civil society, and academia gathered for five days of interconnected events in Cape Town.
20 Nov 2013
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ಕನ್ನಡದ ಆನ್ಲೈನ್ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ ದುರ್ಬಲAn article about the tenth Kannada Wikipedia published in Vijaya Karnataka on November 19.
20 Nov 2013
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ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಗೆ 10, ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಸಾಲದು : ಪ್ರೊ .ಜಿವಿA post-event report of the program published in OneindiaKannada on November 17, 2013.
20 Nov 2013
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ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಕ್ಕೆ ದಶಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ ಸಂಭ್ರಮA report of the Kannada Wikipedia tenth anniversary celebrations in Prajavani on November 18.
18 Nov 2013
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Panaji: DKA organizes two day Konkani Wikipedia workshopIn order to showcase Romi Konknni on a global platform, Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) organized a two day Konkani Wikipedia workshop November 16 and November 17 for Romi Konknni writers in collaboration with Centre for Internet and …
16 Nov 2013
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ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಕ್ಕೆ ಈಗ ದಶಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ. ಅದರ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ ಒಂದು ಆಚರಣೆCoverage of the ten years of celebrations in Kannada Wikipedia on Avadhi website.
15 Nov 2013
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Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia: Udayavani CoverageUdayavani, on November 15, 2013 published about the upcoming tenth anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia.
15 Nov 2013
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10th anniversary of Kannada wikipediaKannada wikipedia is celebrating its 10th anniversary on November 17.
14 Nov 2013
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Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia: Vijayavani CoverageVijayavani published a report of the forthcoming tenth anniversary celebration of Kannada Wikipedia on November 17.
14 Nov 2013
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Indian Govt to Build Machine Translation System for 22 Indic LanguagesNational Translation Mission is preparing a Machine Translation System (MTS) to instantly translate texts from vernacular Indian languages to English, reports New Indian Express.
9 Nov 2013
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Wikimedia Diversity ConferenceT.Vishnu Vardhan participated in the conference organized by the German Wikipedia community in Berlin (GLS Campus) on November 9 and 10, 2013. He presented on So Many Languages- Challenges and Opportunities for the Wikimedia Movement in …
2 Nov 2013
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Kannada Wikipedia and its Tenth AnniversaryDr. U.B. Pavanaja was on RadioCity to talk about Kannada Wikipedia and its tenth anniversary. The programme was aired on November 2, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
25 Oct 2013
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Wikipedia in Indian Languages on Mobile PhonesWikipedia in India's regional languages and accessible over mobile phones is revolutionising the way Internet content is used in this multi-lingual country, say information technology (IT) experts.
24 Oct 2013
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Re-sourcing Indian Cinema: Humanities Research, New Archives and Collaborative Knowledge ProductionThe Centre for Contemporary Studies and the Centre for Study of Culture and Society invites you to a symposium on "Re-sourcing Indian Cinema" and a launch of a book titled "Politics as Performance: A Social History of the Telugu Cinema" by …