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"Sau Dhuni Teen" project: Wikipedia workshop in TISS, Mumbai
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by
Abhinav Garule
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Sep 14, 2015
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Mar 16, 2016 11:31 AM
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Openness,
Wikipedia,
Wikimedia
A two-day multilingual Wikipedia workshop is being planned to be organised at the Women's Studies Department of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai during the 22nd through the 24th August.
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International Open Data Charter: Comments by CIS
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Sep 08, 2015
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filed under:
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Featured,
Policies,
Openness,
International Open Data Charter
The second meeting of Stewards of the International Open Data Charter is in progress in Santiago, Chile, where the revisions made to the Charter based on the comments received during the public consultation period that ended on July 31, 2015, are being re-discussed and finalised by the Stewards. Here we are sharing the comments submitted by us on the first public draft of the Charter published during the International Open Data Conference in Ottawa, Canada, in May 2015. The comments include those submitted by Sumandro and Sharath Chandra Ram.
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Workshop on Open Data for Human Development - Sessions Report
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Aug 26, 2015
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last modified
Aug 28, 2015 08:16 AM
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Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Featured,
Sikkim Open Data Acquisition and Accessibility Policy,
Openness
CIS facilitated a workshop on open data policy and tools for government officials from Sikkim, Meghalaya, and Tripura, and those from Bhutan and Maldives, in June 2015. The workshop was co-facilitated with Akvo, DataMeet, and Mapbox, and was supported by International Centre for Human Development of UNDP India. Here we share the workshop report and other related documents. The report is written by Sumandro, along with Amitangshu Acharya of Akvo.
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Survey of Estimates of Economic Value of Open Government Data
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by
Ömer Faruk Sarı
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Aug 22, 2015
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last modified
Aug 22, 2015 08:42 AM
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Open Government Data,
Digital Economy,
Open Data,
Economics,
Openness
This is a survey of estimates of economic value of open government data, and public sector information in general, across regions, countries, and sectors offered by several reports published during the last decade. The survey is undertaken by Ömer Faruk Sarı, a student of Business Administration at Koc University in Istanbul, Turkey, and research intern with CIS.
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Journalism Students of the SDM College Ujire Enrich Karnataka’s Folklore And Folk Art in Kannada Wikipedia
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by
U.B.Pavanaja
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Aug 18, 2015
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last modified
Sep 15, 2015 09:09 AM
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Openness,
Wikipedia,
Kannada Wikipedia,
Wikimedia
As part of an ongoing partnership with the Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) College Ujjire, with active support from a few Kannada Wikipedia editors, CIS-A2K began an outreach programme so that the journalism students could help many Kannada readers about Karnataka’s rich folklore and folk art.
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Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Mangalore to bring Tulu Wikipedia live
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by
U.B.Pavanaja
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published
Aug 18, 2015
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last modified
Sep 15, 2015 09:07 AM
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Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Workshop,
Openness,
Tulu Wikipedia
A Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organised in Mangalore, Karnataka this 14th to encourage more Tulu-language speakers to contribute to Tulu Wikipedia. Tulu Wikipedia is is currently in the Incubator but the enthusiastic editor community is putting their best effort to bring it live out of Incubator. This edit-a-thon is one of the many activities the Tulu Wikimedia community has organised.
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Talamaddale on August 23
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 16, 2015
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last modified
Sep 20, 2015 03:57 PM
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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.
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ಬೆಳ್ತಂಗಡಿ:ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೂ ಲಭ್ಯ ಇರುವ ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ಹಾಗೂ ಮುಕ್ತ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಾ-ಪವನಜ
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by
U.B.Pavanaja
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published
Aug 14, 2015
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last modified
Sep 06, 2015 12:09 PM
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Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Openness,
Kannada Wikipedia
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) has ongoing partnership with SDM College, Ujire. Students of Masters in Communication and Journalism will be writing articles in Kannada Wikipedia. This academic year’s programme was inaugurated on August 12. It was followed by hands-on workshop. SahilOnline has reported this on August 14, 2015.
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International Open Data Charter, Consultation Meeting, Bengaluru, July 28, 5:30 pm
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Jul 22, 2015
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last modified
Aug 21, 2015 05:45 AM
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filed under:
Open Data,
International Open Data Charter,
Openness
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International Open Data Charter, Consultation Meeting, Delhi, July 09, 5:30 pm
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Jul 07, 2015
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last modified
Jul 07, 2015 12:12 PM
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filed under:
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
International Open Data Charter,
Openness
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