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CIS Participated in T20 Mumbai, Regional Consultation Meeting, October 19, 2015
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 20, 2015 01:54 PMThis is the first time that a T20 event, which is a series of preparatory meetings towards G20 summits, is taking place in India. Sumandro Chattapadhyay represented CIS in this consultation, and was a discussant in the session on Technology, Services, and Skills.
OCR and OER – update
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jun 18, 2016 05:09 PMWe welcome this short posting from Subhashish Panigrahi which updates a 2014 posting of his on Indic Language Wikipedias as Open Educational Resources at http://education.okfn.org/indic-language-wikipedias-as-open-educational-resources/
Transformaking 2015 : International Summit on Critical and Transformative Making, Yogyakarta
— by Sharath Chandra Ram — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:00 PMTransformaking 2015 brought together makers, scientist, hackers, bricoleurs, researchers, artists, designers and other interdisciplinary practitioners from across the globe in a series of Residency and Research Program, Symposium, Exhibition, Fair, and Satellite Projects. It was held from August 10 to September 20, 2015. Transformaking 2015 was organized by HONF Foundation & CATEC (Culture Arts Technoloy Empowerment Community) in partnership with the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Common Room, Crosslab, and Nicelab.
Software Freedom Day 2015, Bengaluru
Sep 19, 2015 from 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM — Centre for Internet and Society, 194, 2nd C Cross, Domlur 2nd Stage, Bengaluru 560071, — by Subhashish PanigrahiWe are celebrating Software Freedom Day in Bengaluru this 19 September 2015. Time & Date: 3 pm, 19 September 2015 Venue: Centre for Internet and Society, 194, 2nd C Cross, Domlur 2nd Stage, Bengaluru 560071
Mini Unconference on Openness in Development, Bangalore
Oct 01, 2015 from 04:30 PM to 08:00 PM — No.37 Crescent Road, Near Race Course, Opp. Mallige Hospital, High Grounds, Bangalore 560001, — by Prasad KrishnaSingapore Internet Research Centre and the Centre for Internet & Society are partnering together to hold a mini unconference session on Openness in Development on Day 2 of SIRCA III workshop.
"Sau Dhuni Teen" project: Wikipedia workshop in TISS, Mumbai
from Aug 22, 2015 12:00 AM to Aug 24, 2015 12:00 AM — Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, — by Abhinav GaruleA two-day multilingual Wikipedia workshop is being planned to be organised at the Women's Studies Department of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai during the 22nd through the 24th August.
International Open Data Charter: Comments by CIS
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Sep 08, 2015 11:01 AMThe second meeting of Stewards of the International Open Data Charter is in progress in Santiago, Chile, where the revisions made to the Charter based on the comments received during the public consultation period that ended on July 31, 2015, are being re-discussed and finalised by the Stewards. Here we are sharing the comments submitted by us on the first public draft of the Charter published during the International Open Data Conference in Ottawa, Canada, in May 2015. The comments include those submitted by Sumandro and Sharath Chandra Ram.
Workshop on Open Data for Human Development - Sessions Report
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Aug 28, 2015 08:16 AMCIS facilitated a workshop on open data policy and tools for government officials from Sikkim, Meghalaya, and Tripura, and those from Bhutan and Maldives, in June 2015. The workshop was co-facilitated with Akvo, DataMeet, and Mapbox, and was supported by International Centre for Human Development of UNDP India. Here we share the workshop report and other related documents. The report is written by Sumandro, along with Amitangshu Acharya of Akvo.
Survey of Estimates of Economic Value of Open Government Data
— by Ömer Faruk Sarı — last modified Aug 22, 2015 08:42 AMThis is a survey of estimates of economic value of open government data, and public sector information in general, across regions, countries, and sectors offered by several reports published during the last decade. The survey is undertaken by Ömer Faruk Sarı, a student of Business Administration at Koc University in Istanbul, Turkey, and research intern with CIS.
Journalism Students of the SDM College Ujire Enrich Karnataka’s Folklore And Folk Art in Kannada Wikipedia
— by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified Sep 15, 2015 09:09 AMAs part of an ongoing partnership with the Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) College Ujjire, with active support from a few Kannada Wikipedia editors, CIS-A2K began an outreach programme so that the journalism students could help many Kannada readers about Karnataka’s rich folklore and folk art.
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