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To be Counted When They Count You: Words of Caution for the Gender Data Revolution: by Noopur Raval — published Feb 01, 2022 — filed under: RAW Publications, Big Data, Researchers at Work, BD4D, RAW Research, Big Data for Development
In 2015, after the announcement of the SDGs or Sustainable Development Goals, a new global developmental framework through the year 2030, the United Nations described data as the “lifeblood of decision-making and the raw material for accountability” for the purpose of realizing these developmental goals. This curious yet key link between these new developmental goals and the use of quantitative data for agenda setting invited a flurry of big data-led initiatives such as but not limited to Data2X, that sought to further strengthen and solidify the relationship between ‘Big Development’ and ‘Big Data.’
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Wikipedia comes to Hyderabad!: by Noopur Raval — published Sep 30, 2012 — last modified Feb 13, 2013 11:40 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Openness
This post is a report on the series of Wikipedia meets organized in the city of Hyderabad on September 29-30, 2012. These workshops were a a part of the larger effort to help Wikipedia contributors in the same city to meet each other and strengthen the local community.
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Wikipedia Indian Languages Workshop at IIT, Bombay: by Noopur Raval — published Mar 28, 2013 — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
This is a brief report on the Wikipedia Indian languages workshop held on March 9, 2013 at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in partnership with Vaani, the Hindi bloggers' club at IIT, Bombay.
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Wikipedia Women's Workshop in Mumbai: by Noopur Raval — published Nov 21, 2012 — last modified Dec 03, 2012 06:01 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Openness
The Wiki Women Workshop was organized at the Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Wadala in Mumbai on November 4, 2012. It was attended by over 60 women participants who were taught how to contribute to Wikipedia articles and briefed about the knowledge gaps in Wikipedia — the free encyclopedia. Noopur Raval has prepared a report of the event.
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