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Promoting GLAM in Goa
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Nitika Tandon
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Jan 24, 2013
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last modified
Jul 26, 2013 11:27 AM
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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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Protecting the Territory, Killing the Map
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 17, 2016
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filed under:
Geospatial Information Regulation Bill,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Geospatial Data,
Openness
The politics of making and using maps in India has taken a sudden and complex turn with the publication of the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016. Contrary to the expectations arising out of several government schemes that are promoting the development of the new digital economy in India – from start-ups to the ongoing expansion of connectivity network – the Bill seems to be undoing various economic and humanitarian efforts, and other opportunities involving maps. This article by Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Adya Garg was published by The Wire on May 16, 2016.
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Public Consultation for the First Draft of 'Government Open Data Use License - India' Announced
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by
Anubha Sinha
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Jun 30, 2016
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last modified
Jun 30, 2016 09:41 AM
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filed under:
Open Government Data,
Open License,
Open Data,
NDSAP,
Featured,
Openness
The first public draft of the open data license to be used by Government of India was released by the Department of Legal Affairs earlier this week. Comments are invited from general public and stakeholders. These are to be submitted via the MyGov portal by July 25, 2016. CIS was a member of the committee constituted to develop the license concerned, and we contributed substantially to the drafting process.
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Publishing Next
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Sep 30, 2014
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
T. Vishnu Vardhan was a speaker at Publishing Next organized by CinnamonTeal Publishing, a Margao (Goa)-based publishing house that provides publishing services to authors and publishers. The event was held in Goa on September 19 and 20.
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News & Media
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Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at Amritsar
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by
Shiju Alex
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published
Sep 30, 2012
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last modified
Oct 04, 2012 04:11 PM
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Openness,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
After Ludhiana and Patiala we came to Amritsar, which we all know is home to the Golden Temple and the spiritual centre of Sikh religion, to introduce Punjabi Wikipedia. The workshop was held at the Spring Dale Senior School, Amritsar on August 17, 2012.
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Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at Punjabi University, Patiala
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by
Shiju Alex and Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Sep 28, 2012
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last modified
Oct 04, 2012 12:18 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Workshop,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
Patiala is the home to the famous Punjabi University. A Wikipedia workshop was organized at the Punjabi University's Punjabi Department on August 16, 2012.
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Pushing the Boundaries in Open Governance: Insights from OGP Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Bali, Indonesia (Day 1)
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 06, 2014
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last modified
May 27, 2014 11:16 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
Sunil Abraham is quoted. He said that open governance is more about citizens checking on what government leaders are doing than on government coding its citizens to exercise surveillance.
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Pushing women scientists
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 21, 2014
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
Wikipedia edit-a-thon attempts to raise awareness of the contribution of Indian women to science.
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Quantifying India's research output - Public Lecture by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam
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by
Radha Rao
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published
Sep 24, 2009
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 02:54 PM
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Openness
International Strategic and Security Studies Programme, IISc. Bangalore, is organizing a Public lecture by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam on Friday, Sept 25th, on Quantifying India's research output.
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Random Hacks of Kindness Global December 2012 — A Report
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by
Yogesh Londhe
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published
Dec 10, 2012
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last modified
Jan 08, 2013 04:12 PM
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filed under:
Openness
A Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) hackathon in Bangalore was hosted at office of the Center for Internet and Society (CIS) in Domlur on December 1 and 2, 2012. CIS, Amnesty International India Office, Greenpeace India Office, HasGeek, Yahoo Research & Development and SimpleTechLife sponsored the event.
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