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Selection of Programme Officer — Pilot Projects, CIS-A2K: by Nitika Tandon — published Sep 10, 2013 — last modified Oct 30, 2013 06:07 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) opened applications for the post of Programme Officer, Pilot Projects for its Access to Knowledge (A2K) Programme on 17th April 2013. The vacancy and call for applications was shared on all Indian language mailing lists, city mailing lists as well as Village Pumps.
Located in Openness / Blog
Seminar on "Empowering Marathi Schools", Pune: by Abhinav Garule — published Sep 23, 2015 — last modified Jun 18, 2016 05:59 PM — filed under: Marathi Wikipedia, Wikipedia
A full day seminar is scheduled to be organised to address the issue of the gradual decline of Marathi schools in Maharashtra. CIS-A2K member Abhinav Garule will be attending the event to share how teachers could encourage students to contribute to Marathi Wikipedia.
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Seminar on Odia Language in New Delhi by the Intellects: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 24, 2014 — last modified May 06, 2014 03:04 PM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Recently the Odia Language has been accorded classical status by the Government of India. It has increased the responsibility of all Odias to protect, promote and propagate the Odia literature at this digital age while the next gen Odias are moving away from their mother tongue.
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Sessions on Kannada Wikipedia at Tumkur University: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 27, 2014 — last modified Apr 06, 2014 04:50 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Openness, Kannada Wikipedia
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a session on Kannada Wikipedia for students of M.Sc. Library and Information Sciences followed by an advanced Kannada Wikipedia session for students of M.A. Literature on March 27, 2014. The event was organized by Tumkur University.
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She Leads Bootcamp 2025: by Soni Wadhwa — published Feb 19, 2025 — filed under: Wikimedia, CIS-A2K, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
CIS-A2K is committed to bridging the gender gap within Indian Wikimedia communities, and to further this goal, last year we launched the impactful She Leads program. This initiative is designed to empower female Wikimedians to take on leadership roles within their language communities, promoting diversity and inclusivity.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Six Kannada encyclopaedias released: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 18, 2014 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Openness, Kannada Wikipedia
The first six online volumes of the University of Mysore's Kannada Encyclopaedia were launched on wikipedia's Creative Commons (CC) to mark the 'Muktha Jana Dina Dayu' (Dissemination of Knowledge) today.
Located in News & Media
Soon, all 14 volumes of Kannada encyclopaedia to be online: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 16, 2014 — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Four volumes have been uploaded so far on a pilot basis.
Located in News & Media
South Asia's Largest Wikimedia Conference Kicks Off in India: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Aug 08, 2016 — filed under: Wikimedia, CIS-A2K, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Wiki Conference India 2016, the largest gathering of the contributors of Wikipedia (the multilingual online encyclopaedia) and its sister projects called Wikimedia projects, begins August 5 in Landran, in the Indian state of Punjab.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
South India Copyright Workshop: by Subodh Kulkarni — published Oct 21, 2018 — last modified Nov 06, 2018 01:25 AM — filed under: Wikimedia, CIS-A2K, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
A workshop on Copyright was organized by CIS-A2K at Hotel Bhagini Icon in Bengaluru from 19th to 21st October 2018. Seventeen members from 5 language communities (Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Tulu) participated in the workshop. Yann Forget was the master trainer for the workshop.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
State Level Seminar on "Odia alphabet and order teaching in primary education": by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 30, 2014 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Odia Wikipedia, Openness
Subhashish Panigrahi participated in a state-level seminar on "Number of Odia characters and order teaching in primary education" (ପ୍ରଥମ ଶ୍ରେଣୀରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅକ୍ଷର ସଂଖ୍ୟା ଓ କ୍ରମଶିକ୍ଷା) co-organised by Institute of Odia Studies and Research, and Odia Bhasa Pratisthan in Bhubaneswar on September 14, 2014.
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