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Blog Entry 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: , ,
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.
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Blog Entry Indic Language Wikipedias – Statistical Report: January – June 2012
by Shiju Alex published Sep 25, 2012 last modified Sep 28, 2012 03:41 PM — filed under: , ,
The following is a compilation of the statistical update of the Indic language Wikipedias from January to June 2012. The author provides perspectives on the health of various Indic language communities as well as the state of various Indic language Wikipedias during the period.
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Blog Entry Kannada Wiki Workshop at Tumkur University
by Shiju Alex published Sep 25, 2012 last modified Oct 16, 2012 12:35 PM — filed under: ,
Tumkur University, Karnataka hosted a Kannada Wiki Workshop on September 15, 2012. This was the first Kannada Wikipedia workshop at Tumkur.
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August 2012 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 07, 2012 last modified Sep 11, 2012 02:53 PM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Welcome to the newsletter issue of August 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of the latest list of sites blocked by the Indian government from August 18, 2012 to August 21, 2012, the India Report for Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012, and press coverage related to the recent North East exodus.
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Bangalore Force.com August Meetup
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 09, 2012 last modified Aug 09, 2012 01:59 PM — filed under: ,
Following the India Salesforce Platform Developer Hands-On Workshop in July, Bangalore Force.com is organizing monthly meetups in Bangalore, starting in August. The first meeting will be held at the Centre for Internet & Society in Bangalore on Sunday, August 19, 2012 from 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. John Barnes will be speaking on the occasion.
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July 2012 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 07, 2012 last modified Oct 09, 2012 11:46 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Welcome to the newsletter issue of July 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features a constitutional analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediaries' Guidelines) Rules notified in April 2011, an analysis of the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act and CIS statement on Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives made at WIPO.
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Wikimedia Foundation awards grant to Centre for Internet and Society to expand Access to Knowledge in India
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 02, 2012 — filed under:
We are pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation has approved a grant to the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore to expand their Access to Knowledge program in India.
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Blog Entry Unpacking Openness: From Seemingly Transparent to Definitely Opaque
by Maarten Zeinstra and Marlieke Kieboom published Aug 01, 2012 last modified Aug 01, 2012 09:16 AM — filed under:
Nishant Shah was in Netherlands recently and as part of his trip had given a public lecture to an audience at Kennisland. One of the respondents wrote a small write-up of the talk.
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Data-Driven Journalism, Data Literacy & Open Government — Talk at CIS
by Pranesh Prakash published Jul 31, 2012 last modified Jul 31, 2012 06:08 AM — filed under: , ,
The Open Knowledge Foundation and the Centre for Internet and Society invite you to an informal talk by Lucy Chambers and Laura Newman on 'Data-Driven Journalism, Data Literacy, and Open Government'.
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October 2011 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 25, 2012 — filed under: , , , , ,
Welcome to the Centre for Internet and Society newsletter! In this issue we bring you the updates of our research, events, media coverage and videos of some past events organized by us during October 2011.
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