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The joys of being a Wikipedian: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 30, 2014 — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Radha Krishna, an engineer, had always wanted to share information online so that people who wanted to learn more could just log in and benefit by reading his articles. Eight years ago he started his own website for this very purpose. But he found it hard to maintain the site. He then chanced upon Wikipedia, the largest open-source encyclopedia, which was then just becoming popular in the country.
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The National Public Meeting on Software Patents: by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 04, 2008 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 03:02 AM — filed under: Conference, Campaign, Software Patents, FLOSS, Openness, Meeting
On Saturday, October 4, 2008, the Centre for Internet and Society, with the support of eighteen other organization, held a meeting on the National Public Meeting on Software Patents in the United Theological College campus. The aim of the event was to explore various issues surrounding software patents, especially from the perspective of the draft Patent Manual.
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The Online Video Environment in India - A Survey Report: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 25, 2011 — last modified Oct 03, 2011 09:31 AM — filed under: Openness, Open Content, Publications, Open Video
iCOMMONS, the OPEN VIDEO ALLIANCE, and the CENTRE FOR INTERNET AND SOCIETY have initiated a research project which seeks to survey the online video environment in India and the opportunities this new medium presents for creative expression and civic engagement. This report seeks to define key issues in the Indian context and begins to develop a short-term policy framework to address them.
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The Potential of Open Development for Canada and Abroad: by Prasad Krishna — published May 26, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:56 AM — filed under: Openness
IDRC held a panel discussion on 'The Potential of Open Development for Canada and Abroad' on May 5, 2010 in Ottawa.
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The Relaunch of Creative Commons India: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 03, 2013 — last modified Dec 11, 2013 08:12 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Openness, Event
Wikimedia India, the Centre for Internet and Society, and Acharya Narendra Dev College invite you to the Relaunch of Creative Commons India in New Delhi on November 12, 2013 with the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Dr. Shashi Tharoor as the Chief Guest.
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The Violence of Knowledge Cartels: by Nishant Shah — published Jan 18, 2013 — filed under: Openness, Open Access
We are all struck with a sense of loss, grief and shock since we heard of the death of Aaron Swartz, by suicide. People who have been his friends have written heart-felt obituaries, saluting his dreams and visions and unwavering commitment to a larger social good.
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The Wikimedia India Program Trust: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 13, 2011 — filed under: Openness
A new entity, the “Wikimedia India Program Trust”, has now been formed and registered (in Delhi.) This will be the organization that will eventually drive India programs and house the team in India.
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Thematic Edit-a-thon at J.P.Naik Centre for Education & Development, Pune: by Subodh Kulkarni — published May 10, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 08:59 AM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Marathi Wikipedia, Openness
A Marathi Wikipedia workshop was held at the J.P. Naik Centre for Education and Development in Pune recently.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Thematic Edit-a-thon at Yashawantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara: by Subodh Kulkarni — published Jun 11, 2017 — last modified Jul 11, 2017 09:35 AM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Marathi Wikipedia, Openness
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This Twitter Account Puts a Face to the Unsung Volunteer Editors Behind Wikipedia: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Jun 18, 2014 — last modified Jul 03, 2014 06:17 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The life of a Wikipedia editor is an interesting one. Globally, about 100,000 editors edit the collaborative online encyclopedia's 30 million articles in 287 languages, including over 4.5 million in the English Wikipedia.
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