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'Trolled' from US Congress, Wikipedia bans edits
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jul 28, 2014
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Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has issued a ten-day ban against an anonymous editor of its website located on the premises of the U.S. Congress, after the latter engaged in “disruptive editing,” on a wide range of subjects, from moon-landing conspiracy theories linked to Cuba to naming former U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as an alien wizard.
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Open Knowledge Festival 2014
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 28, 2014
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last modified
Jul 28, 2014 10:17 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
Subhashish Panigrahi represented India as the India Ambassador of OpenGLAM local in Berlin. The event was organized by Google, Omidyar, et.al., in Berlin from July 15 to 17, 2014.
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Telugu Wikipedia struggles to stay afloat
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 28, 2014
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Telugu Wikipedia,
Openness
For a language that is spoken by 10 crore people, content is sparse.
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Classical Odia Language in the Digital Age
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jul 28, 2014
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Odia Wikipedia,
Openness
The essay was published in the June edition of Odisha Review, a magazine published by Government of Odisha's Department of Information and Public Relations.
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Indian Govt looks to provide free access to publicly-funded research works
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 28, 2014
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Access,
Access to Knowledge
Sunil Abraham gave his inputs to the blog entry published in Medianama on July 23, 2014.
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Wiki Loves Pride 2014 and Adding Diversity to Wikipedia
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by
Dorothy Howard
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published
Jul 25, 2014
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
Since Wikipedia’s gender gap first came to light in late 2010, Wikipedians have taken the issue to heart, developing projects with a focus on inclusivity in content, editorship and the learning environments relevant to new editors.
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Font problem hits Odia
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 25, 2014
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filed under:
Openness,
Odia Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Focus on search for solution to lack of compatibility.
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Plan for open access to science research
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 25, 2014
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filed under:
Openness,
Access to Knowledge
The policy is open to comments from the public till July 25.
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#NAMA: The Future of Indic Languages
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 24, 2014
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filed under:
Openness,
Access to Knowledge
Medianama is hosting an open house session on "The Digital Future of Indic Languages" at the Oberoi in Bangalore on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The event will begin at 4.30pm and be followed by cocktails and dinner. Subhashish Panigrahi will participate in the event.
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University of Mysore Re-releases Kannada Vishwakosha (Encyclopaedia) under Creative Commons Free License
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by
U.B.Pavanaja
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published
Jul 24, 2014
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last modified
Jul 24, 2014 07:03 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Homepage,
Wikipedia,
Featured,
Openness,
Kannada Wikipedia
The University of Mysore and the Centre for Internet and Society co-organized the Open Knowledge Day in Mysore on July 15, 2014. On this occasion Mysore University released six volumes of Kannada Vishwakosha under the Creative Commons (CC) license.
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