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Launch of Assamese Wikipedia Education Program at Guwahati University
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Jul 26, 2013 11:43 AMThe Assamese Wikipedia community has shown a rapid growth in the past six months from 20 active editors in January 2012 to 29 active editors in June 2012. The absolute numbers might seem low but in terms of percentages its an overwhelming increment of 45 per cent.
Wikipedia workshop @ Inmantec College, Ghaziabad
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Jan 07, 2013 04:30 PMThe Access to Knowledge team at the Centre for Internet & Society was approached by Gaurav Prashar, Assistant Dean at Inmantec College, Ghaziabad to organize a Wikipedia workshop. Accordingly, a workshop was organized on October 17, 2012.
Bengaluru: A Hub for Kannada and Sanskrit Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects!
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Nov 04, 2012 02:03 PMKannada Wikipedia is one of those Indic language wikipedias which has seen many readers coming up every month. Subhashish Panigrahi summarizes the experiences of some of the very active Kannada wikipedians from the recent Kannada Wikipedia meetup held in Bengaluru on October 7, 2012.
Wikipedia comes to Hyderabad!
— by Noopur Raval — last modified Feb 13, 2013 11:40 AMThis post is a report on the series of Wikipedia meets organized in the city of Hyderabad on September 29-30, 2012. These workshops were a a part of the larger effort to help Wikipedia contributors in the same city to meet each other and strengthen the local community.
Feedback to Draft Copyright Rules, 2012
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Oct 04, 2012 04:53 AMThe Centre for Internet & Society submitted its written comments on the Draft Copyright Rules, 2012 to Mr. G.R. Raghavender, Registrar of Copyrights & Director (BP&CR), Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Access To Knowledge/Programme Plan
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 30, 2012 01:25 PMPursuant to the announcement made on July 30, 2012 and as reflected in the FAQ accompanying the announcement, the India Program will become a project of the Access to Knowledge (A2K) program of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) an established non-profit organisation working in India whose own goals and objectives are in close alignment with that of the Wikimedia movement.
Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at Amritsar
— by Shiju Alex — last modified Oct 04, 2012 04:11 PMAfter Ludhiana and Patiala we came to Amritsar, which we all know is home to the Golden Temple and the spiritual centre of Sikh religion, to introduce Punjabi Wikipedia. The workshop was held at the Spring Dale Senior School, Amritsar on August 17, 2012.
Editor Growth & Contribution Program on Telugu Wikipedia
— by Nitika Tandon — last modified Sep 29, 2012 12:13 PMNitika Tandon tells us about the Editor Growth & Contribution Program on Telegu Wikipedia, how it will run, its necessity and the future steps.
Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at Punjabi University, Patiala
— by Shiju Alex and Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Oct 04, 2012 12:18 PMPatiala is the home to the famous Punjabi University. A Wikipedia workshop was organized at the Punjabi University's Punjabi Department on August 16, 2012.
WIPO Treaty for the Visually Impaired — Moving from a Treaty on Paper to a Treaty that is Workable on the Ground
— by Rahul Cherian — last modified Sep 28, 2012 04:41 AMAfter many years of hard lobbying by the World Blind Union, it appears that the WIPO Treaty on limitations and exceptions for visually impaired persons/persons with print disabilities (TVI) could become a reality next year. However, due to pressure from the European Union and the United States, and their insistence on several untenable provisions, there is a real risk that the TVI could become unworkable on the ground.
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