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Wikipedia Orientation Program at Rotary Club of Salem
- December 11, 2017
CIS-A2K in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Salem, Tamil Nadu conducted a two-day Wikipedia orientation workshop for student members of the club.
Read more →Advocating for Openness: Nine Ways Civil Society Groups Have Mobilized to Defend Internet Freedom
- November 26, 2017
The debate over whether the Internet is a better tool for democratic empowerment or authoritarian control misconstrues the nature of the democratic challenges of the digital age.
Read more →Helping Institutions Embrace Open Access
- November 23, 2017
World over, a large number of universities and institutions are making way for open access repositories. Why have Indian researchers shied away from it?
Read more →Marathi Wikipedia workshop for Sandarbh Science magazine writers
- December 19, 2017
A Marathi Wikipedia workshop was recently conducted for the writers at Sandarbh Science magazine.
Read more →Steps towards Integrated Open Water Data
- November 02, 2017
Multiplicity of data collection agencies, formats, and disclosure practices and conditionalities make it very difficult to access interoperable and open data about water resources and systems in India. Barriers to accessing water data impede not only academic and applied research on related topics but also public consumption of information and critical decision making. DataMeet and CIS are proud to collaborate on identifying and addressing the challenges to open up and integrate data and information in the water sector. Supported by a generous grant from Arghyam, we are undertaking an initial study of open water data resources in India and taking first steps towards developing a Free and Open Source data portal for water resources information in India. Here is an initial note about the project. The key leaders and contributors of this project are Craig Dsouza, Namita Bhatawdekar, Riddhi Munde, and Jinda Sandbhor, all of whom are members of the Pune Chapter of DataMeet.
Read more →Discussion on Creation of Social Media Guidelines & Strategy for Telugu Wikimedia
- October 24, 2017
Between 1 to 16 September, an online discussion took place on the creation of social media guidelines and strategy for Telugu Wikimedia handles online.
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