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Open data, open access, open standards and free software. 883 items.
17 Nov 2014
Blog post
Odia author Nirmala Kumari Mohapatra's 21 books relicensed under CC-by-SA 4.0Twenty one books of renowned Odia author Nirmala Kumari Mohapatra will now be available under the Creative Commons License.
15 Nov 2014
News
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 …
14 Nov 2014
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Privacy vs. Transparency: An Attempt at Resolving the DichotomyThe right to privacy has been articulated in international law and in some national laws. In a few countries where the constitution does not explicitly guarantee such a right, courts have read the right to privacy into other rights (e.g., …
14 Nov 2014
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An Article on Kannada WikipediaI wrote an article on Kannada Wikipedia which was published in the Yojana magazine on November 2014 issue.
13 Nov 2014
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55 Works of Iconic Indian writer released under Free Licence to benefit WikisourceKannada is a language spoken by 40 million people in Karnataka – one of the four southern states of India.The Kannada Wikimedia community, in collaboration with CIS-A2K, are enthusiastic about having almost all of the works of Niranjana …
9 Nov 2014
News
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.
3 Nov 2014
Blog post
ನಿರಂಜನರ ಕೃತಿಗಳು CC-BY-SA 4.0 ಪರವಾನಗಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮರುಪ್ರಕಟಗೊಳ್ಳಲಿವೆಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರಂಜನರ ಬಹುಪಾಲು ಕೃತಿಗಳು CC-BY-SA 4.0 ಪರವಾನಗಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮರುಪ್ರಕಟಗೊಳ್ಳಲಿವೆಯೆಂದು ಸಿಐಎಸ್-ಎ೨ಕೆಯ ಸಹಯೋಗದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ ಬಳಗವು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಹರ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
31 Oct 2014
News
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 …
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 …
31 Oct 2014
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Tulu Wikipedia Workshop cum Editathon at UdupiA three-day programme was held at Udupi from October 15 to 17, 2014 with an aim to increase the presence of Tulu in the online world. The first day comprised the inauguration programme and a workshop to understand the Wiki markup. The next …
31 Oct 2014
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Converting from nonUnicode (Nudi, Baraha, ...) font encoding to Unicode KannadaPeople have been using computers for typing and printing Kannada text for more than 25 years. Most of the usage of Kannada on computers was limited to the DTP arena.
30 Oct 2014
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Samskrita Vaibhavam (Sanskrit Wiki Outreach Program)To celebrate the revival of Sanskrit language, the Bangalore chapter of Samskrita Bharati organised a two-day mega event "Samskrita Vaibhavam" at VSR Kalyan Mantapa in Bangalore on August 9 and 10, 2014.
26 Oct 2014
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Odia Wikisource Goes Live!Odia netizens have more than one reason to celebrate this festive season.
24 Oct 2014
News
Wikipedia can establish Tulu in a wider wayIn his predential address after inaugurating the three-day workshop on ‘The use of internet for promotion of Tulu language,’ organised by Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy President Janki M Brahmavar opined that …
24 Oct 2014
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Open access platform to save the Odia Indian languageIn February 2014, the Government of India declared the South Asian language Odia as the 6th classical language of India which is one among 22 scheduled languages of India and has a literary heritage of more than 5,000 years. There are …
22 Oct 2014
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Odia Littérateur Ramakrushna Nanda's 4 Books Now Available Under a Creative Commons LicenseChildren literature in Odia language went through an ennoblement after the intervention of Ramakrushna Nanda's writings.
21 Oct 2014
News
Pushing women scientistsWikipedia edit-a-thon attempts to raise awareness of the contribution of Indian women to science.
19 Oct 2014
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Second Draft of Open Access Policy of the Department of Biotechnology and Department of Science releasedThe Department of Biotechnology and the Department of Science, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India drafted an Open Access Policy (“Policy”) in consultation with several open access experts, government officials and CIS. …
19 Oct 2014
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More Than 40 Million People Await the Launch of Odia WikisourceSpeakers of Odia will soon have mountains of books to read online in their mother tongue, following the launch of the Odia Wikisource, which will make accessible many rare books that have entered the public domain.
14 Oct 2014
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Bharat Majhi Writings Now Available Under a Creative Commons LicenseBefore the advent of Odia Wikisource becoming live, Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) got in touch with notable Odia author Bharat Majhi for bringing his writings on the Internet.
14 Oct 2014
Event
Ada Lovelace Edit-a-thon 2014A Wikipedia edit-a-thon is being held at Urban Solace on October 14, 2014 from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. The event is being organized by IndiaBioScience in partnership with the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) …
13 Oct 2014
Blog post
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ବିକାଶରେ ପ୍ରତିବନ୍ଧକ ଓ ସମ୍ଭାବନାI authored an editorial in today's Samaja (Odia daily). It talks about the hurdles Odia language has been facing and potential aspects of the language including it being used massively on the Internet in Wikipedia and other platforms.
13 Oct 2014
News
Barcamp BangaloreThe Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team participated in a Barcamp at SAP Labs, Bangalore on October 12, 2014. Dr. U.B.Pavanaja and Rahmanuddin Shaik participated in the event.
11 Oct 2014
Event
Indian Women in Science Wiki edit-a-thonA Wikipedia edit-a-thon is being held at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on October 11, 2014 from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. The event is being organized by IndiaBioScience in collaboration with the …
7 Oct 2014
Event
Sangeet Baithak: A Hindustani Music Resource Donation Event in MumbaiThe Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS-A2K) and Khayal Trust is organizing a music event on October 7, 2014 in Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai. T.Vishnu Vardhan and Tejaswini Niranjana will be participating.
1 Oct 2014
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Big Data and Positive Social Change in the Developing World: A White Paper for Practitioners and ResearchersI was a part of a working group writing a white paper on big data and social change, over the last six months. This white paper was produced by a group of activists, researchers and data experts who met at the Rockefeller Foundation’s …
30 Sep 2014
News
State Level Seminar on "Odia alphabet and order teaching in primary education"Subhashish Panigrahi participated in a state-level seminar on "Number of Odia characters and order teaching in primary education" (ପ୍ରଥମ ଶ୍ରେଣୀରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅକ୍ଷର ସଂଖ୍ୟା ଓ କ୍ରମଶିକ୍ଷା) co-organised by Institute of Odia Studies and Research, and …
30 Sep 2014
News
Publishing NextT. Vishnu Vardhan was a speaker at Publishing Next organized by CinnamonTeal Publishing, a Margao (Goa)-based publishing house that provides publishing services to authors and publishers. The event was held in Goa on September 19 and 20.
30 Sep 2014
News
Implementation of IT in KannadaDr. U.B.Pavanaja conducted a Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Basaveshwara Science College, Bagalkot on September 20, 2014.
30 Sep 2014
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Developing Digital Open Knowledge Resources in Indian LanguagesA two-day workshop for students was organized by Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women’s Studies Centre, University of Pune (KSPWSC), Centre for Indian Languages in Higher Education (CILHE), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and Access …