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Blog Entry Wikipedia edit-a-thon in mind? Kindly start here
by Tito Dutta — published May 11, 2018 — filed under: , , ,
Are you thinking to conduct a Wikipedia edit-a-thon? You may use this document as an initial guide. Please note: this article is written keeping specially organisations, institutions, and individuals in mind, who are new to Wikipedia world. We are starting this post with some basic questions. Please feel free to ask questions by mailing tito "at" cis-india.org
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Exploring Wikimedia platforms in Dialogue on the Urban Rivers of Maharashtra
by Subodh Kulkarni — published Apr 22, 2018 — last modified May 07, 2018 04:25 PM — filed under: , , ,
INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) and SANDRP (South Asian Network of Dams, Rivers and People) organized “A Dialogue on the Urban Rivers of Maharashtra” on 20-21 April 2018 from 9:00am-5:30pm at Yashada, Pune.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021/Report
by Nitesh Gill and Tito Dutta — published Aug 20, 2021 — filed under: , , , ,
In March 2020, the whole world came to a standstill. What many deemed as a regular ‘flu’ turned out to be the pandemic that brought everyone to their knees. The things that we always did, we could no longer do them. We were all confined to our homes with no choice but to work online. Hanging out with friends, attending weddings, and being a part of the conferences and seminars suddenly became a part of the past. We started using the word unprecedented a lot.
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Blog Entry Wikipedia assignments workshop for Post Graduate students in PAH Solapur University
by Subodh Kulkarni — published May 03, 2019 — last modified Jun 22, 2019 03:21 AM — filed under: , , ,
On May 3, 2019, Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) along with PAH Solapur University conducted a Wikipedia workshop for students from the post-graduate stream in PAH Solapur University. Ten students from Mass Communication department and three faculty members participated in the workshop. Prof. Ravindra Chincholkar and Subodh Kulkarni were the facilitators for the workshop.
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Blog Entry Wikisource Workshop at Vigyan Ashram, Pabal
by Subodh Kulkarni — published May 26, 2019 — last modified Jun 23, 2019 03:26 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) organized a workshop in collaboration with Vigyan Ashram, Pabal on May 25-26, 2019 at Pabal. Total 12 participants attended sessions during this two days workshop. The basic skills in digitisation, uploading on Commons and Wikisource process were imparted in the workshop. Jayanta Nath was the facilitator.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Access to Knowledge Workshop @ NMAMIT, Karkala Taluk, Karnataka
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 19, 2012 — filed under: , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society in collaboration with Metawing Technologies (P) Ltd. is organizing a Wikipedia workshop at NMAMIT, Karkala Taluk, Karnataka on December 21, 2012, from 9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
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Wikipedia Will Reward You For Translating English Articles To Indian Languages
by Admin — published Apr 17, 2018 — filed under: ,
India has seen a substantial growth in the number of internet users since the introduction of attractive prices by Jio. Internet adoption is seen as the key to bridging the divide between urban and rural populations and an important means of increasing literacy, especially in the backward parts of the country.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Blog Entry వికీపీడియా:సమావేశం/హైదరాబాదు/మిసిమి పత్రిక భాగస్వామ్య సమావేశం, జూలై 2018
by Admin — published Jul 24, 2018 — last modified Aug 11, 2018 12:37 AM — filed under: , , ,
On 24 July 2018, CIS-A2K team held partnership discussions with Misimi Telugu monthly magazine.
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Blog Entry Workshop of River activists for building Jal Bodh - Knowledge resource on Water
by Admin — published Jul 25, 2018 — last modified Aug 11, 2018 01:45 AM — filed under: , , ,
To build knowledge resource on rivers in Pune district, CIS-A2K team organized a workshop in Pune on July 25, 2018.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Workshop of Publishers and Writers on Unicode, Open Source and Wikimedia Projects
by Admin — published Aug 11, 2018 — filed under: , , ,
CIS-A2K team organized a workshop on unicode, open source and wikimedia projects at Pune on July 25, 2018.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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