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Bhuvana Meenakshi elected Mozilla Rep for July 2019
Bhuvana Meenakshi was selected as a Rep of the Month (July 2019) by Mozilla for my active contributions.
# NAMA Community Meet | Global Payments Ecosystem
Anubha Sinha attended the event organized by Medianama in Delhi on July 31, 2019.
Project Tiger: Wikipedia ropes in locals to contribute articles in Indian languages
The project has generated content in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu, Odiya and Gujarati.
Wikipedia looks to ramp up its Indian language content
Wikipedia is generating more content in major Indian languages with the help of Bengaluru-based Centre for Internet and Society.
Youths come forward to augment Assamese Wikisource project
Assamese Wikisource is a sister-project of Assamese Wikipedia, where Assamese books with expired copyrights are available.
Ahmedabad Wikisource Workshop
Report of the Ahmedabad Wikisource workshop published in Vishwavihar.
WIPO Regional Seminar on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions
Anubha Sinha participated in the WIPO “Regional Seminar for the Asia Pacific Group on Libraries, Archives, Museums and Educational & Research Institutions in the Field of Copyright”, which was held on April 29 and 30, 2019, in Singapore.
WIPO Regional Seminar on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions
Anubha Sinha participated in the WIPO “Regional Seminar for the Asia Pacific Group on Libraries, Archives, Museums and Educational & Research Institutions in the Field of Copyright”, which was held on April 29 and 30, 2019, in Singapore. The event was co-organized by Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Singapore Cooperation Programme and WIPO.
Goa University students update ‘Goa’ Marathi articles on Wikipedia
Faculty and students of Goa University’s Marathi department have updated 164 Marathi articles on Wikipedia related to Goa recently.
Google Gives Wikimedia Millions—Plus Machine Learning Tools
Google is pouring an additional $3.1 million into Wikipedia, bringing its total contribution to the free encyclopedia over the past decade to more than $7.5 million, the company announced at the World Economic Forum Tuesday.
Indic Wikisource Community Consultation 2018 report at Asomiya Pratidin ePaper- Highest Circulated Assamese Daily
Indic Wikisource Community Consultation 2018 report at Asomiya Pratidin ePaper- Highest Circulated Assamese Daily
Lecture on Open Access and Open Content Licensing at ICAR (short course)
The ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) a constituent establishment of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) organised a short course on 'ICTs for Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness in Agricultural Research, Education and Extension of NARES' during November 13-22, 2018 in Bangalore. Anubha Sinha delivered a lecture to the participants.
5th Global Congress On IP And The Public Interest: Successes, Strategies Highlighted
More than 400 activists, academics and practitioners from over 50 countries gathered at this year’s Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, according to organisers.
KEI Seminar on "Appraising the WIPO Broadcast Treaty and its Implications on Access to Culture"
Anubha Sinha participated in a seminar organized by KEI on October 3 and 4, 2018 at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Anubha spoke on the panel titled "Rationale, Beneficiaries and Scope (of the Treaty)".
Community Toolkit for Greater Diversity
P.P. Sneha participated in a 3 day programme organized by Wikipedia community in Mandrem, Goa from October 5 - 7, 2018. The event was a peer training programmeto strengthen the work in the direction of building greater diversity and inclusion in the Wikimedia community.
Odia Virtual Academy launched
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched a new web portal of ‘Odia Virtual Academy’ (www.ova.gov.in) to promote the Odia language and literature at the Secretariat here.
Stakeholders Consultation on draft WIPO Treaty to Protect Broadcasting Organization
Anubha Sinha participated in a stakeholder consultation organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India to discuss the various aspects of draft WIPO Treaty to Protect Broadcasting Organization, which is under discussion in Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights at Copyright Office in New Delhi on October 23, 2018.
Sting job by Hyderabad scientist exposes fake journals
Scientists have at last found a cure for Schlodomoniasis -- a deadly brain infection caused by the "inter-galactic parasite Klaousmodium cruzi" -- they claim to have identified for the first time.
Broadcasters Eager For Global Signal Protection; Others Warn Of Major Players Sneaking In
Anubha Sinha was recently part of a panel discussion on broadcast treaty.
5th Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest
Sunil Abraham, Anubha Sinha and Swaraj Paul Barooah attended the Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest, in Washington DC, from September 24 - 29, 2018. The event was co-organized by PublicCitizen, Washington College of Law, American University, O'Neill Institute and the American Assembly, Columbia University.
