Centre for Internet & Society

Wikimedia Diversity Conference

by Prasad Krishna

T.Vishnu Vardhan participated in the conference organized by the German Wikipedia community in Berlin (GLS Campus) on November 9 and 10, 2013. He presented on So Many Languages- Challenges and Opportunities for the Wikimedia Movement in India and also led a Round-up session on Geographic diversity and Language pluralism on Wikimedia.

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The Relaunch of Creative Commons India

by Prasad Krishna

Wikimedia India, the Centre for Internet and Society, and Acharya Narendra Dev College invite you to the Relaunch of Creative Commons India in New Delhi on November 12, 2013 with the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Dr. Shashi Tharoor as the Chief Guest.

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Kannada Wikipedia and its Tenth Anniversary

by Prasad Krishna

Dr. U.B. Pavanaja was on RadioCity to talk about Kannada Wikipedia and its tenth anniversary. The programme was aired on November 2, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.

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Access to Knowledge Bulletin — October 2013

by Prasad Krishna

The Access to Knowledge (Wikipedia) newsletter for the month of October 2013:

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October 2013 Bulletin

by Prasad Krishna

Our newsletter for the month of October 2013 can be accessed below.

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Feedback on the Framework on OSS Adoption in E-Governance Systems

by Nehaa Chaudhari

CIS gave its feedback to the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) on the Framework on Open Source Software Adoption in E-Governance Systems on October 26, 2013.

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Wikipedia in Indian Languages on Mobile Phones

by Prasad Krishna

Wikipedia in India's regional languages and accessible over mobile phones is revolutionising the way Internet content is used in this multi-lingual country, say information technology (IT) experts.

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कोंकणी विश्‍वकोश ‘विकिपीडिया’वर

by Prasad Krishna

News about digitalization of Konkani Vishwakosh, appeared in Navprabha daily on October 22, 2013 on front page.

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OSOD 2013: International Workshop on Open Science and Open Data

by Prasad Krishna

Nehaa Chaudhari was a panelist at the International Workshop on Open Science and Open Data, 2013, held on October 07, 2013 at the Indian Statistical Institute. She gave a presentation on "Government Copyright and the Open Access Conundrum"

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National Conference on Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India

by Prasad Krishna

Nehaa Chaudhari was a panelist/speaker at the National Conference on Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India.

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