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Copyrights and Copywrongs Why the Government Should Embrace the Public Domain
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 06, 2013 04:56 AMEach of you reading this article is a criminal and should be jailed for up to three years. Yes, you. "Why?," you may ask.
Voices from Goa: Rusita Paryekar, a MA student writes articles on Konkani Wikipedia
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Sep 06, 2013 12:30 PMRusita Paryekar is one of the 38 students from the MA Konkani department of Goa University gathered at the State Central Library to learn writing and editing articles on Konkani Wikipedia. Currently Konkani Wikipedia is in incubation and needs more voluntary participation from enthusiasts who want their language, Konkani to strengthen its base in the digital knowledge domain.
Voices from Goa: Frania Pereira tells Why She Writes Articles on Konkani Wikipedia
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Sep 05, 2013 09:24 AMKonkani as a language has seen geographical, political and religious conflicts. Being the official language of Goa and spoken widely in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra it is still trying to strengthen its base. Recently the Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K) in collaboration with the Konkani department of Goa University organized a four-day Wikipedia workshop for MA, Konkani language students. This workshop involved 38 students creating 43 new articles on Konkani Wikipedia which is incubation. We’re hoping that these efforts will contribute towards bringing this 7 year old project out of incubation to a live Wikipedia project.
Konkani Wikipedia — Climbing up the Indian Language Ladder?
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:16 AMKonkani as a language has seen geographical, political and religious conflicts. Being the official language of Goa and spoken widely in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra it is still trying to strengthen its base. Recently CIS-A2K in collaboration with Goa University organized a four-day workshop for MA, Konkani language students. This workshop involved 38 students creating 43 new articles on Konkani Wikipedia which is incubation. We’re hoping that these efforts will contribute towards bringing this 7 year old project out of incubation to a live Wikipedia project.
India's Obligations under Bilateral Investment Treaties (Part A): “Bilateral Inhibiting Treaty?” — Investigating the Challenges that Bilateral Investment Treaties pose to the Compulsory Licensing of Pervasive Technology Patent Pools
— by Gavin Pereira — last modified Sep 02, 2013 02:45 PMIn this blog post, the first of a series of three, Gavin Pereira attempts to address the challenges that India's obligations under Bilateral Investment Treaties may pose to the establishment of a patent pool in the country. The author thanks Puneeth Nagaraj for his guidance and inputs on this paper.
Konkani Wikipedia Advances in 4 Days — From 90 Articles to 130 Articles!
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Sep 03, 2013 10:37 AMThere has been a rise of article contributions to the Konkani Wikipedia in a span of 4 days following a 4 day programme organized by the CIS-A2K team for M.A. students from the Konkani Department, Goa University at the Central State Library, Goa from August 21 to 24, 2013. Nitika Tandon and Subhashish Panigrahi conducted the event.
A Telegu Wiki Meetup @ CIS
— by SJ Veera (Telugu Wikipedian) — last modified Sep 01, 2013 11:30 AMTelugu Wikipedians had their monthly meetup at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore on Saturday, July 13, 2013, 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
An Odia Wikipedia Workshop at Sambalpur
— by Gorvachove Pothal — last modified Aug 27, 2013 12:09 PMA training workshop for Odia Wikipedians was held in Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Sambalpur on July 26 and 27, 2013. The workshop was organized by Odia Wikipedian Gorvachove Pothal, with financial support from CIS-A2K programme. It was a part of the Access To Knowledge - Outreach Programs.
A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Krishnarajapet
— by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified Sep 05, 2013 06:46 AMOn Sunday, August 11, 2013, a day-long Kannada Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Shyam Computers, Krishnarajapet, Karnataka. The workshop was co-organized by the CIS-A2K team along with Kannada Sahitya Parishat of KR Pet. This report summarizes the proceedings of that workshop and subsequent research into relevant questions flowing from the discussions.
A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop in Mysore
— by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified Oct 04, 2013 04:40 AMOn Tuesday, August 6, 2013, a day-long Kannada Wikipedia workshop was conducted at the Centre for Proficiency Development and Placement Services (CPDPS), Manasa Gangotri campus, University of Mysore, Karnataka by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team. Dr. U.B.Pavanaja conducted the workshop.
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