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Lecture on Open Access and Open Content Licensing at ICAR (short course)
by Admin — published Nov 22, 2018 — last modified Dec 05, 2018 04:19 PM — filed under: , ,
The ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) a constituent establishment of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) organised a short course on 'ICTs for Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness in Agricultural Research, Education and Extension of NARES' during November 13-22, 2018 in Bangalore. Anubha Sinha delivered a lecture to the participants.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Blog Entry Digital Technology Engaging Pedagogy through Hindi Wikipedia - A Case Study
by Dr. George Joseph,Dr. Sebastian K.A, and Kavitha A — published Oct 28, 2018 — filed under: , , , ,
We have published an article in International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities. The article is titled "Digital Technology Engaging Pedagogy through Hindi Wikipedia - A Case Study". The authors of the article are Hindi faculty members of Christ University and Ananth Subray from the Centre for Internet & Society provided research assistance.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Panel Discussion on Equitable Access to Knowledge
by Admin — published Oct 26, 2018 — last modified Feb 22, 2019 03:32 PM — filed under: ,
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist and moderator in a panel discussion on Equitable Access to Knowledge on October 23, 2018 at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. The event was hosted by DST Centre for Policy Research (IISc), Bangalore.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Sting job by Hyderabad scientist exposes fake journals
by Admin — published Oct 17, 2018 — filed under: , ,
Scientists have at last found a cure for Schlodomoniasis -- a deadly brain infection caused by the "inter-galactic parasite Klaousmodium cruzi" -- they claim to have identified for the first time.
Located in Openness / News & Media
An open data ecosystem can boost India's GDP by $22 B and double farmer income
by Admin — published May 23, 2018 — filed under: , ,
MeiTY says increased data transparency will drive growth and improve governance across key industry sectors in the time to come.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Blog Entry On World Water Day - Open Data for Water Resources
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Mar 22, 2018 — last modified Jan 28, 2019 02:41 PM — filed under: , , , , , , ,
Lack of open data for researchers and activists is a key barrier against ensuring access to water and planning for sustainable management of water resources. In a collaboration between DataMeet and CIS, supported by Arghyam, we are exploring the early steps for making open data and tools to plan for water resources accessible to all. To celebrate the World Water Day 2018, we are sharing what we have been working on in the past few months - a paper on open data for water studies in India, and a web app to make open water data easily explorable and usable. Craig Dsouza led this collaboration, and authored this post.
Located in Openness
Delhi Declaration on Open Access
by Admin — published Feb 26, 2018 — filed under: ,
Open Access India recently released a statement to promote openness in science and research communities. CIS contributed to the text and introduced it to the participants of OpenCon 2018, Delhi.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Blog Entry Open Data and Land Ownership - Environment Scan
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Feb 12, 2018 — last modified Feb 12, 2018 10:37 AM — filed under: , , ,
The State of Open Data is an ambitious research project reflecting on 10 years of action on open data and providing a critical review of the current state of the open data movement across a range of issues and thematic areas. This environment scan represents the first step in gathering information to support a review of the state of open data with regard to land ownership, and in refining the focus of a chapter. The lead author for this chapter is Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
Located in Openness
Blog Entry Christ University Wikipedia Education Program Internship
by Manasa Rao — published Dec 11, 2017 — last modified Dec 14, 2017 08:55 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , ,
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Wikipedia Orientation Program at Rotary Club of Salem
by Manasa Rao — published Dec 11, 2017 — filed under: , , , ,
CIS-A2K in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Salem, Tamil Nadu conducted a two-day Wikipedia orientation workshop for student members of the club.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
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