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Google's Optical Character Recognition Software Now Works with All South Asian Languages
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Sep 26, 2015
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filed under:
Wikipedia,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
The Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software by Google now works for more than 248 world languages, including all the major South Asian languages, and it's easy to use and works with over 90 percent accuracy for most languages.
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Wikimedia contributor shares his Linux story
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Sep 27, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 05:08 PM
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filed under:
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Computers have fascinated me since childhood, but my first encounter—like many others—was not with Linux. For me, it was with Microsoft Paint. Then, many years later in 2011, it was my Wikipedia mentor, Shiju Alex, who introduced me to Linux. Since then, it's been my life!
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Commemorating Ulo Senthamizh Kodai (1945 - 2024): A Luminary of Tamil Open Knowledge Movement
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by
Pavan Santhosh
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published
Feb 08, 2024
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filed under:
A2K Research,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
பயன்தூக்கார் செய்த உதவி நயன்தூக்கின்
நன்மை கடலின் பெரிது. (௱௩ - 103)
திருவள்ளுவர் (Payandhookkaar Seydha Udhavi Nayandhookkin
Nanmai Katalin Peridhu (Transliteration). The contribution made without weighing the return, When weighed, outweighs the sea.
- Thiruvalluvar
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Using the Wikimedia sphere for the revitalization of small and underrepresented languages in India
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by
Subodh Kulkarni
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published
Feb 10, 2024
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
A2K Research
This report explores opportunities within the Wikimedia movement and projects to help revitalise small and underrepresented languages in India and provide recommendations to CIS’s Access to Knowledge team in furthering this effort. The report is mainly based on a roundtable conversation on Digital Access in Bhubaneswar with a diverse range of backgrounds and professions, including independent researchers, representatives from non-profit organizations, retired government officials, Wikimedia contributors (both Odia and Santali), ecological activists, directors of research institutes, consultants, and journalists. This was organized by the Access to Knowledge team of CIS in collaboration with Vasundhara, Bhubaneswar.
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Commemorating Chandan Chiring (1990-2024)
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by
Nayan Jyoti Nath and Ajay Das
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published
May 06, 2024
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last modified
May 07, 2024 11:51 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Wikimedia
With a heavy heart, I am deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Chandan Chiring Phukan at 11:30 pm on Saturday, April 27th. Chandan Chiring was born on November 14, 1990, in Titabor, Jorhat district of Assam.
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Wikipedia Workshop in Mangalore — Report in Kannada Prabha
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 16, 2013
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last modified
Apr 16, 2013 04:11 AM
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Openness,
Wikipedia,
Wikimedia
A workshop was conducted for students of Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangalore by Dr. U.B.Pavanaja on April 9, 2013. Kannada Prabha published a report about this on the following day, April 10, 2013.
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ವಿಕಿಪಿಡಿಯಾ ಬಳಕೆಯಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆ ಮತ್ತು ಶೈಲಿ ಸುಧಾರಣೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ - ಡಾ. ಯು.ಬಿ. ಪವನಜ
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by
U.B.Pavanaja
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published
Aug 13, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 06:21 PM
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filed under:
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Kannada Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) has ongoing partnership with SDM College, Ujire. Students of Masters in Communication and Journalism will be writing articles in Kannada Wikipedia. This academic year’s programme was inaugurated on August 12. It was followed by hands-on workshop. Mangalorean.com, a Karnataka portal has reported this on August 13, 2015.
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Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Mangalore to bring Tulu Wikipedia live
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by
U.B.Pavanaja
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published
Aug 18, 2015
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last modified
Sep 15, 2015 09:07 AM
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filed under:
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Workshop,
Openness,
Tulu Wikipedia
A Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organised in Mangalore, Karnataka this 14th to encourage more Tulu-language speakers to contribute to Tulu Wikipedia. Tulu Wikipedia is is currently in the Incubator but the enthusiastic editor community is putting their best effort to bring it live out of Incubator. This edit-a-thon is one of the many activities the Tulu Wikimedia community has organised.
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Workshop on digital collaborations in Tamil-language, Tamil Virtual University, Chennai
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by
U.B.Pavanaja
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published
Sep 14, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 06:13 PM
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filed under:
Wikipedia
A two-day workshop on digital collaborations in Tamil-language has been organised by Tamil Virtual University, Anna University Campus, Chennai. I have been invited to participate in this event on behalf of the CIS-A2K programme.
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"Sau Dhuni Teen" project: Wikipedia workshop in TISS, Mumbai
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by
Abhinav Garule
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published
Sep 14, 2015
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last modified
Mar 16, 2016 11:31 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Wikimedia
A two-day multilingual Wikipedia workshop is being planned to be organised at the Women's Studies Department of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai during the 22nd through the 24th August.
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