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Blog Entry Wikidata Advisor (Consultant) position open
by Tito Dutta published May 17, 2019 last modified May 19, 2019 03:32 PM — filed under: ,
The Access to Knowledge team of the Centre for Internet and Society is seeking applications for the position of Wikidata Advisor (consultant), to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme.
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Blog Entry Project Tiger 2019 Coordinator position open
by Gopala Krishna published May 21, 2019 last modified Jun 10, 2019 03:29 PM — filed under: ,
To contribute to support, and coordinate of the work of the Project Tiger, we are looking for a creative, dedicated individual to join the team as a coordinator. Please note that women, especially those from socioeconomically marginalized communities, and women who are returning to work after a hiatus will be given preference.
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Youths come forward to augment Assamese Wikisource project
by NE NOW NEWS published May 21, 2019 — filed under: ,
Assamese Wikisource is a sister-project of Assamese Wikipedia, where Assamese books with expired copyrights are available.
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June 2013 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 30, 2013 last modified Jul 27, 2013 09:48 AM — filed under: , , , , , , ,
Our newsletter for the month of June 2013 can be accessed below.
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India’s Indigenous Languages Drive Wikipedia’s Growth
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 08, 2013 last modified Aug 09, 2013 09:58 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Despite accommodating the world’s second largest English-speaking population behind the United States, it is India’s indigenous language speakers that are creating and consuming the content that is driving Wikipedia’s growth on the subcontinent.
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Odia Wikipedia Workshop at VSSUT, Burla (Coverage in the Sambad)
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 29, 2013 last modified Aug 19, 2013 08:51 AM — filed under: , , , ,
An Odia Wikipedia workshop was organized on July 26 and 27, 2013 at Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla. The Sambad (Sambalpur edition) covered the event.
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CIIPC-NLUD Workshop on Wikipedia Editing and Open Source Knowledge Sources
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 21, 2016 last modified Nov 23, 2016 08:04 AM — filed under: ,
Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Competition (CIIPC), National Law university, Delhi as part of its Open Science Project, had organised WikiEdit2016 a two day workshop regarding orientation on editing Wikipedia and hands-on-training session. The event was organized on November 11 and 12, 2016 at National Law University in New Delhi.
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Blog Entry Freedom in Feb — an awareness increasing campaign
by Tito Dutta published Dec 08, 2016 last modified Jun 28, 2017 09:59 AM — filed under: ,
You have heard about the Ice bucket challenge (and the rice bucket challenge). You may have heard about the 100happinessdays challenge (and its Wikipedia version 100wikidayschallenge). You may have heard and participated in the November no shaving challenge. Some of these campaigns are organized to increase awareness about different social issues. Now here the Centre for Internet and Society, India brings to you a campaign called Freedom In Feb.
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Blog Entry 25th Session of the WIPO SCP: Statement on Future work
by Rohini Lakshané published Dec 16, 2016 — filed under: ,
Rohini Lakshané, attending the 25th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) held in Geneva from December 12, 2016 to December 15, 2016, made this statement on Agenda Item #12, "Future Work".
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Blog Entry Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in Kolhapur
by Subodh Kulkarni published Dec 16, 2016 — filed under: , , ,
On behalf of CIS-A2K team Subodh Kulkarni conducted a Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Shivaji University in Kolhapur on 15 December 2016. The goal of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon was to build resources in the field of Political Science on Marathi Wikipedia and equip its participants with the process of contributing to Wikipedia, and to introduce it as a concept to them.
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