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Train the Trainer: Running effective outreach activities in India
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by
Tanveer Hasan
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published
Jun 24, 2015
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last modified
Jul 30, 2015 03:20 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
It is heartening to report that many Wikimedia projects in Indian languages have sustained, and even experienced an upward trend in, editor engagement. However, in terms of content creation, the majority of these projects are still facing grave challenges that put their very existence at risk.
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Openness
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Blog
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Indian government includes open source in RFPs
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jun 08, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 06:18 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source
The Government of India has implemented a remarkable new policy-level change for open source software (OSS) deployment.
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Openness
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Blog
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Francis Bags EPT Award for Open Access in Developing World
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 29, 2012
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last modified
Aug 03, 2013 05:36 AM
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filed under:
Award,
Open Content,
Video,
Open Access,
Openness
The Electronic Publishing Trust recently announced a new annual award to be made to individuals working in developed countries who have made significant contribution for the cause of open access and free exchange of research findings. There were 30 nominations from 17 countries around the world and Dr. Francis Jayakanth from the National Centre of Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore was selected for the inaugural EPT Award for Open Access in the Developing World by a committee that went through all the nominations.
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Openness
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Access To Knowledge/Programme Plan
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 30, 2012
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Pursuant to the announcement made on July 30, 2012 and as reflected in the FAQ accompanying the announcement, the India Program will become a project of the Access to Knowledge (A2K) program of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) an established non-profit organisation working in India whose own goals and objectives are in close alignment with that of the Wikimedia movement.
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Access to Knowledge
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Odia Education Program at IIMC, Dhenkanal
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 24, 2013
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last modified
Jan 24, 2013 10:23 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Event,
Wikimedia
The Centre for Internet & Society, Delhi is organizing a workshop on the Odia Education Program on January 26, 2013, from 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
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Openness
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Events
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Will open access replace costly commercial publishing models?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 23, 2012
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Access
Cost of research journals going up while funds available are coming down, writes Vasudha Venugopal in an article published in the Hindu on February 19, 2012.
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News & Media
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Call for Survey Responses: Security Perceptions of Open Source Software Among Practitioners
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by
Divyansha Sehgal
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published
Nov 30, 2021
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last modified
Nov 30, 2021 05:14 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source
Most software projects today contain open source components. Some industry estimates put the number at 500+ OSS components per app. Centre for Internet and Society is studying the security impact of the widespread use of these (often under-maintained) projects.
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Openness
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Publishing Next
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 30, 2014
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
T. Vishnu Vardhan was a speaker at Publishing Next organized by CinnamonTeal Publishing, a Margao (Goa)-based publishing house that provides publishing services to authors and publishers. The event was held in Goa on September 19 and 20.
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Openness
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News & Media
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Access to Knowledge Bulletin — June 2014
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 30, 2014
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last modified
Oct 04, 2014 03:31 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
The Access to Knowledge (Wikipedia) newsletter for the month of June 2014:
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About Us
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Newsletters
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Wikipedia Orientation Program at Rotary Club of Salem
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by
Manasa Rao
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published
Dec 11, 2017
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Openness
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.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs