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Guerrilla GLAMː An alternate way of doing GLAM in indie-way: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Nov 25, 2015 — last modified Dec 16, 2015 03:09 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
I have been working on a concept called the Guerrilla GLAM. Here is a very quick summary about the concept that was published in the GLAM-wiki newsletter for November.
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Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for Applications: by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2012 — last modified May 24, 2012 03:38 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Research, Telecom, Intermediary Liability, Censorship, Openness
The 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.
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Technology for Accessibility in Higher Education: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Jan 29, 2012 — last modified Jan 31, 2012 06:29 AM — filed under: Accessibility
Education for students with disabilities has long been a serious cause of concern in India, as also in other countries around the world. A person with a disability studying in mainstream educational institutions in India experiences many difficulties in navigating through the obstacle course of the Indian educational system, writes Nirmita Narasimhan in this IIMB Journal brought out on the occasion of the conference 'never-the-less - Enabling Access for Persons with Disabilities to Higher Education and Workplace - Role of ICT and Assistive Technologies.
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Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for Applications: by Prasad Krishna — published May 09, 2013 — last modified May 17, 2013 01:01 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Openness, Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
The 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 July 1, 2013.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Otago Southland are the Coolest: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 10, 2015 — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:06 AM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, GLAM
LIANZA Otago Southland are delighted to announce our speaker, Subhashish Panigrahi (@subhapa), from the Centre for Internet and Society’s Access To Knowledge programme, will be tuning in via the interwebs from India to share his vision of Guerilla GLAM, describe case studies of these initiatives in India, as well as touching on the creation of documentaries, learning resources and promotional material from acquired content.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Open Access: Students help revive and digitize rare books for Malayalam Wiki Library: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 15, 2014 — last modified Jul 28, 2014 08:50 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
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Mapping GLAM in Maharashtra: by Subodh Kulkarni — published Oct 23, 2020 — last modified May 15, 2021 12:30 PM — filed under: A2K Research, Access to Knowledge
This is a short study on mapping the digital transition in selected Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) institutions in Maharashtra, India, and exploring possibilities and challenges for collaborations with Wikimedia projects. Research was undertaken by Aaryaa Joshi, Dnyanada Gadre-Phadke, Kalyani Kotkar and Subodh Kulkarni; the report has been authored by Subodh Kulkarni with editorial oversight and support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and external review by Sumandro Chattapadhyay. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019–2020.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Rejuvenating India’s Rivers the Wiki Way: by Subodh Kulkarni — published Mar 07, 2019 — last modified Apr 01, 2019 01:18 PM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Featured, Homepage
Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS), an organisation working on rejuvenation of rivers in India, has began documentation of rivers on Wiki, especially to draw attention to and mitigate the crisis of toxic deposits facing more than 40 rivers in India. The work was started by Jal Biradari, TBS’s Maharashtra based group, in Sangli district with the help of the Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team of CIS. Here is the report from the first pilot workshop conducted by CIS-A2K during 22-25 December 2018 at Tarun Bharat Sangh Ashram, in Alwar, Rajasthan.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Bios and Photos of Speakers for Big Data in the Global South International Workshop: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 06, 2015
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October 2015 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 31, 2015 — last modified Jun 18, 2016 05:59 PM — filed under: Newsletter
Our newsletter for the month of October is below.
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