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Access to Knowledge
Copyright, patents and Indian-language Wikimedia projects. 1,320 items.
15 Jun 2015
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Odia Wikipedia Celebrates 13 Years of Free Knowledge Contribution at BhubaneswarThe event was held at the Institute of Physics, Near Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on June 3, 2015, at 5 p.m.
28 Apr 2015
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Indian businesses crave IP certainty, but better patent values are tempting them overseasIndian corporate leaders view a strong and sustainable IP system as key to furthering their country’s economic development and attracting continued foreign investment, a recent study suggests. A lack of confidence that this is currently the …
18 Apr 2015
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Now you can search Google in Kannada, in your handwritingAll you need to do is to make changes in settings on your phone or tablet.
16 Apr 2015
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Better intellectual property values luring Indian startups abroadPrime Minister Narendra Modi says Make in India. But anyone who wants to, finds that their intellectual property is valued much more if the patent is filed in the US, or anywhere else, but India.
10 Apr 2015
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One reason startups are moving out of IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi says Make in India. But anyone who wants to, finds that their intellectual property is valued much more if the patent is filed in the US, or anywhere else, but India.
6 Apr 2015
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Odia waits for Google Translate debut - Nine Indian languages availableOdia getting the "classical" status last year was certainly a proud moment for the people of the state, but, it is yet to feature among the languages available in Google's popular translation service.
29 Mar 2015
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Bangla Wiki turns 10The 10th anniversary of Bengali Wikipedia was marked with a a gathering of Wikipedians of vernacular languages from across the country and beyond at Jadavpur University. Bengali is one of 20 Indian languages to have a Wikipedia presence. …
29 Mar 2015
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4th IPR Researchers ConfluenceMaggie Huang attended the event organized by Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai and National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai with support from Ministry of Human Resource …
23 Mar 2015
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Internet becomes vernacular with relaunch of e-bhashaWith the relaunch of e-bhasha as a mission mode project, there is a fresh urgency to create content and technical solutions in Indian languages.
22 Mar 2015
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Conference on Standards Setting Organisations (SSOs) and FRANDRohini Lakshané participated in this event organised by MHRD Chair on Intellectual Property Rights, Centre for Intellectual Property Rights and Advocacy (CIPRA), National Law School of India University, Bangalore, in association with Intel …
20 Mar 2015
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The perils of not protecting intellectual property for new venturesSoothe Healthcare's big dilemma ahead of the launch of its affordable sanitary napkin was whether or not to patent the technology and design.
13 Mar 2015
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GoI body National Mission for Manuscripts has digitised 3 million manuscriptsTwelve-year-old government body National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) has digitised over thirty lakh manuscripts and 185,88,390 pages in all as of 31 December 2014, Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister of State for Culture, Tourism & Civil …
10 Mar 2015
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More articles for Tulu WikipediaIn all, 100 more articles will be uploaded to the Tulu Wikipedia by teachers and students in Udupi shortly, according to Janaki M. Brahmavara, president, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy.
2 Mar 2015
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Train the Trainer — Report in UdayavaniAs part of the Train The Trainer program, on Feb 28, all the participants (Wikipedians from all over India) were taken to Janapada Loka, near Ramanagara. There was a report in Udayavani, Ramanagara edition on March 2, 2015 about this event.
20 Feb 2015
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Cultural knowledge needs to be more openSubhashish Panigrahi is an educator and open source activist based in Bangalore, India. He is currently working at the Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge program where he builds partnership with universities, language …
19 Feb 2015
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Online Free Content in Telugu WikipediaWikimedians gathered at Tirupati for a strategic meet. This was covered by the regional newspaper Andhra Jyothy
19 Feb 2015
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More online free content in Telugu Wikipedia soonWikimedians gather at Tirupati for a strategy meet.
12 Feb 2015
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[OpenGLAM] Nominate an OpenGLAM project today for the 2015 Muse AwardsIt's that time of the year again to nominate projects for the Muse Awards! This is like the Oscar of GLAM awards in the USA and welcomes international submissions.
9 Feb 2015
7 Feb 2015
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Library and Information Professionals Summit (LIPS) 2015Nehaa Chaudhari participated as a panelist at the Library and Information Professionals Summit, 2015 at NLU-Delhi. The event was jointly organized by Society for Library Professionals, National Law University Delhi with UN Information …
22 Jan 2015
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Musician donates Gwalior Gharana songs to free e-libraryA few years ago, Mumbai-based musician Neela Bhagwat realized that her old notebooks filled with lyrics and notations of age-old 'bandishes' were in tatters. Afraid that she might lose them forever, Bhagwat decided to make fresh copies.
18 Jan 2015
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Seventh Global Intellectual Property ConventionThe Seventh Global IP Convention took place in Mumbai from January 15 to 17, 2015. Rohini Lakshané attended the event.
16 Jan 2015
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Centre should partner local communities in 'Digital India': ExpertThe central government needs to partner communities at the grassroots level and integrate the country's vernacular component to make the Digital India initiative a success, an expert said here Friday.
9 Jan 2015
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India at Leisure: Media, Culture and Consumption in the New EconomyMaggie Huang attended the event and presented a paper titled “The Future of Music Streaming: Business Practices and Copyright Management in India”. The paper was co-authored by Maggie and Amba Kak.
7 Jan 2015
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India Public Libraries ConferenceThe India Public Libraries Conference is being held from March 17 to 19, 2015 at the India International Centre in New Delhi. It is being organized by DELNET and Digital Empowerment Foundation. The Centre for Internet & Society is a …
1 Jan 2015
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Works of Veerasalingam Pantulu on webAndhra Loyola College in association with Centre for Internet and Society (CIS- A2K) is conducting a six-day camp titled ‘Wiki Winter’ at Wikipedia Lab in the campus.
31 Dec 2014
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Wiki Winter Camp - Coverage in SakshiMedia coverage for the Wiki winter camp held at Andhra Loyola College.
31 Dec 2014
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Wiki Winter Camp - Coverage in EenaduMedia coverage of Wiki Winter Camp held at Andhra Loyola College.
27 Dec 2014
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Access to Rare Books Made EasyRare Odia books that are out of print and not easily accessible on the internet, will now be available at the click of the mouse. In a bid to make them available online, the Odia Wikipedia community last week launched WikiSource, an Odia …
19 Dec 2014
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WIPO Delegates Hear Concerns of NGOs on Exceptions for LibrariesAs World Intellectual Property Organization member states launched into discussions on exceptions and limitations to copyright for the benefit of libraries and archives this week, non-governmental organisations were given the opportunity to …