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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 Orientation Program at Kannada University, Hampi — by Gopalakrishna A. — last modified Oct 24, 2017 01:01 PM
A Kannada Wikipedia Orientation Program was conducted at Kannada University Hampi on 31 August and 1 September 2017.
Blog Entry Marathi Wikipedia Workshop at MGM Trust's College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Aurangabad — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Oct 24, 2017 01:18 PM
A Marathi Wikipedia Workshop was recently held at the MGM Trust's College of Journalism and Mass Communication on 11 August 2017.
Blog Entry Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Dalit Mahila Vikas Mandal, Satara — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Oct 24, 2017 11:52 AM
Blog Entry Wikimedia Workshop at Ismailsaheb Mulla Law College, Satara — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Oct 24, 2017 11:52 AM
A Wikimedia Workshop was on 4 August 2017 at the Ismailsaheb Mulla Law College in Satara to introduce the Wikipedia and its sister projects to the students.
Blog Entry Odia Wikisource Turns 3 — by Manasa Rao — last modified Oct 23, 2017 05:40 AM
Blog Entry Marathi Wikipedia - Vishwakosh Workshop for Science writers in IUCAA, Pune — by Manasa Rao — last modified Dec 20, 2017 02:42 AM
Blog Entry Guest Blog: Retd. Col. Ashwin Baindur on Strategy, Wikimedia Strategy Salon, Vijayawada — by Manasa Rao — last modified Oct 24, 2017 11:52 AM
Blog Entry Marathi Wikipedia Workshop in Sangli, Maharashtra — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Aug 16, 2017 08:40 AM
A Marathi Wikipedia workshop was recently held in Sangli, Maharashtra
Blog Entry Christ University Wikipedia Education Program Internship — by Manasa Rao and Ananth Subray — last modified Jul 05, 2017 09:33 AM
Blog Entry Asian Athletics Championships 2017 Edit-a-thon — by Sailesh Patnaik & Jnanaranjan Sahu — last modified Aug 01, 2017 05:23 AM
Odia Wikipedians, in conjunction with Indian Athletics Federation and Sports and Youth Services collaborated to document the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships. Hundreds of photos were uploaded and new Wikipedia content added to inform the event’s fans.
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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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