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Making the Powerful Accountable
— by Chinmayi Arun — last modified Jan 30, 2014 06:43 AMIf powerful figures are not subjected to transparent court proceedings, the opacity in the face of a critical issue is likely to undermine public faith in the judiciary.
Wikipedia Editing as Assessment Tool in the Indian Higher Education Classroom
— by Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana, Ashwin Kumar A.P. and T. Vishnu Vardhan — last modified Jan 30, 2014 10:06 AMGetting students to create and edit Wikipedia entries in English and Indian languages can be a comprehensive assessment tool at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. Both levels of higher education require the demonstration of the ability to present knowledge in encyclopaedic form, which can be done by a good review of relevant literature and the showcasing of key arguments in the field.
Wikipedia at Forefront in Christ University
— by Syed Muzammiluddin — last modified Feb 04, 2014 05:08 AMWikipedia has entered Indian undergraduate language classroom in Christ University, Bangalore. Recently the Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS-A2K) organized a series of events in Christ University. This blog post provides a brief analysis of the outcome.
KIIT University to lead building free knowledge repository initiative
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2014 09:57 AMCentre for Internet and Society is a Bangalore based Non profit organization which works primarily in the broader domains ofinternet and policy research, accessibility, open knowledge and open education.
Odisha: KISS to create tribal languages and heritage repository
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2014 08:33 AMWorld' largest tribal residential institute Kalinga Institute of Social Studies (KISS) is going to initiate a project in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge program (CIS-A2K) to gather academic and research resources on tribal languages and diverse cultural heritage.
WikiSangamotsavam 2013 brings Indian Wikimedians together
— by Netha Hussain and Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Feb 03, 2014 06:57 AMWikiSangamotsavam, the annual conference of Malayalam Wikimedians, took place in Alappuzha, Kerala from December 21 to 23, 2013. The conference brought together around 200 Wikimedians and well-wishers from all over India.
Introductory talk about "Wikipedia in Academics"
Jan 12, 2014 from 04:00 AM to 06:00 PM — KIIT School of Technology, — by Prasad KrishnaSubhashish Panigrahi gave a talk on Wikipedia in Academics. Subhashish spoke about the use the Wikipedia in academics, students' role as contributors to Wikipedia to keep the facts correct and editing Wikipedia articles in Indic languages.
What is happening in South America and how Openness is an opportunity to Social, Political and Activist Movements?
Jan 17, 2014 from 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM — The Centre for Internet and Society (opposite Domlur Club) and near to TERI Complex, No.194, 2nd C Cross, Domlur 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560071, — by Prasad KrishnaPilar Saenz, project coordinator from the Karisma Foundation in Colombia and Ulises Hernandez, an engineer in electronics and telecommunication will give a talk on Openness as an opportunity for social, political and activist movements in South America. The talk will be held at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) office in Bangalore on January 17 at 6.00 p.m.
ଆଦିବାସୀ ଭାଷାର ଉନ୍ନତିକଳ୍ପେ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2014 10:43 AMSubhashish Panigrahi is quoted in this article published by Odishan.com on January 12, 2014.
‘With Internet in every pocket, power to the people’
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2014 06:05 AMSocial media is set to grow in India in a big way with Google and Facebook gearing up to tap the regional languages market.
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