Programme
Openness
Open data, open access, open standards and free software. 883 items.
19 Nov 2012
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‘Some Indian laws could be challenging’Wikipedia’s founder member Erik Möller says their principle is not to decide the map of India, but to explain that there is a controversy.
9 Nov 2012
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Steady Steps.....FOSS and the MDG'sPranesh Prakash was a panelist at this IGF workshop held on November 9, 2012. It was organised by International Center For Free and Open Source Software and Free Software and OpenSource Foundation For Africa.
2 Aug 2012
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Wikimedia Foundation awards grant to Centre for Internet and Society to expand Access to Knowledge in IndiaWe are pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation has approved a grant to the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore to expand their Access to Knowledge program in India.
18 Jun 2012
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Wiki goes the oral citation wayIn a way to overcome lack of any citable sources in print on several interesting, but lesser-known topics, an Indian researcher on the Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation, has evolved The Oral Citations Project.
26 Mar 2012
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Open access to government data on the cardsThe way has been cleared for public access to the data collected by Union government ministries and departments, with official approval being accorded to the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP). T Ramachandran's article …
23 Feb 2012
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Will open access replace costly commercial publishing models?Cost of research journals going up while funds available are coming down, writes Vasudha Venugopal in an article published in the Hindu on February 19, 2012.
17 Feb 2012
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Research papers will be available in public domainIIT-Madras intends to make circle of knowledge complete, writes Vasudha Venugopal in this article published in the Hindu on 15 February 2012. Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam is quoted in the article.
16 Jan 2012
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Wikipedia turns 11 todayThe world's largest free encyclopaedia turns 11 on Sunday. To mark the occasion, the Wikipedia community will host events in seven cities across the country. The community is also celebrating the first anniversary of the Wikimedia India …
13 Nov 2011
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The Wikimedia India Program TrustA new entity, the “Wikimedia India Program Trust”, has now been formed and registered (in Delhi.) This will be the organization that will eventually drive India programs and house the team in India.
8 Nov 2011
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Western Ghats Portal: Workshop on Biodiversity InformaticsThe Western Ghats portal team is organising a one-day workshop to explore the contemporary state on biodiversity informatics on 25 November 2011 at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), Bangalore.
7 Oct 2011
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Can Innovation Solve the Grand Challenges of Indian Society?It’s nearly time again for Design Public the event, a high-level conclave on design, innovation, and the public interest. Our up-coming event will be in Bangalore on the 14th of October, and will be held at the National Gallery of Modern …
22 Sep 2011
31 Jan 2011
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One among the clan of WikipediansIn 2005, I lived in Johannesburg and worked as an activist to make knowledge more accessible. Between fighting copyright treaties in Geneva that would give corporations an even bigger stranglehold on our minds and finding ways to supply …
3 Jan 2011
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Civic hackers seek to find their feet in IndiaIn 2006, when Sushant Sinha,who holds a doctorate in Internet security from the University of Michigan, tried to use the Indian government’s judicial rulings website, Judis.nic.in, he found it difficult to get the data he was looking for. …
23 Nov 2010
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Open standards policy in India: A long, but successful journeyLast week, India became another major country to join the growing, global open standards movement. After three years of intense debate and discussion, India's Department of IT in India finalized its Policy on Open Standards for …
15 Nov 2010
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Report: Digitally Open: Innovation and Open Access Forum, 23 Oct 2010, Doha, QatarA summary of the event "Digitally Open: Innovation and Open Access Forum" held in Doha.
12 Nov 2010
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Social Mashup!Save the Date Join us to meet India’s most passionate, innovative, and curious start-up social entrepreneurs for two groundbreaking days of conversations, connections and inspiration. This event will be held on 2-3 December 2010 at the …
22 Oct 2010
1 Oct 2010
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Data Activism and Grassroots Empowerment in IndiaGlover Wright of the Center for Internet and Society talks about Data Activism and Grassroots Empowerment in India at the Innovate/Activate Unconference in New York Law School on 24 September 2010.
9 Sep 2010
13 Aug 2010
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New Project to Assess Potential of Creating Open Government Data Initiatives in Chile, Ghana and TurkeySteve Bratt, CEO of the World Wide Web Foundation (founded in 2009 by Tim Berners-Lee) has made an announcement on moving forward with a project to assess the potential of creating open government data initiatives in Chile, Ghana, and …
27 Jul 2010
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Open is the FutureThe third Open World Forum will gather together decision-makers from the open digital world, in Paris. 1,500 participants from 40 countries will come together to analyze the technological, economic and social impact of Open Source, the …
26 May 2010
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The Potential of Open Development for Canada and AbroadIDRC held a panel discussion on 'The Potential of Open Development for Canada and Abroad' on May 5, 2010 in Ottawa.
24 May 2010
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A letter to CGIAR in support of Open AccessProfessor Subbiah Arunachalam wrote a letter to CGIAR apprising them of the need for, and advantages of making their research output Open Access.
18 Mar 2010
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An open answer to OfficeOpenOffice with its new features is giving Microsoft Word tough competition, says Deepa Kurup in this article published by The Hindu on March 14, 2010.
15 Jan 2010
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Wiki's worth, on a different turfAn Indian duo–a programmer and a mathematician–have developed a tool to expose anonymous writers and cleanse Wikipedia of rogue editors
11 Jan 2010
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Time Out Bengaluru - Software PatentingAn article by Akhila Seetharaman published as a precursor to the national public meeting on software patents held on 4th in Bangalore.
22 Dec 2009
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When the virtual world gets a roomWikipedians have found a permanent abode, and the comfort of increasing numbers, at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society, a research and advocacy organisation.
21 Dec 2009
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Watch what you read on that websiteGoogle has decided to give newspapers better control over their content appearing on the search engine but netizens don’t seem too pleased about it, says an article by NT Balanarayan of DNA on December 9, 2009
8 Dec 2009
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Present, tense: Future classroomsAn article by Nishant Shah in the December issue of Teacher Plus - the magazine for the contemporary teacher.