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Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia: Vijayavani Coverage
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 14, 2013 — last modified Nov 20, 2013 07:16 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Vijayavani published a report of the forthcoming tenth anniversary celebration of Kannada Wikipedia on November 17.
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Blog Entry University of Mysore Re-releases Kannada Vishwakosha (Encyclopaedia) under Creative Commons Free License
by U.B.Pavanaja — published Jul 24, 2014 — last modified Jul 24, 2014 07:03 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
The University of Mysore and the Centre for Internet and Society co-organized the Open Knowledge Day in Mysore on July 15, 2014. On this occasion Mysore University released six volumes of Kannada Vishwakosha under the Creative Commons (CC) license.
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Upload More Kannada Articles on Wikipedia
by U.B.Pavanaja — published Jul 05, 2015 — last modified Sep 13, 2015 06:09 AM — filed under: , ,
Uploading information in Wikipedia helps to develop language, said Indian Languages Programme Manager U B Pavanaja here on Saturday. The article was published in Indian Express (Mangaluru edition) on July 5, 2015.
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Using Kannada in technology made easier with smartphones
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 01, 2016 — filed under: , ,
With the IT revolution, many believed that the younger generation would prefer to type and communicate in English than Kannada.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Blog Entry UTF-8, Indic and Stub Length Article in Wikipedia
by U.B.Pavanaja — published Oct 20, 2016 — filed under: , ,
One of the activities conducted as part of Wiki Conference India 2016 was the Punjab Editathon. It was about adding articles related to Punjab to Indian language Wikipedias and English Wikipedia. There was also an announcement made about some award for highest contribution.
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Wikipedia Event in Mangalore
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 20, 2016 — filed under: , ,
The article was published by Vijaya Karnataka on December 18, 2016.
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Wikipedia Mangalore Workshop (Coverage in Prajavani)
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 05, 2014 — last modified Mar 05, 2014 11:04 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Dr. U.B.Pavanaja gave a presentation on Wikipedia with a special focus on students and women at Roshini Nilaya, Mangalore on February 26, 2014. An event report was published in Prajavani the following day.
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Wikipedia taps students for Kannada content
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 24, 2014 — last modified Apr 03, 2014 10:01 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Conducts workshops in Ujire, Moodbidri for training in vernacular editing.
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Blog Entry Wikipedia Workshop on Template Creation and Modification Conducted in Bengaluru
by Tito Dutta — published Aug 10, 2017 — filed under: , , ,
A Wikipedia workshop on template creation, modification was conducted in Bengaluru on 30 July 2017. Here is a report.
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Blog Entry Wikiwomen’s Meetup at St. Agnes College Explores Potentials and Plans of Women Editors in Mangalore, Karnataka
by Ting-Yi Chang — published Sep 01, 2016 — last modified Sep 01, 2016 02:39 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
Karnataka is known for its diverse linguistic cultures. Aside from Kannada, many are native speakers of Konkani, Tulu, and other languages. A small Wikiwomen's meetup was held on Saturday, August 27th at St. Agnes College, Mangalore, to invite female Wikipedians from the region. Many of them were new to the online encyclopedia but demonstrated strong interest in learning and contributing more Indic language content online.
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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