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ଆଦିବାସୀ ଭାଷାର ଉନ୍ନତିକଳ୍ପେ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ
Subhashish Panigrahi is quoted in this article published by Odishan.com on January 12, 2014.
‘With Internet in every pocket, power to the people’
Social media is set to grow in India in a big way with Google and Facebook gearing up to tap the regional languages market.
Rise of the bot: all you need to know about the latest threat online
In the last week of December, 2013, former union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal lodged a police complaint in Chandigarh after witnessing “an unusual rise in his online fan following”. The former minister told the police that his Facebook page had received more than 10,000 likes, within a span of 24 hours. While his allegation that the ‘likes’ were “fabricated” may be true, information technology experts believe a bot was at work.
Digitising contest to preserve rare books in Malayalam
The Malayalam Wiki Grandhasala has announced a competition in digitally preserving rare books in Malayalam.
Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Alvas Vishva Nudisiri Virasat
The Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet and Society conducted a workshop at Moodabidre from December 19 to 22, 2013.
Odisha: Odia Wikipedia reaching 5000 article mark!
Many are not aware of the existence of Odia Wikipedia and other Indian language Wikipedias. But Odia Wikipedia has been growing gradually all these years and has become the most searched website and largest online encyclopedia in Odia language.
An “Advocacy” Saga and the Inspiring Legacy of Rahul Cherian
For those interested in policy advocacy, the NUJS Law Review has an elaborate paper outlining the tireless advocacy efforts (spanning more than 10 full years) of a bunch of dedicated campaigners who strove valiantly to foster access for the disabled.
Wikipedia Training Session @ Tiruvur
A Wikipedia training session was conducted by T. Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik at Srivahini College in Tiruvur on December 19, 2013.
A Feature on Telugu Wikipedia
Namaste Telangana newspaper has done a Sunday magazine feature on Telugu Wikipedia on the occasion of the 10th anniversary.
A Wikipedia Workshop at IISC
Along with Wikipedian Shiju Alex we supported the Assamese Wikipedians to organize a workshop at IISC.
3rd Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest & Open A.I.R. Conference on Innovation and IP in Africa
From 9 to 13 December 2013, delegates from national and international governmental governmental entities, the private sector, civil society, and academia gathered for five days of interconnected events in Cape Town.
ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಗೆ 10, ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಸಾಲದು : ಪ್ರೊ .ಜಿವಿ
A post-event report of the program published in OneindiaKannada on November 17, 2013.
ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಕ್ಕೆ ದಶಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ
A report of the Kannada Wikipedia tenth anniversary celebrations in Prajavani on November 18.
ಕನ್ನಡದ ಆನ್ಲೈನ್ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ ದುರ್ಬಲ
An article about the tenth Kannada Wikipedia published in Vijaya Karnataka on November 19.
Panaji: DKA organizes two day Konkani Wikipedia workshop
In order to showcase Romi Konknni on a global platform, Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) organized a two day Konkani Wikipedia workshop November 16 and November 17 for Romi Konknni writers in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Society’s Access to Knowledge Programme, Bangalore.
ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಕ್ಕೆ ಈಗ ದಶಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ. ಅದರ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ ಒಂದು ಆಚರಣೆ
Coverage of the ten years of celebrations in Kannada Wikipedia on Avadhi website.
10th anniversary of Kannada wikipedia
Kannada wikipedia is celebrating its 10th anniversary on November 17.
Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia: Udayavani Coverage
Udayavani, on November 15, 2013 published about the upcoming tenth anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia.
Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia: Vijayavani Coverage
Vijayavani published a report of the forthcoming tenth anniversary celebration of Kannada Wikipedia on November 17.
Indian Govt to Build Machine Translation System for 22 Indic Languages
National Translation Mission is preparing a Machine Translation System (MTS) to instantly translate texts from vernacular Indian languages to English, reports New Indian Express.
