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Blog Entry Indian Women and Craft Edit-a-thon
by Gopalakrishna A. — published May 19, 2018 — last modified Jul 04, 2018 04:30 PM — filed under: , , ,
A two-day long edit-a-thon aimed to archive the Women achievers in the field of art and craft on Kannada Wikipedia was held with the help of Srishti Institute and Janastu on 8th March and 25th March 2018.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Postcolonial Digital Connections International Conference
by Admin — published May 18, 2018 — filed under:
Anubha Sinha was a speaker at this conference organized by Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg, UCL and Fritz Thyssen Stiftung on May 16 and 17, 2018 at Center for Interdisciplinary Area Studies (ZIRS) in Halle, Germany. Anubha Sinha spoke on Property, Control and Copyright.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Consilience 2018
by Admin — published May 12, 2018 — filed under:
National Law School of India University, Bangalore organized The Future of Blockchain Technology: Evolving a Framework for its Adoption and Regulation in India on May 5, 2018. Swaraj Barooah panel on "e-Governance and Public Service Delivery using Blockchain Technology" at Consilience 2018.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Comment: India's NTP 2018 gets digital makeover but needs complimentary policies
by Admin — published May 12, 2018 — filed under:
Criticism notwithstanding, Indian bureaucratic mandarins—babus as they are referred to in local lingo—do come up with draft policies that are contemporaneous, and at times when it’s least expected.
Located in Telecom / News & Media
RightsCon Toronto 2018
by Admin — published May 12, 2018 — last modified Jun 07, 2018 02:31 PM — filed under: ,
RightsCon is organizing the 2018 edition of the event at Beanfield Centre at Exhibition Place, Toronto in Canada. A session on Pervasive Technologies project titled "Cheap and chipper: IP in India’s affordable smartphones" is scheduled on May 17, 5.15 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. in the International Trade and the Commons track. (Room #203B, Beanfield Centre).
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Blog Entry Wikipedia edit-a-thon in mind? Kindly start here
by Tito Dutta — published May 11, 2018 — filed under: , , ,
Are you thinking to conduct a Wikipedia edit-a-thon? You may use this document as an initial guide. Please note: this article is written keeping specially organisations, institutions, and individuals in mind, who are new to Wikipedia world. We are starting this post with some basic questions. Please feel free to ask questions by mailing tito "at" cis-india.org
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
April 2018 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 30, 2018 — last modified May 20, 2018 02:57 PM — filed under: ,
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Blog Entry Exploring Wikimedia platforms in Dialogue on the Urban Rivers of Maharashtra
by Subodh Kulkarni — published Apr 22, 2018 — last modified May 07, 2018 04:25 PM — filed under: , , ,
INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) and SANDRP (South Asian Network of Dams, Rivers and People) organized “A Dialogue on the Urban Rivers of Maharashtra” on 20-21 April 2018 from 9:00am-5:30pm at Yashada, Pune.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry Institutional Partnership with Tribal Research & Training Institute
by Subodh Kulkarni — published Apr 18, 2018 — last modified May 07, 2018 04:29 PM — filed under: , , ,
CIS-A2K has been building partnerships with major state government departments in Maharashtra to promote free & open knowledge resources. One such effort resulted into official Govt.Resolution of Tribal Research & Training Institute under State Tribal Development department on Expert's Study Group Formation for developing Open Knowledge Platforms.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Wikipedia Will Reward You For Translating English Articles To Indian Languages
by Admin — published Apr 17, 2018 — filed under: ,
India has seen a substantial growth in the number of internet users since the introduction of attractive prices by Jio. Internet adoption is seen as the key to bridging the divide between urban and rural populations and an important means of increasing literacy, especially in the backward parts of the country.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
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