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Open data, open access, open standards and free software. 883 items.
16 Jul 2014
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The Fifth Elephant in BangaloreHasGeek is organizing the Fifth Elephant in Bangalore at NIMHANS Convention Centre on July 25 and 26, 2014. The Centre for Internet and Society is a community outreach partner with HasGeek.
16 Jul 2014
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Soon, all 14 volumes of Kannada encyclopaedia to be onlineFour volumes have been uploaded so far on a pilot basis.
15 Jul 2014
14 Jul 2014
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Four volumes of Kannada Encyclopaedia digitisedThe content is available online under Creative Commons License.
14 Jul 2014
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‘ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ’ಕ್ಕೆ ಇನ್ನು ಲೈಸೆನ್ಸ್ ಹಂಗಿಲ್ಲಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಇದೇ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ತನ್ನ ಮೂರು ದಶಕಗಳಷ್ಟು ಹಳೆಯ ‘ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ’ದ ಮೊದಲ ಆರು ಸಂಪುಟಗಳನ್ನು ‘ಕ್ರಿಯೇಟಿವ್ ಕಾಮನ್ಸ್ ಲೈಸನ್ಸ್’ನಡಿ (ಮುಕ್ತ ಪರವಾನಗಿ) ಅಂತರ್ಜಾಲದ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಲಿದೆ
7 Jul 2014
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Wikipedia edit-a-thons to add content on LGBTsFrom Monday, Wikipedia will hold a series of “edit-a-thons” to encourage people to add content to the site about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
25 Jun 2014
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Loyola Faculty Enlightened About Open Edn Resources“The tremendous changes in the digital technology have introduced the newage faculty to certain open and collaborative tools like Wiki, termed as open educational resources (OER),” Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) progarmme director T …
25 Jun 2014
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Knowledge and Openness in the Digital Era: Coverage in SakshiSakshi covered the Vijaywada event on June 25, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik gave their inputs.
25 Jun 2014
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Knowledge and Openness in the Digital Era: Coverage in EnaduEenadu covered the event on June 25, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik are quoted.
12 Jun 2014
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Yogyakarta Meeting on Open Culture and Critical MakingSharath Chandra Ram will be part of the ASIA LABS theme panel and will also be doing community FOSS/FOSH workshops at the Maker events at the event organized by HONF Foundation, Catec, and r0g from June 12 to 15, 2014.
10 Jun 2014
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Open Data in Cultural Heritage – OpenGLAM in GermanySubhashish Panigrahi took part in this event as a member of the OpenGLAM Working Group.
27 May 2014
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Subhashish Panigrahi joins Open GLAM Working GroupSubhashish recently joined the OpenGLAM Working Group (a global network of people who work to open up cultural data and content.) as a member and OpenGLAM Local (a local affiliate of OKFN's OpenGLAM project) as an ambassador for India. Both …
15 May 2014
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Wikipedia in UG Education program at Christ UniversityOn May 15, 2014, Prajavani published an article about Wikipedia in UG Education program in Christ University.
6 May 2014
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Pushing the Boundaries in Open Governance: Insights from OGP Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Bali, Indonesia (Day 1)Sunil Abraham is quoted. He said that open governance is more about citizens checking on what government leaders are doing than on government coding its citizens to exercise surveillance.
3 May 2014
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OGP Asia Pacific Regional ConferenceOpen Government Partnership is organizing this conference in Bali on May 6 and 7, 2014. Sunil Abraham is a speaker for this event.
28 Apr 2014
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Wikipedia Session for Trainee Journos of PrajavaniDr. U.B.Pavanaja took a session for the trainee journalists of Prajavani Kannada daily on Wikipedia, Kannada Wikipedia for the media persons.
26 Apr 2014
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Delhi meet focuses on Bhagabat Tungi revivalThe Intellects, a Delhi based organisation of Odia intellectuals, and Shree Jagannath Mandir and Odisha Art and Cultural Center held a seminar on “Relevance of Bhagabat Tungi in the evolution of Odia language from Buddha era to digital age” …
24 Apr 2014
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Seminar on Odia Language in New Delhi by the IntellectsRecently the Odia Language has been accorded classical status by the Government of India. It has increased the responsibility of all Odias to protect, promote and propagate the Odia literature at this digital age while the next gen Odias …
23 Apr 2014
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World Book Day (Coverage in Vijayavani)Dr. U.B. Pavanaja participated in the event as a speaker. A scanned version of the report is below:
23 Apr 2014
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World Book DayDr. U.B.Pavanaja was one of the speakers on the program arranged on account of World Book Day by Karnataka Publishers’ Association at the Indian Institute of World Culture, Basavanagudi.
23 Apr 2014
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Books are a bridge between generationsKannada litterateurs stressed on the importance of books and cultivating the habit of reading on the occasion of ‘World Book Day’ on Wednesday.
20 Apr 2014
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Relevance of Bhagabat Tungi in the evolution of Odia language from Buddha era to digital ageThe Intellects, a Delhi based organisation of Odia intellectuals, and Shree Jagannath Mandir and Odisha Art and Cultural Center co-organized an event in New Delhi on April 20, 2014.
12 Apr 2014
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El idioma oriya ama a WikipediaEste post es de Rising Voices, un proyecto de Global Voices que ayuda a difundir los medios ciudadanos en lugares que normalmente no tienen acceso a ellos.
31 Mar 2014
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Odisha Day 2014: Coverage in SambadOdia newspaper Sambad covered the Odisha Day 2014 and published a report on March 31, 2014.
31 Mar 2014
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Odia Wikipedia to Digitise 14 BooksOn the occasion of the 79th Odisha Day (Utkal Divas) on April 1, the Odia Wikipedia has decided to take up a new project for digitisation of 11 books of eminent Odia author Dr Jagannath Mohanty.
31 Mar 2014
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An Article on Kannada Wikipedian H R LakshmivenkateshKarnataka Sangha Mumbai published an article on Kannada Wikipedian H.R.Lakshmivenkatesh in its March 2014 edition.
30 Mar 2014
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Odisha 2014: Coverage in Odisha SamayOdisha Samay published a report of the Odisha 2014 event on March 30, 2014.
30 Mar 2014
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Emphasis on developing vernacular encyclopaediasemphasis-on-developing-vernacular-encyclopaedias.
29 Mar 2014
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Odia Wikipedia Brings 14 Copyright Free Odia Books and a Free Odia FontOdia Wikimedia community has celebrated "Odisha Day" today at Jayadev Bhawan.
29 Mar 2014
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