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Wikimedia
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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 …
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.
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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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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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.
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 …
20 Jan 2014
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Odisha: KISS to create tribal languages and heritage repositoryWorld' largest tribal residential institute Kalinga Institute of Social Studies (KISS) is going to initiate a project in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge program (CIS-A2K) to gather academic and …
20 Jan 2014
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KIIT University to lead building free knowledge repository initiativeCentre for Internet and Society is a Bangalore based Non profit organization which works primarily in the broader domains ofinternet and policy research, accessibility, open knowledge and open education.
14 Jan 2014
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WikiSangamotsavam 2013 brings Indian Wikimedians togetherWikiSangamotsavam, the annual conference of Malayalam Wikimedians, took place in Alappuzha, Kerala from December 21 to 23, 2013. The conference brought together around 200 Wikimedians and well-wishers from all over India.
12 Jan 2014
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ଆଦିବାସୀ ଭାଷାର ଉନ୍ନତିକଳ୍ପେ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆSubhashish Panigrahi is quoted in this article published by Odishan.com on January 12, 2014.
12 Jan 2014
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‘With Internet in every pocket, power to the people’Social media is set to grow in India in a big way with Google and Facebook gearing up to tap the regional languages market.
11 Jan 2014
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CIS-A2K, KIIT University and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences sign MoUsKIIT University, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences and the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoUs) for furthering Odia Wikipedia.
4 Jan 2014
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Digitising contest to preserve rare books in MalayalamThe Malayalam Wiki Grandhasala has announced a competition in digitally preserving rare books in Malayalam.
31 Dec 2013
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Telugu Wikipedia completes 10 yearsTelugu Wikipedia completed 10 years on December 10, 2013. Several training sessions, aka Wiki Academies, were planned by the Telugu Wikipedia community to mark the occasion.
31 Dec 2013
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Odisha: Odia Wikipedia reaching 5000 article mark!Many are not aware of the existence of Odia Wikipedia and other Indian language Wikipedias. But Odia Wikipedia has been growing gradually all these years and has become the most searched website and largest online encyclopedia in Odia …
31 Dec 2013
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Alvas Vishva Nudisiri VirasatThe Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet and Society conducted a workshop at Moodabidre from December 19 to 22, 2013.
31 Dec 2013
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CIS-A2K: Work Accomplished on Konkani WikipediaThe Centre for Internet and Society’s Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K team) is pleased to share with you the key accomplishments about the work it accomplished on Konkani Wikipedia from September to December 2013 in this report. In accordance …
19 Dec 2013
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Wikipedia Training Session @ TiruvurA Wikipedia training session was conducted by T. Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik at Srivahini College in Tiruvur on December 19, 2013.
17 Dec 2013
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Pooja Tople on Wikimedia ProjectsThe Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) in collaboration with the Goa University is working to build Konkani Wikipedia. As part of this program it organised the Konkani Vishwakosh Digitization Program …
16 Dec 2013
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Darshana Mandrekar speaks on Konkani WikipediaThe Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) in collaboration with the Goa University is working to build Konkani Wikipedia. As part of this program it organised the Konkani Vishwakosh Digitization Program …
13 Dec 2013
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Darshan Kandolkar on Konkani Vishwakosh Digitization ProcessThe Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) in collaboration with the Goa University is working to build Konkani Wikipedia. As part of this program it organised the Konkani Vishwakosh Digitization Program …
12 Dec 2013
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Varsha Kavlekar on Konkani Wikipedia IncubatorThe Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) in collaboration with the Goa University is working to build Konkani Wikipedia. As part of this program it organised the Konkani Vishwakosh Digitization Program …
12 Dec 2013
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A Feature on Telugu WikipediaNamaste Telangana newspaper has done a Sunday magazine feature on Telugu Wikipedia on the occasion of the 10th anniversary.
10 Dec 2013
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A Wikipedia Workshop at IISCAlong with Wikipedian Shiju Alex we supported the Assamese Wikipedians to organize a workshop at IISC.
8 Dec 2013
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Konkani Vishwakosh Encyclopedia released under Free LicenseUpon Centre for Internet & Society’s Access to Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K)‘s explicit request, Goa University has approved the re-release of Vishwakosh under Creative Commons License (CC-BY-SA 3.0) to make it freely available to public, …
5 Dec 2013
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First ever Train-the-Trainer Program in IndiaAccess to Knowledge Programme at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) organized the first ever Train the Trainer Program in India. 20 Wikimedians from 8 different language communities and 10 different cities across India attended …