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The First Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop

The First Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop

by Shiju Alex and Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Oct 04, 2012 12:16 PM
September 27, 2012

For those who might not be aware, Punjabi Wikipedia is one of the first Indic Wikipedias where community started editing way back in 2002. However, after the initial few edits all activities got stopped and it was inactive over the last decade. Recently we conducted a few workshops that led to the revival of Punjabi Wikipedia. This post is about the first Punjabi Wikipedia workshop held in Ludhiana, Punjab on July 28, 2012.

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Shiju Alex on Indic Language Wikipedias – Statistical Report: January – June 2012

by Shiju Alex — last modified Sep 26, 2012 08:53 AM
September 26, 2012

Yes. I am aware about this. That is why I haven't used the word "Unique vistors" any where. To make the things clear I have [...]

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Indic Language Wikipedias – Statistical Report: January – June 2012

by Shiju Alex — last modified Sep 28, 2012 03:41 PM
September 25, 2012

The following is a compilation of the statistical update of the Indic language Wikipedias from January to June 2012. The author provides perspectives on the health of various Indic language communities as well as the state of various Indic language Wikipedias during the period.

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Kannada Wiki Workshop at Tumkur University

Kannada Wiki Workshop at Tumkur University

by Shiju Alex — last modified Oct 16, 2012 12:35 PM
September 25, 2012

Tumkur University, Karnataka hosted a Kannada Wiki Workshop on September 15, 2012. This was the first Kannada Wikipedia workshop at Tumkur.

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August 2012 Bulletin

by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 11, 2012 02:53 PM

Welcome to the newsletter issue of August 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of the latest list of sites blocked by the Indian government from August 18, 2012 to August 21, 2012, the India Report for Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012, and press coverage related to the recent North East exodus.

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Bangalore Force.com August Meetup

Aug 19, 2012 from 06:00 AM to 09:00 AM Centre for Internet and Society (Near Domlur Club and the TERI Complex), Bangalore, by Prasad Krishna
August 09, 2012

Following the India Salesforce Platform Developer Hands-On Workshop in July, Bangalore Force.com is organizing monthly meetups in Bangalore, starting in August. The first meeting will be held at the Centre for Internet & Society in Bangalore on Sunday, August 19, 2012 from 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. John Barnes will be speaking on the occasion.

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July 2012 Bulletin

by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 09, 2012 11:46 AM

Welcome to the newsletter issue of July 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features a constitutional analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediaries' Guidelines) Rules notified in April 2011, an analysis of the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act and CIS statement on Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives made at WIPO.

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Wikimedia Foundation awards grant to Centre for Internet and Society to expand Access to Knowledge in India

by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 02, 2012 12:48 PM
August 02, 2012

We are pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation has approved a grant to the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore to expand their Access to Knowledge program in India.

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Unpacking Openness: From Seemingly Transparent to Definitely Opaque

by Maarten Zeinstra and Marlieke Kieboom — last modified Aug 01, 2012 09:16 AM
August 01, 2012

Nishant Shah was in Netherlands recently and as part of his trip had given a public lecture to an audience at Kennisland. One of the respondents wrote a small write-up of the talk.

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