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Openness
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31 Oct 2012
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Gujarat Wikipedia Education Program: RajkotThis report analyses a series of meetings and workshops held in Rajkot, a city in Gujarat, India during the month of October 2012.
31 Oct 2012
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First Pune Odia Wikipedia Workshop Organized!The first Pune Odia Wikipedia workshop was organized in Pune on October 27, 2012. Subhashish Panigrahi recollects his experience about the events through this report.
29 Oct 2012
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Malayalam Wikipedia Education Program: August to October UpdatesThree months back, I wrote a blog post (http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/06/wikipedia-education-a-model-from-malayalam-wikipedia/) about the inauguration of the Wikipedia education program in Malayalam Wikipedia. This program is the first …
29 Oct 2012
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Bridging Gender Gap in Pune: WikiWomenDay 2012 Celebrated with Success!A2K team members Subhashish Panigrahi and Noopur Raval participated in the "WikiWomenDay" organized by Wikipedia Club Pune at PAI International Learning Solutions, Azam Campus on October 28, 2012. Subhashish unfolds the happenings of this …
22 Oct 2012
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Launch of Assamese Wikipedia Education Program at Guwahati UniversityThe Assamese Wikipedia community has shown a rapid growth in the past six months from 20 active editors in January 2012 to 29 active editors in June 2012. The absolute numbers might seem low but in terms of percentages its an overwhelming …
19 Oct 2012
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Wikipedia workshop @ Inmantec College, GhaziabadThe Access to Knowledge team at the Centre for Internet & Society was approached by Gaurav Prashar, Assistant Dean at Inmantec College, Ghaziabad to organize a Wikipedia workshop. Accordingly, a workshop was organized on October 17, 2012.
16 Oct 2012
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Bengaluru: A Hub for Kannada and Sanskrit Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects!Kannada Wikipedia is one of those Indic language wikipedias which has seen many readers coming up every month. Subhashish Panigrahi summarizes the experiences of some of the very active Kannada wikipedians from the recent Kannada Wikipedia …
30 Sep 2012
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Wikipedia comes to Hyderabad!This post is a report on the series of Wikipedia meets organized in the city of Hyderabad on September 29-30, 2012. These workshops were a a part of the larger effort to help Wikipedia contributors in the same city to meet each other and …
30 Sep 2012
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Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at AmritsarAfter Ludhiana and Patiala we came to Amritsar, which we all know is home to the Golden Temple and the spiritual centre of Sikh religion, to introduce Punjabi Wikipedia. The workshop was held at the Spring Dale Senior School, Amritsar on …
30 Sep 2012
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Access To Knowledge/Programme PlanPursuant to the announcement made on July 30, 2012 and as reflected in the FAQ accompanying the announcement, the India Program will become a project of the Access to Knowledge (A2K) program of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) an …
29 Sep 2012
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Editor Growth & Contribution Program on Telugu WikipediaNitika Tandon tells us about the Editor Growth & Contribution Program on Telegu Wikipedia, how it will run, its necessity and the future steps.
28 Sep 2012
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Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at Punjabi University, PatialaPatiala is the home to the famous Punjabi University. A Wikipedia workshop was organized at the Punjabi University's Punjabi Department on August 16, 2012.
27 Sep 2012
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Wikipedia Workshop in British Library, ChandigarhA Wikipedia workshop was organized in Chandigarh by the British Library over two days on August 24 and 25, 2012. Bipin Kumar, Head of British Library and Christina, Deputy Manager had pivotal roles in designing this workshop with support …
27 Sep 2012
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The First Punjabi Wikipedia WorkshopFor those who might not be aware, Punjabi Wikipedia is one of the first Indic Wikipedias where community started editing way back in 2002. However, after the initial few edits all activities got stopped and it was inactive over the last …
25 Sep 2012
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Kannada Wiki Workshop at Tumkur UniversityTumkur University, Karnataka hosted a Kannada Wiki Workshop on September 15, 2012. This was the first Kannada Wikipedia workshop at Tumkur.
25 Sep 2012
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Indic Language Wikipedias – Statistical Report: January – June 2012The following is a compilation of the statistical update of the Indic language Wikipedias from January to June 2012. The author provides perspectives on the health of various Indic language communities as well as the state of various Indic …
2 Aug 2012
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Wikimedia Foundation awards grant to Centre for Internet and Society to expand Access to Knowledge in IndiaWe are pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation has approved a grant to the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore to expand their Access to Knowledge program in India.
1 Aug 2012
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Unpacking Openness: From Seemingly Transparent to Definitely OpaqueNishant Shah was in Netherlands recently and as part of his trip had given a public lecture to an audience at Kennisland. One of the respondents wrote a small write-up of the talk.
16 Jul 2012
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Open Government DataThe Transparency & Accountability Initiative published a book titled “Opening Government: A Guide to Best Practice in Transparency, Accountability and Civic Engagement across the Public Sector”. The Centre for Internet & Society contributed …
18 Jun 2012
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Wiki goes the oral citation wayIn a way to overcome lack of any citable sources in print on several interesting, but lesser-known topics, an Indian researcher on the Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation, has evolved The Oral Citations Project.
30 May 2012
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Design!PubliC — Third Conclave in New DelhiOn the 20th of April 2012, the third Design Public Conclave, organized by the Center for Knowledge Societies in collaboration with IBM, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Google and the Centre for Internet and Society, was held at the …
24 May 2012
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Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for ApplicationsThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is inviting applications for the Google Policy Fellowship programme. Google is providing a USD 7,500 stipend to the India Fellow, who will be selected by August 15, 2012.
9 May 2012
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Cancel the SubscriptionIt has been a slow but steady move to make scholarship freely available, writes Prof. Arunachalam in an article published by the Indian Express on May 8, 2012.
1 May 2012
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Arduino Introductory Workshop at CISThe Centre for Internet & Society organised a hands-on-free Arduino workshop in its office on March 3, 2012. Video is now online!
30 Mar 2012
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Open DataCamp — 2012A one-day unconference for people working with data from various sectors to come together and share their projects and ideas was organised in Bangalore on March 24, 2012. It was organised by the DataMeet group. Pranesh Prakash participated …
26 Mar 2012
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Open access to government data on the cardsThe way has been cleared for public access to the data collected by Union government ministries and departments, with official approval being accorded to the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP). T Ramachandran's article …
29 Feb 2012
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Francis Bags EPT Award for Open Access in Developing WorldThe Electronic Publishing Trust recently announced a new annual award to be made to individuals working in developed countries who have made significant contribution for the cause of open access and free exchange of research findings. There …
29 Feb 2012
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Comments on Technical Standards for Interoperability Framework for E-Governance in India (Phase II)The e-Governance Standards Division has called for public comments on the draft of the Technical Standards IFEG Phase II. We from the Centre for Internet and Society have given our comments.
23 Feb 2012
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Will open access replace costly commercial publishing models?Cost of research journals going up while funds available are coming down, writes Vasudha Venugopal in an article published in the Hindu on February 19, 2012.
17 Feb 2012
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Research papers will be available in public domainIIT-Madras intends to make circle of knowledge complete, writes Vasudha Venugopal in this article published in the Hindu on 15 February 2012. Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam is quoted in the article.