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Openness
— by Subbiah Arunachalam and Anirudh Sridhar — last modified May 30, 2014 07:59 AMThe philosophy of openness is one that concerns itself with shifting power from centralized authorities of knowledge like owners to the community with its varied components like users, producers or contributors.
Comments on the Open Licensing Policy Guidelines of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology
— by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jun 30, 2014 11:26 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society submitted its comments on the Open Licensing Policy Guidelines to the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, on May 28, 2014. The comments were prepared by Sunil Abraham and Nehaa Chaudhari.
Indic Language Wikipedias as Open Educational Resources
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jun 04, 2014 03:32 AMThe Open Education Working Group sees supporting multilingual activities such as translation to and from languages which are not often used as one of its key future roles. Subhashish Panigrahi’s post while dwelling upon the growth of Indic Wikimedia communities critically examines Wikipedia as an educational resource.
CIS Signs MoU with Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College
— by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified May 27, 2014 10:56 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) College on April 21, 2014. On behalf of CIS, Dr. U.B.Pavanaja signed the MoU.
GLAM in India: 10 tips for successful GLAM projects
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified May 27, 2014 09:13 AMGLAM initiatives work as a gateway to unleash knowledge, decode archived documentation to build modern wonders and also educate people about their past cultural and scientific journey.
Subhashish Panigrahi joins Open GLAM Working Group
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 27, 2014 09:40 AMSubhashish recently joined the OpenGLAM Working Group (a global network of people who work to open up cultural data and content.) as a member and OpenGLAM Local (a local affiliate of OKFN's OpenGLAM project) as an ambassador for India. Both the positions will be voluntary.
Tulu Wikipedia Workshop at Udupi
May 25, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM — Regional Research Centre, MGM College, Udupi, — by Prasad KrishnaThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS-A2K) and the Regional Research Centre, MGM College, Udupi invites you to a workshop on Tulu Wikipedia in Udupi on May 25. Anyone interested in contributing to Tulu Wikipedia is welcome to join the workshop.
Community led Konkani Wikipedia Outreach
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Jun 10, 2014 08:44 AMGoa University students organised the first ever community led Konkani Wikipedia outreach on May 14, 2014. Fifteen first year M.A. students from Konkani Department participated in the six hour long workshop.
Wikipedia in UG Education program at Christ University
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 27, 2014 10:19 AMOn May 15, 2014, Prajavani published an article about Wikipedia in UG Education program in Christ University.
Pushing the Boundaries in Open Governance: Insights from OGP Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Bali, Indonesia (Day 1)
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 27, 2014 11:16 AMSunil Abraham is quoted. He said that open governance is more about citizens checking on what government leaders are doing than on government coding its citizens to exercise surveillance.
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