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Open access in the Marathi language expands by a thousand books: by Subhashish Panigrahi and Abhinav Garule — published Dec 03, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 11:26 AM — filed under: Openness, Marathi Wikipedia, CIS-A2K, Access to Knowledge
As the Maharashtra Granthottejak Sanstha (MGS) celebrated its 121st anniversary recently, the organization re-licensed 1000 books under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license so that the books could be digitized and be made available on the Marathi Wikisource for millions of Marathi readers.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Approaching Open Research via Open Data - Presentation at TERI, December 22, 2015: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jan 12, 2016 — last modified Jan 12, 2016 02:37 PM — filed under: Open Data, Open Research, Open Government Data, Openness
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi, organised a seminar on 'Open Access in Research Area: A Strategic Approach' on December 22, 2015. We supported the seminar as a knowledge partner. Sumandro Chattapadhyay was invited to deliver a special address. Here are the notes and slides from the presentation.
Located in Openness
Kannada Wiki Workshop at Tumkur University: by Shiju Alex — published Sep 25, 2012 — last modified Oct 16, 2012 12:35 PM — filed under: Openness, Wikimedia
Tumkur University, Karnataka hosted a Kannada Wiki Workshop on September 15, 2012. This was the first Kannada Wikipedia workshop at Tumkur.
Located in Openness
Indic Language Wikipedias – Statistical Report: January – June 2012: by Shiju Alex — published Sep 25, 2012 — last modified Sep 28, 2012 03:41 PM — filed under: Openness, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The following is a compilation of the statistical update of the Indic language Wikipedias from January to June 2012. The author provides perspectives on the health of various Indic language communities as well as the state of various Indic language Wikipedias during the period.
Located in Openness
Right to Education and the Future of Our Languages: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 12, 2015 — last modified May 27, 2015 02:00 PM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia
The Department of Linguistics, University of Mumbai and Dr. Rakhmabai Educational Resource and Research Centre in association with ICSSR (WRC) organized a National Symposium on Right to Education and the Future of Our Languages at Pherozeshah Mehta Bhavan from March 9 to 11, 2015. Tanveer Hasan was a speaker.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Knowledge Sharing Workshop with MIDO and Joosk: by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2015 — last modified Jun 18, 2015 01:48 AM — filed under: Openness
Sumandro Chattapadhyay led a knowledge sharing workshop with members of Myanmar ICT Development Organisation (MIDO) and Joosk, a design firm that works closely with MIDO.
Located in Openness / News & Media
International Open Data Charter, Consultation Meeting, Bengaluru, July 28, 5:30 pm: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jul 22, 2015 — last modified Aug 21, 2015 05:45 AM — filed under: Open Data, International Open Data Charter, Openness
Located in Openness
International Space Apps Challenge: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 10, 2012 — filed under: Openness, Event Type
The International Space Apps Challenge is an international codeathon-style event that will take place over a 48 hour period in cities on all seven continents – and in space – on the weekend of April 21-22, 2012. The event embraces collaborative problem solving with a goal of producing solutions to global challenges. The Centre for Internet & Society is organising the event in Bangalore.
Located in Openness
Comments on the National Geospatial Policy (Draft, V.1.0), 2016: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jun 01, 2016 — last modified Jun 30, 2016 09:40 AM — filed under: Open Standards, Open Data, Open Government Data, Featured, Geospatial Data, National Geospatial Policy, Openness
The Department of Science and Technology published the first public draft of the National Geospatial Policy (v.1.0) on May 05, 2016, and invited comments from the public. CIS submitted the following comments in response. The comments were authored by Adya Garg, Anubha Sinha, and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
Located in Openness
Design Public Conclave, 6th Edition: by Amber Sinha — published Nov 15, 2015 — last modified Jun 18, 2016 04:45 PM — filed under: Open Data, Open Innovation, Openness
The 6th edition of the Design Public Conclave was hosted by Civic Labs, an initiative of the Center for Knowledge Studies, and part of the Vihara Innovation Network, in partnership with Social Innovation Exchange, Okapi, Business World, Business World for Smart Cities, and the Delhi Jal Board.
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