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Glossary: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2011 02:45 AM — filed under: Conference, Openness, Workshop
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Goa University announces plan to upload Konkani encyclopedia on Wikipedia: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2013 — last modified Oct 03, 2013 09:14 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Konkani Wikipedia, Openness
The Goa University, on Thursday, re-launched the four volumes of Konkani Vishwakosh (Konkani encyclopedia), and announced its ambitious plan to upload the same on Wikipedia – a free encyclopedia built collaboratively using Wiki software – so as to build the Konkani Wikipedia.
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Goa University Partners CIS India To Build Konkani Wikipedia: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 30, 2013 — last modified Oct 03, 2013 09:44 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Konkani Wikipedia, Openness
The Goa university has entered into a three year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) for building the Konkani Wikipedia, reports navhindtimes.
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Goa university re-releasing Konkani encyclopaedia on Sept 26: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2013 — last modified Sep 25, 2013 05:59 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The Goa University in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Societie's Access to Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K) is re-releasing its four volume 3632 page Konkani Vishwakosh (encyclopaedia).
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Goa University students update ‘Goa’ Marathi articles on Wikipedia: by Admin — published Feb 22, 2019 — filed under: CIS-A2K, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Openness
Faculty and students of Goa University’s Marathi department have updated 164 Marathi articles on Wikipedia related to Goa recently.
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Goa University to make available online Konkani Wikipedia, within 6 months: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 30, 2013 — last modified Oct 03, 2013 09:35 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Konkani Wikipedia, Openness
Thick heaps of the four volumes of Konkani language ‘vishwakosh’ or encyclopedia , till now available only in hard copy, will now attain a modern access.
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GoI body National Mission for Manuscripts has digitised 3 million manuscripts: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 13, 2015 — last modified Apr 05, 2015 03:20 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Twelve-year-old government body National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) has digitised over thirty lakh manuscripts and 185,88,390 pages in all as of 31 December 2014, Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister of State for Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation said in the Rajya Sabha this week. He added that the National Archives of India (NAI) is set to digitise another 1,100,000 historic records. The government has spent over Rs 25 lakhs on digitisation as of January 2015 as compared to ~ Rs 36 lakhs in 2012-13.
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Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for Applications: by Prasad Krishna — published May 09, 2013 — last modified May 17, 2013 01:01 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Openness, Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is inviting applications for the Google Policy Fellowship programme. Google is providing a USD 7,500 stipend to the India Fellow, who will be selected by July 1, 2013.
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Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for Applications: by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2012 — last modified May 24, 2012 03:38 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Research, Telecom, Intermediary Liability, Censorship, Openness
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is inviting applications for the Google Policy Fellowship programme. Google is providing a USD 7,500 stipend to the India Fellow, who will be selected by August 15, 2012.
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Google, Apple and Microsoft may need licence for satellite mapping in India: by Prasad Krishna — published May 10, 2016 — filed under: Open Standards, Open Data, Open Government Data, Openness
Cold response from MNCs like Google to India's security concerns is seen as a prime reason for the proposed legislation to regulate mapping of the country, a move that critics call "return of the Licence Raj" and "digital nationalism".
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