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.
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:
- Work Plan July 2014 - June 2015
- Work Plan April 2013 - June 2014
- Work Plan 2012 - 2013
- Work Plan 2011 - 2012
- Details of Programs run on English and Indian language Wikipedias since 2011
- Access To Knowledge Announcement and FAQ - 30 July 2012
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.
- Workshops, Meetups, Edit-a-thons and other Events
- Events
- Blog Entries
- Newsletters, Reports, and Bulletins
- IRC
Recent Posts
- Telugu Wikipedia Day 2015: Eenadu Coverage — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:33 AM
- Telugu Wikipedians conducted history photowalk in Dr. YSR state archaeological museum to celebrate Telugu Wikipedia Day 2015 on December 13, 2015. Pavan Santosh supported the community as a representative from CIS-A2K
- Odia Wikipedia Workshop to be organised in Puri Dec 20, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM — Premier Institute Of Computer Studies (PICS), Puri, Odisha, — by Sailesh Patnaik
- In collaboration with the the Google Local guides group, the first ever Odia Wikipedia workshop in Puri is being organised on this December 20.
- Kannada Wikipedia Editathon: Vijayavani — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:34 AM
- The article was published in Vijayavani on December 11, 2015. A scanned version of the article is given below.
- Kannada Wikipedia Editathon: Vijaya Karnataka — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:35 AM
- The article was published in Vijaya Karnataka on December 11, 2015. A scanned version of the article is below.
- Kannada Wikipedia Editathon in Mangalore: Udayavani — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:36 AM
- The article was published in Udayavani on December 11, 2015. A scanned version of the article is given below.
- Kannada Wikipedia Editathon: Udayavani Coverage — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:36 AM
- The article was published in Udayavani on December 7, 2015. A scanned version of the article is below.
- Kannada Wikipedia Editathon in Prajavani — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:39 AM
- The article was published in Prajavani on December 13, 2015. A scanned version of the article is below.
- Kannada Wikipedia Editathon: Prajavani — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:40 AM
- The article was published in Prajavani Mangal on December 11, 2015. A scanned version of the article is given below.
- Kannada Wikipedia Editathon Coverage in Prajavani — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:40 AM
- The article was published in Prajavani Mangal on December 10, 2015. A scanned version of the article is below.
- Post More Articles on Kannada Wikipedia — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:38 AM
- The article was published in Indian Express, Mangaluru edition on December 12, 2015. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja was quoted. A scanned version of the article is given below.
