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Steps towards Integrated Open Water Data
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Nov 02, 2017 09:58 AMMultiplicity of data collection agencies, formats, and disclosure practices and conditionalities make it very difficult to access interoperable and open data about water resources and systems in India. Barriers to accessing water data impede not only academic and applied research on related topics but also public consumption of information and critical decision making. DataMeet and CIS are proud to collaborate on identifying and addressing the challenges to open up and integrate data and information in the water sector. Supported by a generous grant from Arghyam, we are undertaking an initial study of open water data resources in India and taking first steps towards developing a Free and Open Source data portal for water resources information in India. Here is an initial note about the project. The key leaders and contributors of this project are Craig Dsouza, Namita Bhatawdekar, Riddhi Munde, and Jinda Sandbhor, all of whom are members of the Pune Chapter of DataMeet.
Discussion on Creation of Social Media Guidelines & Strategy for Telugu Wikimedia
— by Manasa Rao — last modified Oct 24, 2017 02:42 PMBetween 1 to 16 September, an online discussion took place on the creation of social media guidelines and strategy for Telugu Wikimedia handles online.
Marathi Wikipedia Workshop at Solapur University
— by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Oct 24, 2017 02:09 PM15 September
Orientation Program at Kannada University, Hampi
— by Gopalakrishna A. — last modified Oct 24, 2017 01:01 PMA Kannada Wikipedia Orientation Program was conducted at Kannada University Hampi on 31 August and 1 September 2017.
Marathi Wikipedia Workshop at MGM Trust's College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Aurangabad
— by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Oct 24, 2017 01:18 PMA Marathi Wikipedia Workshop was recently held at the MGM Trust's College of Journalism and Mass Communication on 11 August 2017.
Marathi Wikipedia - Vishwakosh Workshop for Science writers in IUCAA, Pune
— by Manasa Rao — last modified Dec 20, 2017 02:42 AMPraja - Enhancing Democracy Through Access to Open Data: What Are the Roles of Government and Civil Society? (Delhi, Sep 08)
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Sep 05, 2017 10:57 AMOpen Government Data (OGD) is widely seen to be a key hallmark of contemporary democratic practice and is often linked to the passing of freedom of information legislation. OGD is a philosophy—and increasingly a set of policies—that promotes transparency, accountability and value creation by making government data available to all. Public bodies produce and commission huge quantities of data and information. By making their datasets available, public institutions become more transparent and accountable to citizens. By encouraging the use, reuse and free distribution of datasets, governments promote business creation and innovative, citizen-centric services. Praja is organising a symposium on "open data and civil society" on Friday, Sep 8, which is supported by European Union and Friedrich Naumann Stiftung fur die Freiheit. Sumandro Chattapadhyay (Research Director) will take part in this event as a speaker in the session on "data centric approach and role of stakeholders in the urban governance ecosystem."
Marathi Wikipedia Workshop in Sangli, Maharashtra
— by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Aug 16, 2017 08:40 AMA Marathi Wikipedia workshop was recently held in Sangli, Maharashtra
Telugu Wikisource Workshop
— by Pavan Santhosh — last modified Aug 16, 2017 08:40 AMRecently, a Telugu Wikisource Workshop was conducted in Hyderabad between 22- 23 July, 2017
How It Came To Be: Wiki Loves Uniformed Services
— by Guest blogger: Krishna Chaitanya Velaga — last modified Jul 10, 2017 04:14 AMDocument Actions
