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Edit-a-thon at DSERT Bengaluru to improve Science-related articles in Kannada Wikipedia
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by
Ananth Subray
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published
Jul 14, 2016
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last modified
Aug 16, 2016 08:31 AM
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CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Edit-a-thon,
Workshop,
Kannada Wikipedia
We have been working with the Department of State Educational Research and Training of Karnataka (DSERT), a Government of Karnataka-run research and training institution headquartered in Bengaluru. With the hope of expanding the reach of Science-related content in Kannada Wikipedia, we organised an edit-a-thon spanning over three days from the 11th January through the 13th.
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Openness
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ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିଅଭିଧାନରେ ଏକ ଲକ୍ଷ ଶବ୍ଦ
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 09, 2016
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Odia Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
A news article on Odia Wiktionary's 11th anniversary that got published in Odia-language daily Sambad on June 18.
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News & Media
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The Digital Oxygen for Odia Language
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 09, 2016
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Odia Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
The article was published in My City Links on July 4, 2016.
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News & Media
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୧୧ ବର୍ଷରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିଅଭିଧାନ, ଯୋଡ଼ିହୋଇଛି ଲକ୍ଷେରୁ ଅଧିକ ଶବ୍ଦ
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 09, 2016
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Odia Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Odia Wikisource turned 11 on June 16. A news article was published about the project and the contributor community in Odia-language daily Prameya on June 17.
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News & Media
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Sub$-100 Phones: Browser Compatibility Tests
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by
Rohini Lakshané
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published
Jul 09, 2016
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last modified
Feb 16, 2017 04:47 PM
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Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge,
Pervasive Technologies
This post documents the results of browser compatibility tests conducted on six out of eight specimen mobile phones being studied under the Pervasive Technologies project. These phones are Internet-enabled and cost the equivalent of USD 100 or less in India. Rohini Lakshané and CIS volunteer Dhananjay Balan carried out the tests. Intern Shreshth Wadhwa provided assistance.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Community celebrates birthday of Odia Wikipedia and Odia Wiktionary
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jul 09, 2016
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last modified
Jul 09, 2016 03:25 AM
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filed under:
Wikimedia,
CIS-A2K,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
This June, Odia Wikipedia turned 14 and Odia Wiktionary turned 11. Odia Wikimedia community member Chinmayee Mishra, CIS-A2K Programme Associate Sailesh Patnaik and I co-authored this blog in the Wikimedia Blog. The blog chronicles several major activities of the community and features quotes from many old and new community members.
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Blogs
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Open source effort gives indigenous language an official typeface
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jul 09, 2016
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last modified
Aug 03, 2016 02:00 AM
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CIS-A2K,
Open Source,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia
Santali, an aboriginal South Asian language, has a brand new freely licensed font and set of cross-platform open source input tools on the way.
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Blogs
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ತರಬೇತಿ ಮಾಡಲು ತರಬೇತಿಗೊಂಡಾಗ.... CIS-A2K TTT 2016
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by
Dhanalakshmi K.T.
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published
Jul 03, 2016
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last modified
Aug 03, 2016 01:19 AM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Kannada Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Dhanalakshmi, a student from St Agnes College, Mangaluru, who was a participant of TTT 2016 has blogged her experience at Train-the-Trainer 2016 event organized by the Centre for Internet & Society earlier this year.
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Blogs
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NGOs tell Modi not to succumb to US pressure on intellectual property
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 02, 2016
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last modified
Jul 02, 2016 05:14 AM
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Access to Knowledge
A group of NGOs have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to succumb to pressure from the US on the issue of intellectual property regime (IPR).
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News & Media
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Climate change will be a priority in talks with Modi: U.S.
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 02, 2016
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge
Mr. Modi will have a bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama on Tuesday and address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.
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News & Media