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Openness
Open data, open access, open standards and free software. 883 items.
5 Feb 2015
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Winners of the Opensource.com 2015 Community AwardsEvery year, Opensource.com awards people from our community who have excelled in contributing and sharing stories about open source.
25 Jan 2015
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Citizen Media Summit 2015The Citizen Media Summit 2015 was held in Cebu City, Philippines on January 24 and 25, 2015. Subhashish Panigrahi was a speaker at the event.
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.
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.
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.
28 Dec 2014
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Tech for Citizen Engagement 2014Sunil Abraham was a speaker in the session "Rules of Engagement: Emerging Trends in Citizen Outreach" at this event organized by Omidyar Network on December 11, 2014 in New Delhi.
28 Dec 2014
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Swatantra 2014: Fifth International Free Software Conference, KeralaICFOSS, Govt. of Kerala organized the fifth international Free Software Conference at Hotel Hycinth by Sparsa, Trivandrum from December 18 - 20, 2014. The Centre for Internet and Society was one of the organizations supporting the event. …
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 …
15 Dec 2014
15 Dec 2014
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Tulu Wikipedia - Coverage in Vijaya KarnatakaThis is the coverage in Vijaya Karnataka on December 15.
14 Dec 2014
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Tulu Wikipedia Presentation: Coverage in Kannada PrabhaDr. U.B. Pavanaja made a presentation on Tulu Wikipedia at a workshop held in Mangalore on December 14, 2014. This was covered by Kannada Prabha.
13 Dec 2014
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Tulu Wikipedia gets some pushTulu Wikipedia, which was launched in 2007, is still in incubation stage, according to UB Pavanaja, Programme Officer at the Bengaluru-based Centre for Internet and Society.
9 Dec 2014
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AdaCamp Bangalore: "Nothing could be more open and encouraging than this"I can say this conference was the most truly touched feminist endeavor I have ever witnessed or thought of. An inspiration to last through. — Rupali Talwatkar.
7 Dec 2014
3 Dec 2014
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ICT for DevelopmentDr. U.B. Pavanaja was a speaker at this event organized by Christ University on December 3, 2014 in Bangalore.
1 Dec 2014
30 Nov 2014
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Odia books now available onlineBook lovers can now read Odia books online with the launching of the Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia, here on Friday.
30 Nov 2014
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A Seminar on E-publishing of Odia BooksA seminar was organized by Molybtech Technology Solutions on November 30, 2014 for the betterment of Odia language and writers at Bhanja Kala Mandap.
28 Nov 2014
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Odia Wikisource launched in Odisha capitalAfter the success of Odia Wikipedia, it is now the turn of Odia Wikisource to bring the best of Odia literature to the people of Odisha in the language they speak.
28 Nov 2014
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Odia Wikisource aims to bring valuable and rare books on the InternetWikipedia that has began a knowledge sharing movement worldwide has one more addition in Odia language after the success of Odia Wikipedia.
26 Nov 2014
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‘Tulu Wikipedia’ in incubation stage, 600 articles uploaded, says U.B. PavanajaIn all, 600 articles have been uploaded to the Tulu Wikipedia which is still in its incubation stage, according to U.B. Pavanaja, Wikipedia representative and Programme Officer, The Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru.
24 Nov 2014
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ಭಾಷಣದಿಂದ ಭಾಷೆ ಉಳಿಯಲ್ಲ, ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲೇ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಸಿಗುವುದು ಅಗತ್ಯ: ಪವನಜMedia coverage of Kannada Wikipedia presentation at Mysuru on November 23, 2014.
24 Nov 2014
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Technology and Gender Based ViolenceRohini Lakshane was a speaker at this event organized by the Bachchao Project on November 24, 2014. Rohini spoke about various strategies that women use to respond to online harassment, such as reporting the abuser, and enlisting support …
24 Nov 2014
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Now, Tulu set to be promoted through Wikipedia articlesWith the dream of including Tulu in the list of official languages of the country (eighth schedule of the Constitution) remaining far from being realised, enthusiasts seem to be keen to promote the language through Wikipedia.
24 Nov 2014
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Kannada Wikipedia Presentation in Mysuru: Coverage in PrajavaniMedia coverage of Kannada Wikipedia presentation at Mysuru on November 23, 2014.
15 Nov 2014
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Content co-ordination for the Panel Discussion on Crypto-CurrenciesSharath Chandra Ram was a panelist at this event organized by the Law and Technology Society on November 15, 2014 at the National Law School of India in Bangalore. His presentation was titled Scalability and Security Issues in Distributed …
9 Nov 2014
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Getting Strategic about Openness and PrivacyThis blog post by Tim Davies, Open Data Research Lead at Web Foundation was published in Open Up? on November 3, 2014.
31 Oct 2014
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Wiki Media Foundation keen on developing Urdu WikipediaThe Wikipedia India Community Consultation 2014 was organized by the Wiki Media Foundation (WMF) and Wikipedia India Chapter in collaboration with Centre for Internet Society (CIS A2K) Bangalore on The venue was Movenpick Hotel and …