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Talamaddale on August 23: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 16, 2015 — last modified Sep 20, 2015 03:57 PM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
A talamaddale ‘Karna Chedana’ and ‘Shalya Nirgamana’ will be organised at Abhisheka mandira on the premises of Manjunatha temple at Kadri on August 23 at 2.30 p.m. Yakshagana playback singers Balipa Narayana Bhagawatha and Puttige Raghurama Holla will take part.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Open Data and Land Ownership - Environment Scan: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Feb 12, 2018 — last modified Feb 12, 2018 10:37 AM — filed under: Land Records, Open Government Data, Openness, Open Data
The State of Open Data is an ambitious research project reflecting on 10 years of action on open data and providing a critical review of the current state of the open data movement across a range of issues and thematic areas. This environment scan represents the first step in gathering information to support a review of the state of open data with regard to land ownership, and in refining the focus of a chapter. The lead author for this chapter is Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
Located in Openness
Celebrating 5 Years of CIS: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2013 — last modified Feb 25, 2014 09:15 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness, Researchers at Work, Event
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is celebrating 5 years of its existence with an exhibition showcasing its activities and accomplishments. The exhibition will be held at its offices in Bangalore and Delhi from May 20 to 23, 2013.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
December 2012 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 30, 2012 — last modified Jan 16, 2013 05:15 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness
We at the Centre for Internet & Society wish you all a great year ahead. In the December 2012 newsletter, we bring you the draft early chapters of our “National Resource Kit” project for persons with disabilities (covering four southern states); and accessibility-related comments on the Twelfth Five Year Plan; the draft research on pervasive technologies and access to knowledge that we presented at the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest in Brazil; our comments on the privacy implications of including RFID tags in the proposed Rule 138A of the Motor Vehicle Rules, a report on the open access lectures delivered by Prof. Leslie Chan during his tour of India, reports of Wikipedia-related workshops conducted across three cities, and news and media coverage.
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Wikipedia Workshop in British Library, Chandigarh: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Sep 27, 2012 — last modified Oct 04, 2012 12:08 PM — filed under: Openness, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
A Wikipedia workshop was organized in Chandigarh by the British Library over two days on August 24 and 25, 2012. Bipin Kumar, Head of British Library and Christina, Deputy Manager had pivotal roles in designing this workshop with support from Piyush, a wikipedian.
Located in Openness
The First Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop: by Shiju Alex and Subhashish Panigrahi — published Sep 27, 2012 — last modified Oct 04, 2012 12:16 PM — filed under: Openness, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
For those who might not be aware, Punjabi Wikipedia is one of the first Indic Wikipedias where community started editing way back in 2002. However, after the initial few edits all activities got stopped and it was inactive over the last decade. Recently we conducted a few workshops that led to the revival of Punjabi Wikipedia. This post is about the first Punjabi Wikipedia workshop held in Ludhiana, Punjab on July 28, 2012.
Located in Openness
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.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Marathi Language Fortnight Workshops 2019: by Subodh Kulkarni — published Feb 26, 2019 — last modified Mar 01, 2019 12:39 AM — filed under: Openness, Featured, Marathi Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Maharashtra is a state which is rich in diversity in terms of language and culture seen in its various regions such as Konkan, Marathwada, Western Maharashtra, Northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha. Awareness needs to be created to make Wikimedia movement inclusive and diverse in these geographical regions as well as in their social strata.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Talks by Richard Abisla and Kaliya Young: by Admin — published Feb 28, 2019 — last modified Mar 07, 2019 11:59 PM — filed under: Open Data, Event, Openness
The Centre for Internet & Society will be hosting public talks by Richard Abisla and Kaliya Young, who are both 2019 India-U.S. Public Interest Technology Fellows at New America at its Bangalore office on March 4, 2019.
Located in Openness / Events
Telugu Wikisource Workshop: by Pavan Santhosh — published Jul 24, 2017 — last modified Aug 16, 2017 08:40 AM — filed under: Telugu Wikisource, Telegu Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Telugu Wikipedia, Openness
Recently, a Telugu Wikisource Workshop was conducted in Hyderabad between 22- 23 July, 2017
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs

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