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Wiki Winter Camp - Coverage in Eenadu
Media coverage of Wiki Winter Camp held at Andhra Loyola College.
Tech for Citizen Engagement 2014
Sunil Abraham was a speaker in the session "Rules of Engagement: Emerging Trends in Citizen Outreach" at this event organized by Omidyar Network on December 11, 2014 in New Delhi.
Swatantra 2014: Fifth International Free Software Conference, Kerala
ICFOSS, Govt. of Kerala organized the fifth international Free Software Conference at Hotel Hycinth by Sparsa, Trivandrum from December 18 - 20, 2014. The Centre for Internet and Society was one of the organizations supporting the event. Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam was a speaker and made a presentation on Open Science.
Access to Rare Books Made Easy
Rare Odia books that are out of print and not easily accessible on the internet, will now be available at the click of the mouse. In a bid to make them available online, the Odia Wikipedia community last week launched WikiSource, an Odia e-library and a sister project of Odia Wikipedia that has been trying to popularise use of Odia language on the Internet since 2002.
Tulu Wikipedia - Coverage in Vijaya Karnataka
This is the coverage in Vijaya Karnataka on December 15.
Tulu Wikipedia (Coverage in VijayaVani)
Media coverage in Vijayavani.
Tulu Wikipedia Presentation: Coverage in Kannada Prabha
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja made a presentation on Tulu Wikipedia at a workshop held in Mangalore on December 14, 2014. This was covered by Kannada Prabha.
Tulu Wikipedia gets some push
Tulu Wikipedia, which was launched in 2007, is still in incubation stage, according to UB Pavanaja, Programme Officer at the Bengaluru-based Centre for Internet and Society.
AdaCamp Bangalore: "Nothing could be more open and encouraging than this"
I can say this conference was the most truly touched feminist endeavor I have ever witnessed or thought of. An inspiration to last through. — Rupali Talwatkar.
Odia Wikipedia: Article in Dhatri
This article was published in Dhatri on December 1, 2014.
ICT for Development
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja was a speaker at this event organized by Christ University on December 3, 2014 in Bangalore.
Article on Odia Wikipedia in Odiapua
A Seminar on E-publishing of Odia Books
A seminar was organized by Molybtech Technology Solutions on November 30, 2014 for the betterment of Odia language and writers at Bhanja Kala Mandap.
Odia books now available online
Book lovers can now read Odia books online with the launching of the Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia, here on Friday.
Odia Wikisource launched in Odisha capital
After the success of Odia Wikipedia, it is now the turn of Odia Wikisource to bring the best of Odia literature to the people of Odisha in the language they speak.
‘Tulu Wikipedia’ in incubation stage, 600 articles uploaded, says U.B. Pavanaja
In all, 600 articles have been uploaded to the Tulu Wikipedia which is still in its incubation stage, according to U.B. Pavanaja, Wikipedia representative and Programme Officer, The Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru.
ಭಾಷಣದಿಂದ ಭಾಷೆ ಉಳಿಯಲ್ಲ, ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲೇ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಸಿಗುವುದು ಅಗತ್ಯ: ಪವನಜ
Media coverage of Kannada Wikipedia presentation at Mysuru on November 23, 2014.
Technology and Gender Based Violence
Rohini Lakshane was a speaker at this event organized by the Bachchao Project on November 24, 2014. Rohini spoke about various strategies that women use to respond to online harassment, such as reporting the abuser, and enlisting support from online followers, or friends or family in order to deal with the abuser.
Now, Tulu set to be promoted through Wikipedia articles
With the dream of including Tulu in the list of official languages of the country (eighth schedule of the Constitution) remaining far from being realised, enthusiasts seem to be keen to promote the language through Wikipedia.
Kannada Wikipedia Presentation in Mysuru: Coverage in Prajavani
Media coverage of Kannada Wikipedia presentation at Mysuru on November 23, 2014.
