Centre for Internet & Society

CIS-A2K

The key mandate of the Access to Knowledge project at CIS (CIS-A2K) is to work towards catalysing the growth of the open knowledge movement in south Asia and in Indic languages. From September 2012, CIS has been actively involved in growing the open knowledge movement in India through a grant received from the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF). The current focus of the CIS-A2K team spans over 5 language areas (Kannada, Konkani, Marathi, Odia, and Telugu), 2 community strengthening initiatives, and 6 stand-alone Wikimedia projects.

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Mission

The mission of CIS-A2K is to catalyze the growth of open knowledge movement in South Asia and in Indic languages. Within the Wikimedia universe CIS-A2K specifically strives to further grow the Indic and English Wikimedia projects and communities by:

  • supporting and serving the Indian Wikimedia communities in all possible ways;
  • building institutional partnerships;
  • bringing more content under free license;
  • designing and executing projects with community participation;
  • strengthening the Wikimedia volunteers; and
  • fostering and enabling an appropriate legal and technological ecosystem.

 

Work Plans

Work plans and other programme documents can be accessed here:

 

Activities and Feedback

If you have a general proposal/suggestion for Access to Knowledge team you can write on the requests page. If you have appreciations or feedback on our work, please share it on feedback page.

 

Recent Posts

Blog Entry Google-translated Telugu articles prioritisation exercise: February iteration — by Pavan Santhosh — last modified Apr 18, 2017 05:02 AM
The February iteration of the Google-translated Telugu articles prioritisation exercise took place online.
Blog Entry Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, Pune — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Apr 16, 2017 02:31 PM
A Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was held at 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, Pune on 7th February 2017
Blog Entry "Free-license Wings To Your Books" in Guntur — by Pavan Santhosh — last modified Apr 16, 2017 10:53 AM
"Free-license Wings To Your Books" event held at Annamayya Library, Guntur
Blog Entry Odia Wikipedia Workshop in IIMC, Dhenkanal — by Sailesh Patnaik — last modified Apr 17, 2017 06:31 AM
An Odia Wikipedia Workshop was conducted at IIMC, Dhenkanal on 31 January, 2017
Odia Wikipedia and Orientation Training Programme Jan 31, 2017 from 10:00 AM to 02:00 PM — Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal, — by Prasad Krishna
An Odia Wikipedia orientation and training programme is being organized by the Centre for Internet & Society's (CIS-A2K) team on 31 January 2017 at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal in Odisha.
Blog Entry Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu College, Kolhapur — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Apr 16, 2017 02:15 PM
A Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was conducted at Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu College, Kolhapur on 23 January, 2017.
Blog Entry Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Shivaji University, Kolhapur — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Apr 16, 2017 01:47 PM
A Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was held at Shivaji University, Kolhapur on 19 January, 2017
Blog Entry WikiSangamotsavam 2016 — by [email protected] — last modified Feb 06, 2017 12:47 PM
The Malayalam Wikipedia community jointly held its anniversary celebrations and annual gathering in Kasaragod district, Kerala from 26 to 28 December, 2016. The Centre for Internet and Society was invited to partake in the event.
Blog Entry Telugu Wikipedia Stall at Hyderabad Book Fair — by [email protected] — last modified Feb 06, 2017 12:48 PM
Telugu Wikipedia community put up a stall at the Hyderabad Book Fair in December welcoming members of the public to join as editors on the regional encyclopaedia.
Blog Entry Telugu Wikipedia Stall at Rajahmundry Book Fair — by [email protected] — last modified Feb 06, 2017 12:48 PM
Telugu Wikipedia community put up a stall at the three day Rajahmundry Book Fair from 20 - 23 November 2016.
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About Us

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

Through its diverse initiatives, CIS explores, intervenes in, and advances contemporary discourse and regulatory practices around internet, technology, and society in India, and elsewhere.

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