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Integrating Urdu with Modern Technology the Need of Hour
A report of the Urdu Wikipedia Workshop at Maulana Azad National Urdu University by the Department of Translation Studies on March 6, 2014. Syed Muzamiluddin is quoted.
Stakeholders meeting to discuss the NCAER Report on "Parallel Imports"
Nehaa Chaudhari will be participating in this meeting to be held in New Delhi on March 26, 2014.
ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲಕೊಡುವ ಕೆಲಸವಾಗಲಿ’
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a 2-day workshop-cum-editathon at Sagara on March 1 and 2, 2014. Vijaya Karnataka published a report on March 2.
Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Suvarna Prabha)
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a Kannada Wikipedia workshop on March 1, followed a by edit-a-thon on Mar 2, 2014, at Sagara. A report of the inauguration program, appeared in Suvarna Prabha, Sagara on March 1, 2014.
Wikipedia Mangalore Workshop (Coverage in Prajavani)
Dr. U.B.Pavanaja gave a presentation on Wikipedia with a special focus on students and women at Roshini Nilaya, Mangalore on February 26, 2014. An event report was published in Prajavani the following day.
Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Vijayavani)
Vijayavani covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop held in Sagara.
Zero Project Conference on Accessibility: Innovative Policies and Practices for Persons with Disabilities
Essl Foundation, the World Future Council and the European Foundation Centre convened an international conference at the United Nations Office in Vienna, Austria on February 27 and 28, 2014. Pranesh Prakash participated in the conference as a speaker. On February 27 he spoke on e-speak and on the following day (February 28) he spoke in a session on Copyright & the Marrakesh Treaty: Opportunities and Challenges.
National Conference on Use of Technology in Higher Education
The Ministry of Human Resource and Development and Planning Commission in partnership with Microsoft Research and British Council organized a conference at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay on February 25, 2014.
Pranesh Prakash: Influencing India's IP Laws
Pranesh Prakash believes intellectual property laws need to evolve and change with time.
Consultation on Institutional Arrangements for IP managment under MHRD
Planning Commission and MHRD jointly are having consultations to design institutional arrangements for IP management under the MHRD between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on February 21, 2014 at IIC (Annexe), New Delhi 9 Lecture Hall No. 1).
୧୦ ବର୍ଷରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ୱିକିପିଡିଆ
This is a feature about Odia Wikipedia's 10th anniversary and the story of a dead volunteer community reviving after 8 years. This has been published in Rabibara Sambad (Sunday supplement of Odia newspaper The Sambad) on February 9, 2014.
Father-son duo promote Punjabi online
A father-son duo has been working to include more information about Punjab and Punjabi on Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia.
The Dynamics of Education to Employment Journey: Opportunities and Challenges
KIIT School of Management, KIIT Univeristy is holding the 7th National Management Convention 2014 at its campus in Bhubaneswar on February 21 and 22, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Subhashish Panigrahi have been invited to address the students of KIIT University.
Tech-savvy students given tips to enter IT field
Students from any academic background, but having computer knowledge and common sense, can land a job in the IT sector, said U B Pavanaja, programme officer (Indian languages) at Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore).
Odia Wikipedia (Coverage in Sanchar)
Sanchar published about Odia Wikipedia in their edition on January 31. Subhashish Panigrahi is quoted.
FDC recognition for the Centre for the Internet and Society
The Wikimedia Foundation Board has published a resolution declaring the Centre for Internet and Society as eligible for funding through the Annual Plan Grants program.
Workshop: Social Justice in an Internet-mediated World
IT for Change and the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities invite you to a workshop on social justice in an internet-mediated world at the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities on January 31, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan, Program Director, Access to Knowledge from the Centre for Internet and Society will deliver a lecture on Where are the Alternatives ? Is distributed power possible?
KIIT University to lead building free knowledge repository initiative
Centre for Internet and Society is a Bangalore based Non profit organization which works primarily in the broader domains ofinternet and policy research, accessibility, open knowledge and open education.
Odisha: KISS to create tribal languages and heritage repository
World' largest tribal residential institute Kalinga Institute of Social Studies (KISS) is going to initiate a project in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge program (CIS-A2K) to gather academic and research resources on tribal languages and diverse cultural heritage.
Global Congress On IP and Public Interest Adopts Principles for Negotiations
A recent conference on intellectual property and the public interest concluded with the adoption of public interest principles to guide international trade negotiations and international organisations.
