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100wikidays: the journey so far
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Tito Dutta
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Nov 23, 2016
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Jun 28, 2017 10:04 AM
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100wikidays,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
In this article we'll chat with Bulgarian Wikipedian Vassia Atanassova (User:Spiritia) on the journey of 100wikidays so far, initial difficulties, and participation of Indian Wikipedia communities in the challenge.
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CIIPC-NLUD Workshop on Wikipedia Editing and Open Source Knowledge Sources
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 21, 2016
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Nov 23, 2016 08:04 AM
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Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Competition (CIIPC), National Law university, Delhi as part of its Open Science Project, had organised WikiEdit2016 a two day workshop regarding orientation on editing Wikipedia and hands-on-training session. The event was organized on November 11 and 12, 2016 at National Law University in New Delhi.
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33rd SCCR: CIS Statement on the GRULAC Proposal for Analysis of Copyright in the Digital Environment
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Anubha Sinha
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Nov 18, 2016
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WIPO
Anubha Sinha, attending the 33rd Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 14 November, 2016 to 19 November, 2016, made this statement on the GRULAC Proposal for Analysis of Copyright in the Digital Environment on behalf of CIS on Day 5, 18 November, 2016.
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33rd SCCR: CIS Statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations
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by
Anubha Sinha
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Nov 16, 2016
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Nov 16, 2016 01:37 PM
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Anubha Sinha, attending the 33rd Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from 14 November, 2016 to 19 November, 2016, made this statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations on behalf of CIS on Day 3, 16 November, 2016.
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33rd SCCR: Opening Statement by India on behalf of the Asia and the Pacific Group
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by
Anubha Sinha
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Nov 14, 2016
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Nov 14, 2016 11:04 AM
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Dr. Sumit Seth(Economic Affairs) of the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva delivered the Opening Statement on behalf of the Asia and the Pacific Group at 33rd Session of the of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights on 14th November 2016.
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Using Kannada in technology made easier with smartphones
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Nov 01, 2016
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CIS-A2K,
Kannada Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
With the IT revolution, many believed that the younger generation would prefer to type and communicate in English than Kannada.
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Wikipedia Asian Month — 2016 iteration starts on 1 November
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by
Tito Dutta
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Oct 30, 2016
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last modified
Jun 28, 2017 10:05 AM
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Edit-a-thon,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
The second iteration of Wikipedia Asian Month (WAM), a month-long edit-a-thon to create and improve Asia-related articles on Wikipedia, is going to start on 1 November 2016. In this blog post we'll revisit the stats of the 2015 iteration of the event. We'll also talk to Addis Wang, an organizer of WAM, to know more about their progress and preparation.
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How Open Access Content helps Fuel Growth in Indian-language Wikipedias
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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Oct 25, 2016
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CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Open Access
Mobile Internet connectivity is growing rapidly in rural India, and because most Internet users are more comfortable in their native languages, websites producing content in Indian languages are going to drive this growth. In a country like India in which only a handful of journals are available in Indian languages, open access to research and educational resources is hugely important for populating content for the various Indian language Wikipedias.
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‘Entrepreneurship will become a common, respectable profession’ – 25 quotes from Indian startup journeys
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Oct 25, 2016
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Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
From success to status, witness the memorable journey of Indian entrepreneurship in these excerpts and stories! StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable quotable quotes in our articles of this past week (see the previous post here). Share these 25 gems and insights from the week of October 16-22 with your colleagues and networks, and check back to the original articles for more insights!
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What Indian Language Wikipedias can do for Greater Open Access in India
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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Oct 22, 2016
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CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Open Access
The number of internet users in India was expected to reach 460 million by 2015, as the growth in the previous year was 49 percent. The total number of users for Hindi content alone reached about 60 million last year.
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