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ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପାଠାଗାରର ଆବଶ୍ୟକତା ସମାଜ: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 04, 2015 — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:11 AM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Odia Wikisource, Access to Knowledge
Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia and a free online Odia-language library is celebrating its first anniversary in Bhubaneswar tomorrow. Available online at or.wikisource.org, the project finally went live in last year on October 20 after being incubated over two years.
Located in Openness / News & Media
ସଫ୍ଟଓଏର ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ଦିବସ: ଆମ ହାତେ ଆମ କୋଡ଼ ଲେଖିବା: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Sep 18, 2016 — filed under: Open Standards, Openness, Access to Knowledge
Software Freedom Day (SFD), which celebrates the use of free and open software, was celebrated in many cities today. The piece sheds light on the philosophy of software freedom, and how free and open source software is making a significant social change. I have also shared how anyone can contribute to the FOSS movement in different ways and celebrate SFD.
Located in Openness
Ban of News on Radio: by Torsha Sarkar — published Sep 27, 2019
Located in Internet Governance / Files
Bangalore hackers write code as tribute to Aaron Swartz: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 25, 2013 — filed under: Openness
A small crowd gathered here on Saturday afternoon in the basement of the Centre for Internet and Society to participate in the Aaron Swartz Memorial Hacknight, organised by HasGeek.
Located in News & Media
Bangalore Meet-up for the Open Government Partnership Brasilia: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2012 — last modified Apr 12, 2012 01:18 PM — filed under: Openness, Event Type, Open Content
The international Open Government Partnership (OGP) is holding its first annual meeting on April 17 and 18, 2012. Representatives from over 50 member countries will gather in Brasilia to celebrate the progress that has been made to date, to exchange best practices, and to grow and strengthen the global collaborative network of open government leaders. Bangalore meet-up at CIS on April 17, 2012 from 5.30 p.m to 7.30 p.m.
Located in Openness
Bangalore-based NGO files RTI query asking list of websites blocked by Indian govt: by Prasad Krishna — published May 18, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 08:39 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), a Bangalore-based NGO, recently filed an RTI query with the Department of Information Technology (DIT), asking for a list of websites blocked by the Indian government under the IT Act. This article by R Krishna was published in the Daily News & Analysis on May 18, 2011.
Located in News & Media
Bangla Wiki turns 10: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2015 — last modified Apr 04, 2015 04:10 PM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The 10th anniversary of Bengali Wikipedia was marked with a a gathering of Wikipedians of vernacular languages from across the country and beyond at Jadavpur University. Bengali is one of 20 Indian languages to have a Wikipedia presence. The event also celebrated 14 years of the mother edition in English of the open-access, crowd-sourced online encyclopaedia.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Banking Accessibility Report: by Vrinda Maheshwari — published Oct 30, 2012 — filed under: Accessibility
A study on banking and accessibility in India by Vrinda Maheshwari.
Located in Accessibility / Blog
Banking and Accessibility in India: A Report by CIS: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Aug 12, 2013 — last modified Aug 13, 2013 04:00 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Accessibility
The report gives an analysis of banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India. Besides a detailed look at the legal provisions and guidelines on banking and technology, the report also provides a view on different disabilities in relation to banking and accessibility in India and contains case studies and guidelines from countries such as New Zealand, Australia, the United States of America, Canada and the Netherlands. The report sums up the analysis with suggestions and recommendations to improve banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India.
Located in Accessibility / Blog
Barcamp Bangalore: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 13, 2014 — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team participated in a Barcamp at SAP Labs, Bangalore on October 12, 2014. Dr. U.B.Pavanaja and Rahmanuddin Shaik participated in the event.
Located in Openness / News & Media

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