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What is the Open Data Movement & Why Does it Matter?
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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May 13, 2015
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Jun 18, 2015 01:12 AM
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Openness
I gave a talk at this event organized by Phandeeyar on May 13, 2015 in Yangon. About 25 delegates attended the event.
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Wikipedia Campus at Oxford College
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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Apr 28, 2015
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May 27, 2015 02:22 PM
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Openness,
Wikipedia
CIS-A2K collaborated with the Oxford College of Engineering, Bommanahalli, Bangalore on April 24, 2015 for introducing Wikimedia projects at their institution. Radhakrishna, a senior Wikimedian from Bangalore provided the crucial introduction and worked closely with the A2K team in conducting all the activities.
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Now you can search Google in Kannada, in your handwriting
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Apr 18, 2015
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May 09, 2015 08:29 AM
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Openness,
Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge
All you need to do is to make changes in settings on your phone or tablet.
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ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ପାଇଁ ଡିଜିଟାଲ ଅସୁବିଧା
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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Apr 15, 2015
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May 27, 2015 03:22 PM
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Openness,
Odia Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
This paper was presented at the 2nd National Language Seminar by CIS-A2K Pogramme Officer Subhashish Panigrahi. In the paper, Panigrahi discusses about the hindrances of mass use of Odia language on the internet and how that is impacting in overall contribution of people in the language.
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Patterns of Gender Aggression and Harassment in Open Tech and Open Culture Communities Online
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by
Rohini Lakshané
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Apr 13, 2015
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Jun 01, 2015 02:13 AM
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Wikipedia,
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Wikimedia
Report on the talk delivered by me at Adacamp held in Montreal, Canada on April 13-14, 2015.
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NASA International Open Data Challenge 2015
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by
Sharath Chandra Ram
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Apr 10, 2015
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Apr 27, 2015 01:08 AM
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Open Data,
Event,
Big Data,
Openness
As part of the initial NASA Open Government 2.0 plan, the NASA International Open Data challenge brings together the FOSS community, citizen scientists, open data practitioners , open hardware enthusiasts and students for collaborative problem solving with the goal of producing relevant open-source solutions to address global needs applicable to both life on Earth and life in Space.
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Odia waits for Google Translate debut - Nine Indian languages available
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Apr 06, 2015
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May 08, 2015 01:27 AM
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Odia getting the "classical" status last year was certainly a proud moment for the people of the state, but, it is yet to feature among the languages available in Google's popular translation service.
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2nd National Language Conference, Bhubaneswar
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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Mar 30, 2015
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Apr 10, 2015 03:23 PM
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Video,
Openness,
Odia Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Institute of Odia Studies and Research organised 2nd National Language Conference beginning on Monday, March 30, 2015 and ending on April 2, 2015 at the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar. This conference was organised in collaboration with the Department of Tourism and Culture. I presented a paper in Odia language in this conference as part of a panel discussion related to Odia language computing.
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Bangla Wiki turns 10
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Mar 29, 2015
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Apr 04, 2015 04:10 PM
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Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
The 10th anniversary of Bengali Wikipedia was marked with a a gathering of Wikipedians of vernacular languages from across the country and beyond at Jadavpur University. Bengali is one of 20 Indian languages to have a Wikipedia presence. The event also celebrated 14 years of the mother edition in English of the open-access, crowd-sourced online encyclopaedia.
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India backs open source software for e-governance projects
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Mar 29, 2015
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last modified
Apr 04, 2015 04:00 PM
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Openness,
E-Governance
India has said it will use open source software in all e-governance projects, though it did not rule out the use of proprietary software to meet specialized requirements.
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