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Open data, open access, open standards and free software. 883 items.
10 Jul 2017
7 Jul 2017
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Christ University Wikipedia Education Program Faculty Orientation ReportChrist University faculty were given an orientation for the upcoming year on the Wikipedia Education Program
5 Jul 2017
30 Jun 2017
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Asian Athletics Championships 2017 Edit-a-thonOdia Wikipedians, in conjunction with Indian Athletics Federation and Sports and Youth Services collaborated to document the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships. Hundreds of photos were uploaded and new Wikipedia content added to inform the …
11 Jun 2017
10 Jun 2017
10 May 2017
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Thematic Edit-a-thon at J.P.Naik Centre for Education & Development, PuneA Marathi Wikipedia workshop was held at the J.P. Naik Centre for Education and Development in Pune recently.
4 May 2017
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SoI’s Open Series Maps Fails to Implement Public Sharing of Govt DataAlthough it has made the topographic maps or the Open Series Maps available to general public, Survey of India’s (SoI) Nakshe portal will have to go through a variety of litmus test, as the initiative fails to implement the mandates of …
2 May 2017
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Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control ReportThis submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report published on March 30th by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
1 May 2017
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Wiki Loves Mayabazaar30 Apr 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Symposium at Gokhale Institute Of Politics & EconomicsA strategic symposium on Marathi Wikipedia and its sister projects was conducted on 29 April, 2017
27 Apr 2017
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Comments on the Right to Information Rules, 2017On March 31st, 2017, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training released a Circular framing rules under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (“RTI Rules”). The Ministry invited comments on …
23 Apr 2017
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in India: Opportunities for Advocacy in Intellectual PropertyCentre for Internet & Society worked on a three part case study. The first case study on digital protection of traditional knowledge was published by GIS Watch in December 2016. The other two case studies along with the synthesis overview …
18 Apr 2017
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Continuing community engagement: Communities of interest and QuarryingIn telling the stories of Indian Wikipedians, we bring to you the story of Dr. Diptanshu Das, a doctor and avid Wikipedian, working with WikiProject Medicine who recently approached CIS-A2K with a technical request.
13 Apr 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal, AurangabadA Marathi Wikipedia edit-a-thon was conducted at Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal in Aurangabad
4 Apr 2017
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Digitisation, Wikimedia Commons and Wikisource Orientation Workshop at Vigyan Ashram, Pabal, Pune DistrictA digitization workshop was held at Vigyan Ashram, following the success of the introductory workshop in February.
20 Mar 2017
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Sambad 100 Women Edit-a-thonA two-day 100 Women Edit-a-thon was held on March 18 and 19, 2017 in collaboration with Odisha’s biggest newspaper publisher Sambad. The event was inspired by BBC’s 100 Women series and edit-a-thons with the same name in December 2016. More …
15 Mar 2017
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Train The Trainer 201710 Mar 2017
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Women's Day Edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, PuneSterlite Tech Foundation and Jnana Prabodhini joined hands with the Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team to hold a Wikipedia edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, Ambawane in Pune on March 10, 2017. …
10 Mar 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Environment ManagementA Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organized by CSIBER College and the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) in Kolhapur on March 30, 2017. Subodh Kulkarni was a trainer. The edit-a-thon was attended by 32 students.
9 Mar 2017
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Women's Day Edit-a-thon at Jnana PrabodhiniA Marathi Wikipedia Women's Day edit-a-thon was conducted in collaboration with Jnana Prabodhini to commemorate the celebration of International Women's Day.
1 Mar 2017
13 Feb 2017
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Orientation & Training session for Environmental Activists in Satara on 13th February 2017A Marathi Wikipedia Orientation & Training session for Environmental Activists was held in Satara on 13 February, 2017
12 Feb 2017
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Imperial College Orientation Program, BargarhAn Odia Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Imperial College, Bargarh on 12 February, 2017.
12 Feb 2017
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Bargarh Manuscript Digitisation ProjectThe digitisation of temple manuscripts at the Dadhivamana Temple, Bargarh in Western Odisha followed by a workshop for the students of Imperial College took place between 11- 12 February, 2017.
8 Feb 2017
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Google-translated Telugu articles prioritisation exercise: February iterationThe February iteration of the Google-translated Telugu articles prioritisation exercise took place online.
8 Feb 2017
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"Free-license Wings To Your Books" in Vijayawada"Free-license Wings To Your Books" event held at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada
7 Feb 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, PuneA Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was held at 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, Pune on 7th February 2017
5 Feb 2017
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"Free-license Wings To Your Books" in Guntur"Free-license Wings To Your Books" event held at Annamayya Library, Guntur
31 Jan 2017
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Odia Wikipedia Workshop in IIMC, DhenkanalAn Odia Wikipedia Workshop was conducted at IIMC, Dhenkanal on 31 January, 2017