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Google Gives Wikimedia Millions—Plus Machine Learning Tools
by Admin published Jan 22, 2019 last modified Feb 02, 2019 12:52 PM — filed under: , ,
Google is pouring an additional $3.1 million into Wikipedia, bringing its total contribution to the free encyclopedia over the past decade to more than $7.5 million, the company announced at the World Economic Forum Tuesday.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Access To Knowledge Work Plan (April 2013 - June 2014)
by T Vishnu Vardhan published May 31, 2013 last modified Jun 10, 2013 02:20 PM — filed under: , , ,
This page is created to share CIS-A2K's Annual Work Plan (2013-2014) for Indian language Wikimedia projects. The main objective of this document is to present a detailed plan with projection of outcomes and expected impact of the A2K programme activities. The document has been made in consultation with various stakeholders and keeping in mind the objectives, opportunities and challenges faced by each of the Indian language Wikimedia projects. Feel free to share any feedback.
Located in Openness / Resources
Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon for Mechanical Engineering students of Sagara
by Ananth Subray published Jan 23, 2016 last modified Mar 01, 2016 01:56 PM — filed under: , , ,
In Sagara, Karnataka, a Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon is being planned to be organised during January 26-27.
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વિકિપીડિયા ગુજરાતી માં પણ છે
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 28, 2012 last modified Dec 07, 2012 10:36 AM — filed under: , , ,
We've recently been featured in the Gujarati magazine on technology: Cybersafar. The below article was written by Harsh Kothari.
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Access to Knowledge — September 2012 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 29, 2012 last modified Dec 14, 2012 06:18 AM — filed under: , , , ,
This is the first newsletter from the Access to Knowledge team of CIS in Delhi. The issue introduces you to the CIS Access to Knowledge program, the team members in Delhi and reports from Workshops conducted by the Wikipedia community.
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Blog Entry A workshop to improve Telugu Wikipedia articles on Nobel laureates
by Pavan Santhosh published Aug 31, 2016 last modified Sep 12, 2016 03:01 PM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Many articles about Nobel laureates are missing in the Telugu Wikipedia. Recently undergraduate students from four different disciplines of the Andhra Loyola College (ALC), Vijayawada gathered to create and improve articles related to Nobel laureates.
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Blog Entry Another 5 Years: What Have We Learned about the Wikipedia Gender Gap and What Has Been Done? (Part 1)
by Ting-Yi Chang published Sep 18, 2016 last modified Sep 21, 2016 10:13 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Five years after Wikimedia Foundation’s 2011 editor survey was conducted and revealed the gender gap issue, scholars, practitioners, and communities around the globe have come a long way to address the gender imbalance of the online encyclopedia. This blog post series (of three parts) serve as a summary of movements and discoveries about Wikipedia gender gap on both local (India) and global scales.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Another 5 Years: What Have We Learned about the Wikipedia Gender Gap and What Has Been Done? (Part 2)
by Ting-Yi Chang published Sep 18, 2016 last modified Sep 22, 2016 07:55 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Five years after Wikimedia Foundation’s 2011 editor survey was conducted and revealed the gender gap issue, scholars, practitioners, and communities around the globe have come a long way to address the gender imbalance of the online encyclopedia. This blog post series (of three parts) serve as a summary of movements and discoveries about Wikipedia gender gap on both local (India) and global scales.
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Blog Entry Another 5 Years: What Have We Learned about the Wikipedia Gender Gap and What Has Been Done? (Part 3.)
by Ting-Yi Chang published Sep 18, 2016 last modified Sep 22, 2016 07:54 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Five years after Wikimedia Foundation’s 2011 editor survey was conducted and revealed the gender gap issue, scholars, practitioners, and communities around the globe have come a long way to address the gender imbalance of the online encyclopedia. This blog post series (of three parts) serve as a summary of movements and discoveries in Wikipedia gender gap narrowing on both local (India) and global scales.
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Blog Entry What Indian Language Wikipedias can do for Greater Open Access in India
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Oct 22, 2016 — filed under: , , , ,
The number of internet users in India was expected to reach 460 million by 2015, as the growth in the previous year was 49 percent. The total number of users for Hindi content alone reached about 60 million last year.
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