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Access to Knowledge
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10 May 2017
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Thematic Edit-a-thon at J.P.Naik Centre for Education & Development, PuneA Marathi Wikipedia workshop was held at the J.P. Naik Centre for Education and Development in Pune recently.
1 May 2017
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Wiki Loves Mayabazaar30 Apr 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Symposium at Gokhale Institute Of Politics & EconomicsA strategic symposium on Marathi Wikipedia and its sister projects was conducted on 29 April, 2017
27 Apr 2017
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After SPB-Ilaiyaraaja, Sony Music and Sun Network lock horns over copyrightsIn what seems to be the latest in an increasing number of cases of copyright violations, Sun Network on Friday was banned by the Madras High Court from using Sony Music copyrighted work.
18 Apr 2017
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Continuing community engagement: Communities of interest and QuarryingIn telling the stories of Indian Wikipedians, we bring to you the story of Dr. Diptanshu Das, a doctor and avid Wikipedian, working with WikiProject Medicine who recently approached CIS-A2K with a technical request.
13 Apr 2017
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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal, AurangabadA Marathi Wikipedia edit-a-thon was conducted at Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal in Aurangabad
12 Apr 2017
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National Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Public InterestIndian Law Institute organized a conference on intellectual property rights on April 7 and 8 in New Delhi. Maggie Huang took part in the conference.
4 Apr 2017
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Digitisation, Wikimedia Commons and Wikisource Orientation Workshop at Vigyan Ashram, Pabal, Pune DistrictA digitization workshop was held at Vigyan Ashram, following the success of the introductory workshop in February.
29 Mar 2017
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CUSAT Workshop: "Rethinking IPR: Fourth Annual National Workshop for Law Students"The workshop was organized by the Inter University Centre for IPR Studies in association with Cochin University of Science and Technology from February 8 to 10, 2017 in Cochin. Pranesh Prakash was the resource person for a copyright …
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