WikiTe-L September 2013

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Re-releasing Konkani Viswakosh under CC-BY-SA 3.0 (Event Invitation)
by Nitika Tandon 25 Sep '13

25 Sep '13

Greetings from CIS-A2K! We request the pleasure of your company at the event 'Re-releasing Konkani Vishwakosh & Building Konkani Wikipedia' . The event will take place on the 26th September, Thursday,10am - 11am at the Conference Hall, Goa University, Taleigao. Upon CIS-A2K' explicit request, Goa University has approved the re-release of Konkani Vishwakosh under Creative Commons License (CC‐BY‐SA 3.0) to make it freely available to public and thus preserve Konkani language and culture in the digital era. This encyclopedia will also serve as one of the main sources of building and writing articles on Konkani Wikipedia (which is currently under incubation). This is a major win for the Wikimedia movement in India. This is, probably, the first time ever a State run higher education institution has re-released copyrighted content under Creative Commons. Hope more such initiatives will be underway to "Let the Knowledge Go around"! We'd like you to be a part of this event and help showcase Konkani community and language on a global digital platform such as Konkani Wikipedia. Please see the link for the invite.[1] We look forward to seeing you at the event. Best, Nitika Tandon Program Manager Access to Knowledge The Centre for Internet & Society [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Re-release_of_Konkani_Vishwakosh_un…

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CIS-A2K MoU with Goa University (Announcement)
by Vishnu T 23 Sep '13

23 Sep '13

Dear All, On behalf of CIS-A2K, I am glad to share with you that GOA University has signed an MoU with CIS-A2K. As part of this MoU Goa University and CIS-A2K will work together to digitize “Konkani Vishwakosh” under Creative Common license and build a Digital Knowledge Partnership in order to enhance digital literacy in the Konkani language and facilitate collaborative knowledge production and disseminate the same free of cost through Kokani Wikipedia (currently under incubation). Gos University and CIS-A2K will co-design and jointly implement relevant training programmes to achieve this objective. CIS-A2K is grateful for the support and encouragement received from the Goa University Vice-Chancellor Dr. Satish Shetye; Prof. Alito Siqueira; Prof. Priyadarshini Tadkodkar; Dr. Madhavi Sardesai; Dr. Gopakumar; and other faculty of Goa University. We are also equally grateful to Wikipedians Harriet Vidyasagar and Frederick Noronha who have engaged with CIS-A2K team and been a constant source of support. Wish us best of luck! Vishnu

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Access to Knowledge [CIS-A2K] Newsletter August 2013
by Subhashish Panigrahi 17 Sep '13

17 Sep '13

Dear all, We thank you all for your support and collaboration. Please find below the details of our work in the month of August 2013. Updates from Konkani Wikipedia The CIS-A2K programme organised a four-day workshop in collaboration with the Goa University for students of M.A. (Konkani) at the Central State Library, Konkani Department, University of Goa from August 21 to 24, 2013. Nitika Tandon and Subhashish Panigrahi conducted this workshop. The event saw 38 students creating 43 new articles on Konkani Wikipedia, which is incubation. The main objective is to bring this seven-year-old project out of incubation into a live Wikipedia project. Event reports, blog entries, videos, guest column and media coverage arising from the workshop can be accessed by clicking on the links below: ► Event Reports - Konkani Wikipedia — Climbing up the Indian Language Ladder? (by Subhashish Panigrahi, August 31, 2013): http://cis-india.org/a2k/blog/konkani-wikipedia-climbing-up-the-indian-lang… - Konkani Wikipedia Advances in 4 Days — From 90 Articles to 130 Articles! (by Nitika Tandon, August 31, 2013): http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/konkani-wikipedia-advances-in-four-days <http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/konkani-wikipedia-advances-in-four-days> ► Guest Columns - Konkani Wikipedia climbing up the Indian language ladder (by Subhashish Panigrahi, DNA, September 6, 2013). - http://www.dnaindia.com/blogs/1885294/post-konkani-wikipedia-climbing-up-th… - Recap on Konkani Wikipedia Workshop (by Subhashish Panigrahi, Startup Goa Blog, September 9, 2013). - http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/start-up-goa-blog-september-10-2013-subh… - ଅବସର ପରର ଦ୍ବିତୀୟ ଜୀବନ, ଅବସର ପରେ ସକ୍ରିୟ ଭାବେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆରେ ଲେଖାଲେଖି ଜାରୀ ରଖିଥିବା ଜଣେ ଡାକ୍ତରଙ୍କ ସ‌ହ ଭାବାଲୋଚନା http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/odiapua-subhashish-sep-10-odia-wikipedia… <http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/odiapua-subhashish-sep-10-odia-wikipedia…> ► Media Coverage - Wikipedia writes a new script (by Joyce Dias, August 24, 2013, The Goan). CIS-A2K workshop held in Goa is mentioned extensively. Nitika Tandon and Subhashish Panigrahi are quoted. http://cis-india.org/news/thegoan-joyce-dias-august-24-2013-wikipedia-write… - Konkani Wikipedia makes headway (by Diana Fernandes, OHeraldO, August 24, 2013). Nitika Tandon is quoted. http://cis-india.org/news/epaperoheraldo-august-24-2013-diana-fernandes-kon… - Konkani Wikipedians Speak (Goan Voice Daily Newsletter, September 4, 2013). Konkani Wikipedia workshop organized in Goa from August 21 to 24, 2013 is mentioned in this newsletter. http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/?ref=Guzels.TV <http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/?ref=Guzels.TV> ► Blog Entries - Voices from Goa: Frania Pereira tells Why She Writes Articles on Konkani Wikipedia (by Subhashish Panigrahi, August 27, 2013). http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/voices-from-goa - Voices from Goa: Wikipedia Editor Rusita Paryekar (by Subhashish Panigrahi, August 27, 2013). http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/voices-from-goa-wikipedia-editor-rusita-… <http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/voices-from-goa-wikipedia-editor-rusita-…> Other Wikipedia Updates ► Event Reports - A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Krishnarajapet (by Dr. U.B. Pavanaja, August 14, 2013). The workshop was co-organized by the CIS-A2K team along with Kannada Sahitya Parishat of KR Pet. http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/a-kannada-wikipedia-workshop-at-krishnar… - Wikimania 2013: Wikipedians represent Indian Languages in Hong Kong (by Subhashish Panigrahi, August 19, 2013). The event was organised by Wikimedia Foundation. Subhashish participated in the event. http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/wikimania2013 - An Odia Wikipedia Workshop at Sambalpur (by Gorvachove Pothal, August 27, 2013). This workshop was held at Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Sambalpur on July 26 and 27, 2013. Odia Wikipedian Gorvachove Pothal organized this workshop with financial support from the CIS-A2K programme. http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/odia-wikipedia-workshop-sambalpur ► Events Co-organised - Digitization of Books for Indic Language WikiSource (co-organised by Wikimedia India and CIS-A2K, CIS, Bangalore, August 18, 2013). http://cis-india.org/openness/events/digitization-of-books-for-indic-langua… - A Workshop on Editing Wikipedia in Mumbai (organised by the Centre for Indian Languages in Higher Education and CIS-A2K, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, August 24, 2013). The workshop was aimed at assisting students to take part in the Indian Languages Mela at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (September 20-21, 2013) which is hosting a competition for best Indian language entries on Wikipedia. http://cis-india.org/openness/events/workshop-on-editing-wikipedia-in-mumbai ► Event Organised - Mobile Training Workshop @ CIS (CIS, Bangalore, August 29, 2013). Rachita and Keerthana Chandrashekar gave a talk on mobile campaigns. http://cis-india.org/openness/events/mobile-training-workshop - Wikipedia Training in Telugu for Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad (Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, September 5-6, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan taught a module on "Knowledge and Openness in the Digital Era". http://cis-india.org/openness/events/wikipedia-training-in-telugu-for-b-r-a… ► Events Participated - Wikimania 2013: The International Wikimedia Conference (organised by Wikimedia Foundation, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, August 7 – 11, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan and Subhashish Panigrahi participated in the event. http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_page - Wikimedia Asia Meeting (organised by Wikimedia community, Hong Kong, August 10, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan and Subhashish Panigrahi participated in the meeting. http://cis-india.org/news/wikimedia-asia-meeting.<http://cis-india.org/news/wikimedia-asia-meeting>Unedited transcript of the entire conversation is posted online http://cis-india.org/news/wikimedia-asia-meeting - వికీపీడియా:సమావేశం/హైదరాబాద్/ఆగష్టు (Hyderabad, August 25, 2013). T.Vishnu Vardhan participated in the meeting through Skype. http://cis-india.org/news/telugu-wiki-meet-up-hyderabad-august-2013 <http://cis-india.org/news/telugu-wiki-meet-up-hyderabad-august-2013> ► Media Coverage - Wikipedia Gains Massive Traffic Thanks To Vernacular Languages (Before It’s News, August 1, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan is quoted. http://cis-india.org/news/beforeitnews-august-1-2013-wikipedia-gains-massiv… - Wikipedia boom in Marathi, Malayalam and other desi languages (by Sandhya Soman, The Times of India, August 1, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan is quoted. http://cis-india.org/news/times-of-india-august-1-2013-sandhya-soman-wikipe… - Wikipedia boom in vernacular languages (by Divya Saboo, DNA, August 1, 2013). The Centre for Internet and Society is mentioned. http://cis-india.org/news/dna-august-1-2013-divya-saboo-wikipedia-boom-in-v… - Stress on posting articles on Kannada Wikipedia (by R. Krishna Kumar, Hindu, August 2, 2013). Dr. U.B.Pavanaja is quoted. http://cis-india.org/news/hindu-r-krishna-kumar-august-2-2013-stress-on-pos… - India’s Indigenous Languages Drive Wikipedia’s Growth (by Mahesh Sharma, TechCrunch, August 6, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan is quoted. http://cis-india.org/news/techcrunch-august-6-2013-mahesh-sharma-indias-ind… - Krishnarajapet Wikipedia Workshop Coverage (Prajavani, August 12, 2013). http://cis-india.org/news/prajavani-august-12-2013-krishnarajapet-workshop - Krishnarajapet Wikipedia Workshop Coverage (Vijaya Vani, August 12, 2013). http://cis-india.org/news/vijaya-vani-august-12-2013-krishnarajapet-wikiped… - Krishnarajapet Wikipedia Workshop Coverage (Suvarna Times of Karnataka, August 12, 2013). http://cis-india.org/news/suvarna-times-of-karnataka-august-12-2013-krishna… ► Other guest columns: - ଅବସର ପରର ଦ୍ବିତୀୟ ଜୀବନ, ଅବସର ପରେ ସକ୍ରିୟ ଭାବେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆରେ ଲେଖାଲେଖି ଜାରୀ ରଖିଥିବା ଜଣେ ଡାକ୍ତରଙ୍କ ସ‌ହ ଭାବାଲୋଚନା (by Subhashish Panigrahi, Odiapua, September 10, 2013): http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/odiapua-september-10-2013-subhashish-pan… <http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/odiapua-september-10-2013-subhashish-pan…> ► Ongoing / Upcoming Events - Digital Resources in Telugu: A Workshop for Research Scholars (co-organised by the Department of Cultural Studies, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad and CIS-A2K, September 13, 2013). http://cis-india.org/openness/events/digital-resources-in-telugu - Train the Trainer — Four-day long Residential Training Workshop in Bangalore (organised by CIS-A2K, Bangalore, October 1 – 5, 2013). The programme will be held in the first week of October. http://cis-india.org/openness/events/train-the-trainer <http://cis-india.org/openness/events/train-the-trainer> Wikimedia Foundation has funded A2K to anchor the growth of Wikimedia movement in India. The A2K team consists of three members based in Bangalore: T. Vishnu Vardhan, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja and Subhashish Panigrahi and one member Nitika Tandon in Delhi. Archives of our newsletters can be accessed here (http://cis-india.org/about/newsletters). Wikipedians from various communities can request for outreach programs, technical bugs, logistics-merchandize and media, public relations and communications at http://bit.ly/TOcXId. About CIS The Centre for Internet and Society is a non-profit research organization that works on policy issues relating to freedom of expression, privacy, accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge and IPR reform, and openness (including open government, FOSS, open standards, etc.), and engages in academic research on digital natives and digital humanities. Follow us elsewhere ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/CISA2K ● Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/cisa2k ● Visit us at: <https://cis-india.org/> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Access_To_Knowledge ● E-mail: a2k(a)cis-india.org Support Us Please help us defend consumer / citizen rights on the Internet! Write a cheque in favour of ‘The Centre for Internet and Society’ and mail it to us at No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru – 5600 71. Request for Collaboration: We invite researchers, practitioners, and theoreticians, both organisationally and as individuals, to collaboratively engage with Internet and society and improve our understanding of this new field. To discuss the research collaborations, write to Sunil Abraham, Executive Director, at sunil(a)cis-india.org or Nishant Shah, Director – Research, at nishant(a)cis-india.org. To discuss collaborations on Indic language wikipedia, write to T. Vishnu Vardhan, Programme Director, A2K, at vishnu(a)cis-india.org CIS is grateful to its donors, Wikimedia Foundation, Ford Foundation, Privacy International, UK, Hans Foundation and the Kusuma Trust which was founded by Anurag Dikshit and Soma Pujari, philanthropists of Indian origin, for its core funding and support for most of its projects. -- Best! Subhashish Panigrahi Programme Officer, Access To Knowledge Centre for Internet and Society @psubhashish

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[Announcement] Monthly IRC (September 2013)
by Subhashish Panigrahi 06 Sep '13

06 Sep '13

Dear All, CIS-A2K would like to invite you to our first monthly IRC to receive feedback on our work. We are slowly rolling out the work-plans that we have developed with your collaboration and input. We have received some useful feedback from some of you on Meta specifically on two important aspects, which informed the agenda for this IRC. IRC details: Channel: #Wikimedia-in Date: September 5, 2013 (Thursday) Time: 8-9 pm Agenda: What more measures can CIS-A2K take to increase community participation? Pilot Projects - Discussion on possible topics, strategies of execution and community involvement. Any specific aspect of CIS-A2K's work that majority of the community members, present for IRC, would like to discuss. For those who are attending IRC for the first time please check this link to join: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial -- Best! Subhashish Panigrahi Programme Officer, Access To Knowledge Centre for Internet and Society @psubhashish

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In Hyderabad
by Vishnu T 03 Sep '13

03 Sep '13

Dear All, I will be in Hyderabad during Sept. 4 to 6 to teach a module on Opneness at Dr. BRAOU as part of which I will also be introducing the faculty to Wikipedia. It would be lovely to meet you either during the mornings before 9 am or in the evenings after 5 pm, to discuss any Wikipedia related projects or work that you are doing and how CIS-A2K could help with it? It will also be useful to discuss any feedback or queries that you may have w.r.t. the CIS-A2K programme. Please PM me or call me on +91-9845207308. Look forward to meeting you. Best, Vishnu

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