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Wikipedia Workshop in British Library, Chandigarh

by Subhashish Panigrahi

A Wikipedia workshop was organized in Chandigarh by the British Library over two days on August 24 and 25, 2012. Bipin Kumar, Head of British Library and Christina, Deputy Manager had pivotal roles in designing this workshop with support from Piyush, a wikipedian.

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The First Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop

by Shiju Alex and Subhashish Panigrahi

For those who might not be aware, Punjabi Wikipedia is one of the first Indic Wikipedias where community started editing way back in 2002. However, after the initial few edits all activities got stopped and it was inactive over the last decade. Recently we conducted a few workshops that led to the revival of Punjabi Wikipedia. This post is about the first Punjabi Wikipedia workshop held in Ludhiana, Punjab on July 28, 2012.

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Shiju Alex on Indic Language Wikipedias – Statistical Report: January – June 2012

by Shiju Alex

Yes. I am aware about this. That is why I haven't used the word "Unique vistors" any where. To make the things clear I have [...]

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https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawm7QgsoyjnbkCgiU1kkCMx3rIJDYDIoJgY on Indic Language Wikipedias – Statistical Report: January – June 2012

by https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawm7QgsoyjnbkCgiU1kkCMx3rIJDYDIoJgY

Shiju, You seem to have confused page views with number of readers (even in earlier report as well). As per comscore report at http://reportcard.wmflabs.org/, the [...]

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Indic Language Wikipedias – Statistical Report: January – June 2012

by Shiju Alex

The following is a compilation of the statistical update of the Indic language Wikipedias from January to June 2012. The author provides perspectives on the health of various Indic language communities as well as the state of various Indic language Wikipedias during the period.

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Kannada Wiki Workshop at Tumkur University

by Shiju Alex

Tumkur University, Karnataka hosted a Kannada Wiki Workshop on September 15, 2012. This was the first Kannada Wikipedia workshop at Tumkur.

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August 2012 Bulletin

by Prasad Krishna

Welcome to the newsletter issue of August 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of the latest list of sites blocked by the Indian government from August 18, 2012 to August 21, 2012, the India Report for Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012, and press coverage related to the recent North East exodus.

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Bangalore Force.com August Meetup

by Prasad Krishna

Following the India Salesforce Platform Developer Hands-On Workshop in July, Bangalore Force.com is organizing monthly meetups in Bangalore, starting in August. The first meeting will be held at the Centre for Internet & Society in Bangalore on Sunday, August 19, 2012 from 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. John Barnes will be speaking on the occasion.

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July 2012 Bulletin

by Prasad Krishna

Welcome to the newsletter issue of July 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features a constitutional analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediaries' Guidelines) Rules notified in April 2011, an analysis of the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act and CIS statement on Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives made at WIPO.

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Wikimedia Foundation awards grant to Centre for Internet and Society to expand Access to Knowledge in India

by Prasad Krishna

We are pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation has approved a grant to the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore to expand their Access to Knowledge program in India.

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