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Access to Knowledge
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8 Mar 2014
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Wikipedia Editathon on India Women's History at CBIT, Hyderabad“Wikipedia Editathon on India Women's History” and “Work-Life Balance: Women in Engineering” were organized parallelly at Chaitanya Bharati Institute of Technology (CBIT), Hyderabad on March 8, 2014. These events had a common session during …
8 Mar 2014
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Integrating Urdu with Modern Technology the Need of HourA report of the Urdu Wikipedia Workshop at Maulana Azad National Urdu University by the Department of Translation Studies on March 6, 2014. Syed Muzamiluddin is quoted.
7 Mar 2014
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Institute for Internet & Society 2014, PuneLast month, activists, journalists, researchers, and members of civil society came together at the 2014 Institute for Internet & Society in Pune, which was hosted by CIS and funded by the Ford Foundation. The Institute was a week long, in …
6 Mar 2014
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Stakeholders meeting to discuss the NCAER Report on "Parallel Imports"Nehaa Chaudhari will be participating in this meeting to be held in New Delhi on March 26, 2014.
6 Mar 2014
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Indian Wikimedia community coordinates Women’s History MonthThe Indian Wikimedia community is pleased to invite you to participate in Women’s History Month events, 2014. We started off with a pre-event Wikipedia workshop at Roshni Nilaya School of Social Work, in Mangalore on the 26th of February.
5 Mar 2014
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ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲಕೊಡುವ ಕೆಲಸವಾಗಲಿ’Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a 2-day workshop-cum-editathon at Sagara on March 1 and 2, 2014. Vijaya Karnataka published a report on March 2.
5 Mar 2014
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Wikipedia Mangalore Workshop (Coverage in Prajavani)Dr. U.B.Pavanaja gave a presentation on Wikipedia with a special focus on students and women at Roshini Nilaya, Mangalore on February 26, 2014. An event report was published in Prajavani the following day.
5 Mar 2014
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Odia Language's Presence in Digital Media and Wikipedia's Roleକମ୍ପ୍ୟୁଟରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା (Odia language in computer) is an essay published in Odia newspaper "The Samaja's Sunday supplement" on March 2. It is about the journey of Odia language in the digital era and the challenges faced during digitization …
5 Mar 2014
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Suvarna Prabha)Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a Kannada Wikipedia workshop on March 1, followed a by edit-a-thon on Mar 2, 2014, at Sagara. A report of the inauguration program, appeared in Suvarna Prabha, Sagara on March 1, 2014.
4 Mar 2014
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First Urdu Wikipedia Workshop at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, HyderabadDuring the second week of February, Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Bangalore received a call from Dr Faheemuddin, Assistant Professor, Department of Translation Studies, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad requesting an …
3 Mar 2014
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Vijayavani)Vijayavani covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop held in Sagara.
28 Feb 2014
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Zero Project Conference on Accessibility: Innovative Policies and Practices for Persons with DisabilitiesEssl Foundation, the World Future Council and the European Foundation Centre convened an international conference at the United Nations Office in Vienna, Austria on February 27 and 28, 2014. Pranesh Prakash participated in the conference as …
26 Feb 2014
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National Conference on Use of Technology in Higher EducationThe Ministry of Human Resource and Development and Planning Commission in partnership with Microsoft Research and British Council organized a conference at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay on February 25, 2014.
25 Feb 2014
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Pranesh Prakash: Influencing India's IP LawsPranesh Prakash believes intellectual property laws need to evolve and change with time.
21 Feb 2014
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Consultation on Institutional Arrangements for IP managment under MHRDPlanning Commission and MHRD jointly are having consultations to design institutional arrangements for IP management under the MHRD between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on February 21, 2014 at IIC (Annexe), New Delhi 9 Lecture Hall No. 1).
15 Feb 2014
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Tewiki 10th AnniversaryTewiki 10th anniversary celebration 2014, started on February 15 in Vijayawada at Kakaraparti Bhavanarayana College. It was co-organized by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team and the Telugu Wikipedia …
14 Feb 2014
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Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 3)In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this, the third and concluding part, he …
9 Feb 2014
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୧୦ ବର୍ଷରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ୱିକିପିଡିଆThis is a feature about Odia Wikipedia's 10th anniversary and the story of a dead volunteer community reviving after 8 years. This has been published in Rabibara Sambad (Sunday supplement of Odia newspaper The Sambad) on February 9, 2014.
6 Feb 2014
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Father-son duo promote Punjabi onlineA father-son duo has been working to include more information about Punjab and Punjabi on Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia.
5 Feb 2014
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Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 2)In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this, the second part, he looks at the …
4 Feb 2014
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The Dynamics of Education to Employment Journey: Opportunities and ChallengesKIIT School of Management, KIIT Univeristy is holding the 7th National Management Convention 2014 at its campus in Bhubaneswar on February 21 and 22, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Subhashish Panigrahi have been invited to address the students …
31 Jan 2014
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The Game of IPR: Insights from the 6th Global Intellectual Property Convention in HyderabadIP practitioners and IP creators were among the 1700 participants to gather at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre earlier this month. Here, CIS had the opportunity of listening in on perspectives around the “Optimization of …
31 Jan 2014
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Tech-savvy students given tips to enter IT fieldStudents from any academic background, but having computer knowledge and common sense, can land a job in the IT sector, said U B Pavanaja, programme officer (Indian languages) at Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore).
31 Jan 2014
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Open Letter to the Vatican: Request for Holy See to Comment on IPRDue to the Holy See’s demonstrated pro-access position to medicines and published materials for persons with disabilities, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) requested for His Excellency, Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, to also …
31 Jan 2014
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Odia Wikipedia: Three Years of Active Contributions Gives Life to a Ten Year Old ProjectOdia Wikipedia has carved its mark as the largest online encyclopedia in Odia language that is edited by a volunteer editor community.
31 Jan 2014
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Odia Wikipedia (Coverage in Sanchar)Sanchar published about Odia Wikipedia in their edition on January 31. Subhashish Panigrahi is quoted.
30 Jan 2014
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Wikipedia Editing as Assessment Tool in the Indian Higher Education ClassroomGetting students to create and edit Wikipedia entries in English and Indian languages can be a comprehensive assessment tool at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. Both levels of higher education require the demonstration of the ability to …
30 Jan 2014
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FDC recognition for the Centre for the Internet and SocietyThe Wikimedia Foundation Board has published a resolution declaring the Centre for Internet and Society as eligible for funding through the Annual Plan Grants program.
30 Jan 2014
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Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 1)In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this part, he looks at the theory …
29 Jan 2014
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Wikipedia at Forefront in Christ UniversityWikipedia has entered Indian undergraduate language classroom in Christ University, Bangalore. Recently the Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS-A2K) organized a series of events in Christ University. This …