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Building Knowledge Bases and Platforms via Mass Collaboration on the Internet
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Prasad Krishna
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Sep 23, 2013
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Oct 14, 2013 01:44 AM
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Openness,
Access to Knowledge
T.Vishnu Vardhan delivered a lecture at the School of Cultural Texts and Records in the Digital Humanities class to students of Department of Film Studies, Jadavpur University on September 23, 2013.
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OSOD 2013: International Workshop on Open Science and Open Data
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Oct 22, 2013
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Content,
Open Access,
Access to Knowledge
Nehaa Chaudhari was a panelist at the International Workshop on Open Science and Open Data, 2013, held on October 07, 2013 at the Indian Statistical Institute. She gave a presentation on "Government Copyright and the Open Access Conundrum"
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Wikipedia in Indian Languages on Mobile Phones
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Prasad Krishna
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Oct 25, 2013
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
Wikipedia in India's regional languages and accessible over mobile phones is revolutionising the way Internet content is used in this multi-lingual country, say information technology (IT) experts.
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Tenth Anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia
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Prasad Krishna
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Nov 14, 2013
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Nov 14, 2013 10:17 AM
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Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Openness,
Kannada Wikipedia,
Event
Kannada Wikipedia has completed 10 years. The Kannada Wikipedia community will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of Kannada Wikpedia on Nov 17, 2013 from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. at H N Multimedia Hall, National College, Basavanagudi, Bangalore. CIS-A2K is a co-sponsor for the program.
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Events
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Kannada Wikipedia and its Tenth Anniversary
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Nov 02, 2013
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Jan 28, 2016 01:14 PM
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Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Openness,
Kannada Wikipedia
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja was on RadioCity to talk about Kannada Wikipedia and its tenth anniversary. The programme was aired on November 2, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
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ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಗೆ 10, ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಸಾಲದು : ಪ್ರೊ .ಜಿವಿ
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Prasad Krishna
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Nov 20, 2013
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Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Openness,
Kannada Wikipedia
A post-event report of the program published in OneindiaKannada on November 17, 2013.
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Introduction to Python Programming
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 30, 2016
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Openness
Annapoornima K. the founder of Pyladies Bangalore chapter will be teaching Python programming at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore. The event starts at 10.00 a.m.
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Google, Apple and Microsoft may need licence for satellite mapping in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 10, 2016
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filed under:
Open Standards,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Openness
Cold response from MNCs like Google to India's security concerns is seen as a prime reason for the proposed legislation to regulate mapping of the country, a move that critics call "return of the Licence Raj" and "digital nationalism".
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Legal Challenges to Mapping in India #1 - Laws, Policies, and Cases
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by
Adya Garg
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May 11, 2016
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last modified
May 11, 2016 01:43 PM
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Geospatial Information Regulation Bill,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Geospatial Data,
Openness
Responding to the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill and the draft National Geospatial Policy made public recently, this post provides an overview of the present configuration of laws, policies, and guidelines that provides the legal framework in India for governance of creation and sharing of geospatial data in India. The post also studies these policies in action by describing the key legal cases around the creation and use of geospatial data. The next post of this series will document the reflections and opinions of the key geospatial industry actors in India, as well as the free and open source mapping community.
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December 2011 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 23, 2012
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last modified
Jul 23, 2012 08:35 AM
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Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Research,
Openness
Welcome to the newsletter issue of December 2011. This issue carries a special section on Freedom of Expression as there was much discussion regarding the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal’s proposal for pro-active censorship of social media.
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