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Access to Knowledge
Copyright, patents and Indian-language Wikimedia projects. 1,320 items.
28 Mar 2017
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Wikisource:Internship Project at New Law College, PuneThis Wiki - internship project is being conducted for New Law College (Pune),under the guidance of Prof.Dr.Mukund Sarda, Dean and Principal of NLC by CIS A2K as part of this project at en wikisource; teams of students will acomplish proof …
22 Mar 2017
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Review Meeting for the Pervasive Technologies ProjectThe Centre for Internet & Society in partnership with Beijing Normal University Institute for Internet Policy & Law organized a review meeting of the Pervasive Technologies project in Macau on February 20 - 21, 2017.
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 …
20 Mar 2017
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Pervasive Technologies Project in Hong KongDigital Asia Hub and the United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society (UNU-CS) held a new networking initiative. Digital Asia Hub and the United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society co-hosted a series of …
16 Mar 2017
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Women’s History Month: Sambad collaborates with Odia Wikipedia for a Two Day Edit-a-thonSambad's 100 Women Edit-a-thon: Two day edit-a-thon to increase quantity and quality of women-related articles on Odia Wikipedia
15 Mar 2017
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Train The Trainer 201714 Mar 2017
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First Asia Pacific Workshop on Empirical Methods in Innovation, Intellectual Property and CompetitionRohini Lakshané took part in a workshop organized by Centre for Innovation Intellectual Property & Competition in New Delhi from March 9 to 11, 2017.
10 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.
7 Mar 2017
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"Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din" celebrations in MaharashtraMarathi Language Day was recently commemorated across the state of Maharashtra to celebrate the Marathi language, its literature and culture.
1 Mar 2017
27 Feb 2017
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WikiTungi: Bhubaneswar City Wiki Community Turns 1The Odia Wikipedia’s WikiTungi is an attempt at building a community of Wikimedians at the city level.
18 Feb 2017
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Marathi Wikisource & Digitisation WorkshopA Marathi Wikipedia workshop was organized by the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) team on February 17 and 18, 2017. Maharashtra Granthottejak Sanstha, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited and Jnana Prabhodini were the …
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.
9 Feb 2017
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Only 8.5pc of Wikipedia Editors are Women. How do we fix the Gender Gap on the Internet?Women-related articles are generally shorter, more prone to deletion, and more likely to be peripheral pieces under male-centric articles.
8 Feb 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thonA Marathi Wikipedia edit-a-thon was conducted by the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) on February 5, 2017 at Vigyan Ashram, Pabal in Pune.
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
31 Jan 2017
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Odia Wikipedia and Orientation Training ProgrammeAn Odia Wikipedia orientation and training programme is being organized by the Centre for Internet & Society's (CIS-A2K) team on 31 January 2017 at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal in Odisha.
23 Jan 2017
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Seminar on Rethinking Copyright and Licensing for Digital Publishing Today (Delhi, January 23)Against the backdrop of a growing global and domestic digital publishing industry on one hand and the recent judgment by the Delhi High Court that upheld the education exception to reproduction of academic and literary works, Pro Helvetia - …
23 Jan 2017
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Meet Telugu Wikipedian Surampudi Meena Gayathri – the first South Indian Wikiwoman completing 100Wikidays ChallengeIn December 2016, Ms. Meena Gayathri and her fellow Telugu Wikipedians celebrated the Telugu Wikipedia Day and her accomplishment in the 100Wikidays Challenge – a challenge that requires Wikipedians to create one new article per day for one …
23 Jan 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu College, KolhapurA Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was conducted at Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu College, Kolhapur on 23 January, 2017.
19 Jan 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Shivaji University, KolhapurA Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was held at Shivaji University, Kolhapur on 19 January, 2017
18 Jan 2017
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WikiSangamotsavam 2016The Malayalam Wikipedia community jointly held its anniversary celebrations and annual gathering in Kasaragod district, Kerala from 26 to 28 December, 2016. The Centre for Internet and Society was invited to partake in the event.