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Wiki Loves Pride 2014 and Adding Diversity to Wikipedia
— by Dorothy Howard — last modified Jul 25, 2014 10:56 AMSince Wikipedia’s gender gap first came to light in late 2010, Wikipedians have taken the issue to heart, developing projects with a focus on inclusivity in content, editorship and the learning environments relevant to new editors.
University of Mysore Re-releases Kannada Vishwakosha (Encyclopaedia) under Creative Commons Free License
— by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified Jul 24, 2014 07:03 AMThe University of Mysore and the Centre for Internet and Society co-organized the Open Knowledge Day in Mysore on July 15, 2014. On this occasion Mysore University released six volumes of Kannada Vishwakosha under the Creative Commons (CC) license.
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ବିକାଶର ରାସ୍ତା
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jul 23, 2014 02:46 PMThe column was published in Odia newspaper The Sambad's editorial. It shows a comparative analysis of Odia language with other languages — both linguistic and usability in digital platforms. The article also emphasizes on various aspects that need advancements.
Mozilla Brings Indian Communities Together
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jul 23, 2014 07:30 AMI took part in two major events, Indic FirefoxOS L10n Sprint 2014 and MozCamp Beta – India organized by Mozilla in India as a voluntary contributor. In this blog post I am sharing with you my experience of the events.
Mozilla brings Indian Communities together Twice in One Month
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jul 23, 2014 07:06 AMI took part in two major events, Indic FirefoxOS L10n Sprint 2014 and MozCamp Beta – India organized by Mozilla in India as a voluntary contributor. In this blog post I am sharing with you my experience of the events.
Mapping Institutions of Intellectual Property: Part C — Comparing Intellectual Property Institutions
— by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jul 22, 2014 04:24 AMEarlier this year, a proposal to establish a National Institute of Intellectual Property Rights (“NIIPR”) was presented at a Stakeholders Consultation held in New Delhi organized by the Planning Commission and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (“MHRD”), Government of India. As a third part in the series on Mapping Institutions of Intellectual Property, this article undertakes a comparison of the functions of this proposed Institute with similarly placed Institutions of Intellectual Property around the world.
Patent Valuation and License Fee Determination in Context of Patent Pools
— by Vikrant Narayan Vasudeva — last modified Jul 09, 2014 09:46 AMThe focus of this research paper is on an extremely limited though important aspect of patent pools — that of patent valuation and license fee determination. It is important to bear in mind that the concept of patent valuation and license fee determination as it exists independently is modified when it is applied in context of patent pools.
State of Odia Language in Computing and Future Steps
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jul 28, 2014 07:03 AMI participated in a "National Level Seminar on, Computer Application and Odia Language" organized by the Institute of Odia Studies and Research in Bhubaneswar on July 6, 2014 as a panelist to discuss about the state of Odia language in computing, work in progress highlighting CIS-A2K's work in the knowledge and education sector and further steps.
Aircel & Wikimedia Foundation announce Wikipedia Zero
— by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified Jul 07, 2014 05:58 AMAircel and Wikimedia Foundation came together to announce Wikipedia Zero. As per this, users of Aircel need not pay for data for accessing Wikipedia. Dr. U.B.Pavanaja wrote a report on this in Prajavani.
Opening Comments by India on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives at WIPO SCCR 28
— by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jul 21, 2014 05:55 PMThis was the statement made by the Indian delegation at the 28th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights on July 2, 2014.
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