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Wikimedia
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27 May 2014
Blog post
CIS Signs MoU with Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara CollegeThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) College on April 21, 2014. On behalf of CIS, Dr. U.B.Pavanaja signed the MoU.
16 May 2014
Blog post
Community led Konkani Wikipedia OutreachGoa University students organised the first ever community led Konkani Wikipedia outreach on May 14, 2014. Fifteen first year M.A. students from Konkani Department participated in the six hour long workshop.
15 May 2014
News
Wikipedia in UG Education program at Christ UniversityOn May 15, 2014, Prajavani published an article about Wikipedia in UG Education program in Christ University.
6 May 2014
News
Pushing the Boundaries in Open Governance: Insights from OGP Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Bali, Indonesia (Day 1)Sunil Abraham is quoted. He said that open governance is more about citizens checking on what government leaders are doing than on government coding its citizens to exercise surveillance.
2 May 2014
Blog post
Books and More are Relicensed to Creative CommonsThis blog post is cross-posted from Opensource.com. It was published on May 2, 2014.
28 Apr 2014
News
Wikipedia Session for Trainee Journos of PrajavaniDr. U.B.Pavanaja took a session for the trainee journalists of Prajavani Kannada daily on Wikipedia, Kannada Wikipedia for the media persons.
26 Apr 2014
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Delhi meet focuses on Bhagabat Tungi revivalThe Intellects, a Delhi based organisation of Odia intellectuals, and Shree Jagannath Mandir and Odisha Art and Cultural Center held a seminar on “Relevance of Bhagabat Tungi in the evolution of Odia language from Buddha era to digital age” …
26 Apr 2014
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14 Odia books re-released under Creative Commons licenseThis blog entry by Subhashish Panigrahi (originally published in Wikimedia Foundation's Blog) was edited and re-published by Rohini Lakshane in DNA on April 26, 2014.
24 Apr 2014
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Seminar on Odia Language in New Delhi by the IntellectsRecently the Odia Language has been accorded classical status by the Government of India. It has increased the responsibility of all Odias to protect, promote and propagate the Odia literature at this digital age while the next gen Odias …
23 Apr 2014
News
World Book Day (Coverage in Vijayavani)Dr. U.B. Pavanaja participated in the event as a speaker. A scanned version of the report is below:
23 Apr 2014
News
World Book DayDr. U.B.Pavanaja was one of the speakers on the program arranged on account of World Book Day by Karnataka Publishers’ Association at the Indian Institute of World Culture, Basavanagudi.
23 Apr 2014
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Books are a bridge between generationsKannada litterateurs stressed on the importance of books and cultivating the habit of reading on the occasion of ‘World Book Day’ on Wednesday.
22 Apr 2014
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Intellectuals stresses on need for revival of Bhagabat Tungi in Odisha villages as knowledge hubOdia Intellectuals stresses on need for revival of Bhagabat Tungi in Odisha villages as knowledge hub. This was expressed by the intellectuals at a seminar organized by ‘The Intellects’ at Tyagaraj Nagar Jaggnath Mandir, New Delhi.
20 Apr 2014
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Relevance of Bhagabat Tungi in the evolution of Odia language from Buddha era to digital ageThe Intellects, a Delhi based organisation of Odia intellectuals, and Shree Jagannath Mandir and Odisha Art and Cultural Center co-organized an event in New Delhi on April 20, 2014.
19 Apr 2014
Blog post
Report from India: Relicensing books under CCMy name is Subhashish Panigrahi. I am an educator currently working in the community and communication front at The Centre for Internet and Society’s Access To Knowledge program (CIS-A2K), an India-based catalyst program to grow Indic …
16 Apr 2014
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CIS Signs MoU with Mysore UniversityCIS-A2K signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Mysore for converting to Unicode and re-releasing their encyclopaedia under Creative Commons License. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja on behalf of the CIS-A2K team signed the MoU.
14 Apr 2014
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Odisha Dibasa 2014: 14 Books Re-released under CC LicenseOdisha became a separate state in British India on April 1, 1936. Odia, a 2,500 year old language recently gained the status of an Indian classical language. The Odia Wikimedia community celebrated these two occasions on March 29 in …
14 Apr 2014
News
Odia Loves WikipediaOdia is a 2,500 year old language native to the area of Odisha (formerly known as Orissa). The language has recently gained the status of an Indian classical language.
14 Apr 2014
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M'lore: Wikipedia Workshop held for Konkani writersA Wikipedia Workshop for Konkani writers writing in the Kannada script, was organised by All India Konkani Writers’ Organisation (AIKWO) in association with Wikipedia, on Apr 6, 2014, at Kalaangann, Mangalore.
12 Apr 2014
News
El idioma oriya ama a WikipediaEste post es de Rising Voices, un proyecto de Global Voices que ayuda a difundir los medios ciudadanos en lugares que normalmente no tienen acceso a ellos.
8 Apr 2014
Blog post
ଓଡ଼ିଅା ଭାଷାର ବିକାଶ ଓ କମ୍ପ୍ୟୁଟରThis article was published in Odia magazine "The Kadambini". It covers a brief history of the book digitization initiatives in Odia language, problems with access available content in ISCII standard, scope of Unicode content and Open …
8 Apr 2014
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Vachana Sanchaya: Bringing Access to 11th century Kannada LiteratureThe blog post throws light on providing access to Vachana Sanchaya, a eleventh century Kannada literature.
6 Apr 2014
News
Tulu Wikipedia Workshop: Report in PrajavaniPrajavani published a report of the Tulu workshop on April 6, 2014. A scanned version is below:
6 Apr 2014
News
Global Knowledge Can Only Save a Language: PavanajaThe Centre for Internet and Society, a NGO funded by Wikimedia Foundation has started a mission for the revival of Wikipedia sites of Tulu and Konkani under its "Access to Knowledge" project. As a part of it the NGO had organised a …
6 Apr 2014
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AIKWO Holds Wikipedia Workshop for Konkani WritersA Wikipedia Workshop for Konkani writers writing in the Kannada script, was organised by All India Konkani Writers’ Organisation (AIKWO) in association with Wikipedia at Kalaangann Shaktinagar here on April 6.
4 Apr 2014
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Odia Wikipedia celebrates Odisha Day, brings 14 copyright-free Odia books and a free Odia font!Odisha Day 2014 was celebrated on March 29, 2014. Brokenscooter.com has published a report of the event in its website.
4 Apr 2014
Blog post
୭୯ ବର୍ଷରେ ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ଓଡ଼ିଶା: ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରୀୟ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଓ କମ୍ପ୍ୟୁଟରରେ ଏହାର ବ୍ୟବହାରThis article was published in online Odia magazine "The Amalekha". It covers a brief history of the book digitization initiates in Odia language, problems with access available content in ISCII standard, scope of Unicode content and Open …
3 Apr 2014
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AIKWO to organize Wikipedia WorkshopAll India Konkani Writers’ Organisation (AIKWO) in association with Wikipedia is organising a one-day Wikipedia Workshop for Konkani writers writing in the Kannada script on Sunday, April 6 at Kalaangann, Mangalore.
2 Apr 2014
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Odia Wikimedia community has celebrated Odisha dayOdisha Day 2014 was held on March 29, 2014. A report was published in FullOrissa News on April 2, 2014.
31 Mar 2014
News
Odisha Day 2014: Coverage in SambadOdia newspaper Sambad covered the Odisha Day 2014 and published a report on March 31, 2014.