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6 Aug 2015
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Telugu Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at ALCThe Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team conducted an edit-a-thon at Andhra Loyola College on August 6, 2015. Eenadu published a report.
6 Aug 2015
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Telugu Wiki Edit-a-thon in ALCThe Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team along with Telugu Wikipedia had conducted an edit-a-thon at Andhra Loyola College on August 6, 2015. Eenadu published a report on the edit-a-thon.
30 Jul 2015
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The vandals of WikiFor the better part of June 30, Kolkata was India's largest city and Bangla was the government's official language along with Hindi and Indian English.
5 Jul 2015
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Upload More Kannada Articles on WikipediaUploading information in Wikipedia helps to develop language, said Indian Languages Programme Manager U B Pavanaja here on Saturday. The article was published in Indian Express (Mangaluru edition) on July 5, 2015.
5 Jul 2015
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Not many contributors for Kannada-centric Wiki pageWikipedia, which has over 60,000 contributing editors in India, has only 33 Kannadigas contributing to the Kannada section, said Pavanaja U B, programme manager, The Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru.
5 Jul 2015
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop in Mangaluru (Coverage in Udayavani)As part of its ongoing partnership with St Aloysius College Mangaluru, CIS-A2K co-organized a workshop with the Kannada wikipedia community on Kannada Wikipedia. Udayavani covered this in their edition on July 5.
5 Jul 2015
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop in Mangaluru (Coverage in Prajavani)As part of its ongoing partnership with St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru, CIS-A2K along with the Wikipedia community in Karnataka organized a workshop on Kannada Wikipedia. Prajavani reported this in their edition published on July 5, 2015.
18 Jun 2015
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ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ୧୩ ତମ ଜନ୍ମତିଥି ପାଳନ, ୨୦୧୫ ଜୁନ ୩ ତାରିଖତାରିଖ ଏବଂ ସମୟ: ୨୦୧୫ ଜୁନ ୩ ତାରିଖ, ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ୫ ଟା ସ୍ଥାନ: ପଦାର୍ଥ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ, ସଚିବାଳୟ ମାର୍ଗ, ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ଓଡ଼ିଶା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ସବିଶେଷ: https://or.wikipedia.org/s/sml
18 Jun 2015
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Odia Wikipedia celebrates 13 years of free knowledge contribution at BhubaneswarOdia Wikipedia, one of the first of several Indian language Wikipedia projects is ready to celebrate 13 glorious years of free knowledge contribution on June 3.
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.
15 May 2015
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Knowledge Sharing Workshop with MIDO and JooskSumandro Chattapadhyay led a knowledge sharing workshop with members of Myanmar ICT Development Organisation (MIDO) and Joosk, a design firm that works closely with MIDO.
14 May 2015
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Right to Information Act and Open Data Policy in IndiaSumandro led a knowledge sharing session at this event organized by Myanmar ICT Development Organization (MIDO) on May 14, 2015.
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.
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.
31 Mar 2015
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The Data Revolution and education post-2015: Considering the promise and the risksIn August 2014, the secretary-general of the United Nations established the Independent Expert Advisory Group on a Data Revolution for Sustainable Development.
29 Mar 2015
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India backs open source software for e-governance projectsIndia has said it will use open source software in all e-governance projects, though it did not rule out the use of proprietary software to meet specialized requirements.
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. …
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 …
12 Mar 2015
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Right to Education and the Future of Our LanguagesThe Department of Linguistics, University of Mumbai and Dr. Rakhmabai Educational Resource and Research Centre in association with ICSSR (WRC) organized a National Symposium on Right to Education and the Future of Our Languages at …
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.
8 Mar 2015
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Women's History Month, India-2015CIS-A2K is supporting the Indian Wikimedia volunteers organize Wikipedia Women's History Month, India- 2015.
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.
24 Feb 2015
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Washington Meet on Open Data PrinciplesSunil Abraham was invited to discuss the common international open data principles on February 24, 2015. The meeting took place at the World Bank office in Washington.
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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Regional Open Data Agenda-Setting Workshop 2015Open Data Lab Jakarta Web Foundation hosted this workshop from February 4 to 6, 2015. Sunil Abraham was a speaker.
7 Feb 2015
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Launch of the Open Data Lab JakartaWorld Wide Fund's first Open Data Lab was launched on February 5, 2015. It was launched at the Istana Ballroom, Sari Pan Pacific Hotel. Sunil Abraham was a speaker.