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Works of Odisha litterateur JP Das to be available online free
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 05, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 10:51 AM — filed under: , ,
The works of bureaucrat-turned-writer from Odisha, Jagannath Prasad Das, can be accessed free online after the digitisation process is complete.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Blog Entry Open access in the Marathi language expands by a thousand books
by Subhashish Panigrahi and Abhinav Garule — published Dec 03, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 11:26 AM — filed under: , , ,
As the Maharashtra Granthottejak Sanstha (MGS) celebrated its 121st anniversary recently, the organization re-licensed 1000 books under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license so that the books could be digitized and be made available on the Marathi Wikisource for millions of Marathi readers.
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Blog Entry Digital Futures of Indian Languages - Notes from the Consultation
by Tejaswini Niranjana — published Jan 12, 2016 — last modified Jan 15, 2016 05:55 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
A consultation on 'digital futures of Indian languages' was held at the CIS office in Bangalore on December 12, 2015, to generate ideas and structure the Indian languages focus area of the CSCS Digital Innovation Fund (CDIF). It was led by Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), and Tanveer Hasan, A2K programme at CIS; and was supported by CDIF. Here are the notes from the Consultation.
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Odia Wikipedia celebrates 13 years of free knowledge contribution at Bhubaneswar
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 18, 2015 — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:18 PM — filed under: ,
Odia Wikipedia, one of the first of several Indian language Wikipedia projects is ready to celebrate 13 glorious years of free knowledge contribution on June 3.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Blog Entry Celebrating the 13th anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia
by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Apr 19, 2016 — last modified May 23, 2016 09:08 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The Kannada-language Wikipedia, arguably the largest online encyclopedia in Kannada language, celebrated its 13th anniversary on February 14, 2016 in Mangalore.
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Blog Entry Edit-a-thon organised to grow content on medicinal plants in Kannada Wikipedia
by Ananth Subray — published Apr 29, 2016 — last modified May 19, 2016 10:34 AM — filed under: , ,
Two two-day long edit-a-thons were organised in St. Aloysius College and St. Agnes College, both in Mangalore, during March 10-11 and March 12-13 respectively. The edit-a-thons were aimed at creating and enhancing Wikipedia articles related to medicinal plants.
Located in Openness / Blog
Blog Entry Introducing Odia Wikipedia to students of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
by Sailesh Patnaik — published Apr 24, 2016 — last modified May 20, 2016 10:52 AM — filed under: , ,
A four-hour-long workshop was organised at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on February 25, 2016 for the students of Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and Master in Arts, Department of Odia-language.
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Blog Entry Edit-a-thon organised at Christ University Bangalore to celebrate Women’s Day
by Ananth Subray — published Apr 16, 2016 — last modified May 20, 2016 01:47 PM — filed under: , ,
A day-long edit-a-thon was organised at Christ University Bangalore on March 12, 2016 to celebrate the Women’s Day and grow the women-related articles on Kannada Wikipedia.
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Train the Trainer 2016
by Prasad Krishna — published May 28, 2016 — last modified May 28, 2016 07:29 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) team is organizing the Train the Trainer programme at its office in Bengaluru from June 15 to 17, 2016.
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Blog Entry ଇଣ୍ଟରନେଟରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଏନସାଇକ୍ଲୋପିଡ଼ିଆ "ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ" ବିକାଶ ପାଇଁ ଏକାଠି ହେଲେ ପୁରୀର ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀ
by Subhashish Panigrahi — published May 28, 2016 — last modified Jun 18, 2016 04:21 PM — filed under: , , ,
ସଂସ୍କୃତିର ସହର ପୁରୀରେ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀମାନେ ଇଣ୍ଟରନେଟରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାକୁ ଅଧିକ ବ୍ୟବହାରଯୋଗ୍ୟ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ତଥା ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ଅଧିକ ପଠନଯୋଗ୍ୟ ଲେଖାର ବିକାଶ ଲାଗି ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆରେ ସମ୍ପାଦନା କରିବା ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିଛନ୍ତି । ପୁରୀର ୫ଟି ଭିନ୍ନ ଭିନ୍ନ ଶିକ୍ଷାନୁଷ୍ଠାନର ପାଖାପାଖି ୧୨ ଜଣ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀ ନିୟମିତ ଭେଟି କର୍ମଶାଳା ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ବିଷୟରେ ତଥ୍ୟଭିତ୍ତିକ ଲେଖାମାନ ତିଆରି ଓ ସମ୍ପାଦନା କରୁଛନ୍ତି ।
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