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Indian Women in Science Wiki edit-a-thon: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 13, 2014 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Openness, Event
A Wikipedia edit-a-thon is being held at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on October 11, 2014 from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. The event is being organized by IndiaBioScience in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team.
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Wikipedia can establish Tulu in a wider way: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 24, 2014 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Openness, Tulu Wikipedia
In his predential address after inaugurating the three-day workshop on ‘The use of internet for promotion of Tulu language,’ organised by Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy President Janki M Brahmavar opined that internet media, especially Wikipedia, can contribute to a large extent towards the promotion of Tulu language. The president said there was a need for the effective use of Unicode for the digital interpretation of Tulu.
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Wiki Media Foundation keen on developing Urdu Wikipedia: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 31, 2014 — last modified Nov 01, 2014 01:23 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Urdu Wikipedia, Openness
The Wikipedia India Community Consultation 2014 was organized by the Wiki Media Foundation (WMF) and Wikipedia India Chapter in collaboration with Centre for Internet Society (CIS A2K) Bangalore on The venue was Movenpick Hotel and scheduled for October 4th and 5th here.
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Design!publiC - II: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 07, 2011 — last modified Oct 13, 2011 07:00 AM — filed under: Conference, Openness, Event Type
The Centre for Internet and Society in partnership with the Center for Knowledge Societies, Venkataramanan Associates, Center for Law and Policy Research, Headstart Foundation, Chaia Innovation Accelerator, MXV Consulting, Mint Newspaper and Confederation of Indian Industry is organising the second edition of Design Public on October 14, 2011 at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Bangalore. There will be a series of pre-conference research outings on October 13, for which participants may register in advance.
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Knowledge and Openness in the Digital Era: Coverage in Enadu: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 25, 2014 — last modified Jul 04, 2014 11:32 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Eenadu covered the event on June 25, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik are quoted.
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Knowledge and Openness in the Digital Era: Coverage in Sakshi: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 25, 2014 — last modified Jul 04, 2014 11:31 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Sakshi covered the Vijaywada event on June 25, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik gave their inputs.
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Access to Knowledge Bulletin — May 2014: by Prasad Krishna — published May 01, 2014 — last modified Jul 04, 2014 05:30 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The Access to Knowledge (Wikipedia) newsletter for the month of May 2014:
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150 Rare Books Get New Lease of Life Online, Courtesy Students: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 18, 2014 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Malayalam Wikipedia, Openness
You might have heard about Samkshepa Vedartham by Clement Pianius, the first book printed in Malayalam but might not have got a chance to read it.
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Wikipedia Gains Massive Traffic Thanks To Vernacular Languages: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 01, 2013 — last modified Aug 19, 2013 04:18 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The blog post was published in Before It's News on August 1, 2013. T. Vishnu Vardhan is quoted.
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A Feature on Wikipedia and Telugu Wikipedians on HMTV: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 17, 2013 — last modified Aug 21, 2013 04:46 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Based on the Telugu Wiki Mahotsavam, HMTV (one of the leading Telugu News channels in Andhra Pradesh) has produced a half an hour feature on Wikipedia and Telugu Wikipedians.
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