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First Odia Wikipedia Education Program concludes at IIMC, Dhenkanal: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 29, 2013 — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Wikimedia
The first Odia Wikipedia Education program ended yesterday at Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Dhenkanal with distribution of certificates to the participants.
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Remembering Aaron Swartz, Taking Up the Fight: by Nishant Shah — published Jan 28, 2013 — last modified Jan 28, 2013 04:51 AM — filed under: Openness
I encountered the Aaron Swartz memorial the other day that helps ‘liberate’ a randomly selected article from JSTOR, as an act of civil disobedience, to commemorate both the legacy that Swartz leaves behind, but also the high-profile witch-hunt case which was a crucial factor in him taking his own life.
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Bangalore hackers write code as tribute to Aaron Swartz: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 25, 2013 — filed under: Openness
A small crowd gathered here on Saturday afternoon in the basement of the Centre for Internet and Society to participate in the Aaron Swartz Memorial Hacknight, organised by HasGeek.
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Konkani in Wikipedia Incubator — Taking it to the Next Level: by Nitika Tandon — published Jan 25, 2013 — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Wikimedia
An introductory session on Konkani in Wikipedia was organized by the Centre for Internet and Society, Delhi in the Konkani Department at Goa University on December 12, 2012. About 30 participants took part in the event.
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Aaron Swartz: The First Martyr of the Free Information Movement: by Lawrence Liang — published Jan 24, 2013 — filed under: Openness, Video, Open Access
Well known American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist died on January 11, 2013. Lawrence Liang from the Alternative Law Forum discusses with Newsclick the tragic loss. The interview was conducted by Prabir Purkayastha.
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Odia Education Program at IIMC, Dhenkanal: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 24, 2013 — last modified Jan 24, 2013 10:23 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Event, Wikimedia
The Centre for Internet & Society, Delhi is organizing a workshop on the Odia Education Program on January 26, 2013, from 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
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Odia Wikipedia 9th Anniversary Celebration: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 24, 2013 — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Event, Wikimedia
The Centre for Internet & Society, New Delhi is celebrating the ninth anniversary of Odia Wikipedia. The event is being held at Academy of Media Learning, M-6, Samanta Vihar in Bhubaneswar from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
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Promoting GLAM in Goa: by Nitika Tandon — published Jan 24, 2013 — last modified Jul 26, 2013 11:27 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Openness
We organised an introductory Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums (GLAM) session at Goa State Central Library on December 13, 2012. It was well attended by about 45 interested people coming from over 10 different GLAM institutes in Goa.
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Bringing Konkani Encyclopedia in Public Domain: by Nitika Tandon — published Jan 22, 2013 — last modified Jul 26, 2013 11:35 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Openness
On December 14, 2012, a meeting was scheduled with the Vice Chancellor Dr. Satish R Shetye to discuss the possibility of bringing Konkani Encyclopedia in public domain. Nitika Tandon shares the development in this blog post.
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A Wiki Workshop at Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Jan 22, 2013 — last modified Jan 22, 2013 03:09 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team organized a Wikipedia workshop at Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology (RKGIT), Ghaziabad in collaboration with Metawings on January 17, 2013. Subhashish Panigrahi summarizes the happenings from the one-day workshop in this blog post.
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