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Konkani Vishwakosh Encyclopedia released under Free License
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by
Nitika Tandon
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published
Dec 08, 2013
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Dec 31, 2013 12:42 PM
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Wikimedia
Upon Centre for Internet & Society’s Access to Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K)‘s explicit request, Goa University has approved the re-release of Vishwakosh under Creative Commons License (CC-BY-SA 3.0) to make it freely available to public, giving them the right to share, use and even build upon the work that has already been done. This is a huge step to help preserve Konkani language and culture in the digital era.
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Wikipedia Editing as Assessment Tool in the Indian Higher Education Classroom
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by
Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana, Ashwin Kumar A.P. and T. Vishnu Vardhan
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published
Jan 30, 2014
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Jan 30, 2014 10:06 AM
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Wikipedia,
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Getting students to create and edit Wikipedia entries in English and Indian languages can be a comprehensive assessment tool at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. Both levels of higher education require the demonstration of the ability to present knowledge in encyclopaedic form, which can be done by a good review of relevant literature and the showcasing of key arguments in the field.
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CIS-A2K, KIIT University and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences sign MoUs
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jan 11, 2014
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Feb 03, 2014 06:24 AM
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Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Odia Wikipedia,
Openness
KIIT University, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences and the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoUs) for furthering Odia Wikipedia.
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WikiSangamotsavam 2013 brings Indian Wikimedians together
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Netha Hussain and Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jan 14, 2014
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Feb 03, 2014 06:57 AM
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Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Malayalam Wikipedia,
Openness
WikiSangamotsavam, the annual conference of Malayalam Wikimedians, took place in Alappuzha, Kerala from December 21 to 23, 2013. The conference brought together around 200 Wikimedians and well-wishers from all over India.
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Wikipedia at Forefront in Christ University
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by
Syed Muzammiluddin
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Jan 29, 2014
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Feb 04, 2014 05:08 AM
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Wikipedia has entered Indian undergraduate language classroom in Christ University, Bangalore. Recently the Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS-A2K) organized a series of events in Christ University. This blog post provides a brief analysis of the outcome.
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Odia Wikipedia: Three Years of Active Contributions Gives Life to a Ten Year Old Project
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jan 31, 2014
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last modified
Feb 04, 2014 08:56 AM
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Odia Wikipedia has carved its mark as the largest online encyclopedia in Odia language that is edited by a volunteer editor community.
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Odia Language's Presence in Digital Media and Wikipedia's Role
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Mar 05, 2014
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Mar 05, 2014 11:36 AM
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କମ୍ପ୍ୟୁଟରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା (Odia language in computer) is an essay published in Odia newspaper "The Samaja's Sunday supplement" on March 2. It is about the journey of Odia language in the digital era and the challenges faced during digitization of books and manuscripts.
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Indian Wikimedia community coordinates Women’s History Month
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by
Jeph Paul and Netha Hussain
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published
Mar 06, 2014
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Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
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The Indian Wikimedia community is pleased to invite you to participate in Women’s History Month events, 2014. We started off with a pre-event Wikipedia workshop at Roshni Nilaya School of Social Work, in Mangalore on the 26th of February.
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Tewiki 10th Anniversary
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by
Rahmanuddin Shaikh
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published
Feb 15, 2014
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last modified
Mar 19, 2014 11:01 AM
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Access to Knowledge,
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Wikipedia,
Telugu Wikipedia,
Openness
Tewiki 10th anniversary celebration 2014, started on February 15 in Vijayawada at Kakaraparti Bhavanarayana College. It was co-organized by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team and the Telugu Wikipedia community. Ch.Arjuna Rao expressed his happiness on Telugu Wikipedias completion of 10 years and 55000 articles in Telugu on the inauguration of decade celebrations.
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Wikipedia Editathon on India Women's History at CBIT, Hyderabad
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by
Syed Muzammiluddin
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published
Mar 08, 2014
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last modified
Apr 07, 2014 01:32 AM
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Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
“Wikipedia Editathon on India Women's History” and “Work-Life Balance: Women in Engineering” were organized parallelly at Chaitanya Bharati Institute of Technology (CBIT), Hyderabad on March 8, 2014. These events had a common session during the morning and a separate sessions in the afternoon.
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