a2k september - january
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This report is an overview of the activities of the Access to Knowledge team at CIS working to promote Wikipedia in Indian languagesTRANSCRIPT
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Access To Knowledge: September 2012 - January 2013
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● Events organised by A2K● Meetups attended by A2K● Programs initiated by A2K● Technical initiatives by A2K● Numbers and Data● Success Stories● Support required from WMF● Plans ahead
Agenda
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Events conducted1. SRM University, Chennai 2. NMAIT, Karkala, Karnataka3. KMBB College of
Engineering, Bhubaneswar4. AML, Bhubaneswar5. Pune Odia Wikipedia
workshop6. British Council, Chandigarh7. Tata Institute of Social
Sciences, Mumbai8. Bharati Vidyapeeth College
of Engineering, Delhi9. St.Xaviers, Goa
10. Goa University11. GLAM workshop, Goa12. Konkani Department, Goa
University13. Punjabi Wikipedia
Workshop, Patiala
14. Hyderabad Workshop 15. Inmantec, Gaziabad16. Springdale School, Amritsar167. St.Stephen's College, Delhi18. Delhi University, Delhi19. TGES, Rajkot 20. Christ College, Rajkot 21. TGES II, Rajkot22. Gujarat Sahitya Parishad workshop, Ahmedabad
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22 Events in 4 months
Covered 7 languages
Across 14 cities
Outreached 2250 participants = 560 participants pm
Age group - 15 to 52
Events conducted
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City No. City No.
1. Bangalore 2. Pune3. Chennai4. Mumbai5. Bhubaneswar6. Dhenkanal7. Anugul8. Kolkata
35152111
9. Bangalore 10. Delhi11. Goa12. Karkala 13. Hyderabad14. Ahmedabad15. Rajkot
1112211
Meetups & Discussions
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Total 27
Touched 150 People
Within 7 language communities
Meetups & Discussions
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1. Gujarati Article Competition2. Gujarati Education Program3. Assamese Education Program4. Odia Education Program5. Konkani Wikipedia6. Wikipedia Takes Pune
Programs
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Technical initiatives1. Support:
● Bugs filed for PA, AS, OR, HI, GU, Wikiclub Pune
2. Events and initiatives: ● 2 mini hackathons, devcamp BITS - Pilani
hackathon, Gujarati MediaWiki group● Started mobile typing app for Indic
languages● Started typing scheme for OR-WP● Supported implementation of 4 gadgets on
GU-WP● Technical training for volunteers
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Numbers and data● Total participants attended the sessions = 2050
● No. of participants in our database = 1020● % of contacts in our database = 49.75%
● No. of usernames collected = 387● % of usernames collected = 37.9%
● No. of female participants = 288● % of female participants = 28.2%
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Success stories
● Increased readership, awareness and functionality on Gujarati Wikipedia
● Technical volunteer training and MediaWiki groups● First ever free Indic typing tool for cross platforms
mobile devices● Phonetic typing tool for Narayam on Odia Wiki
projects● First Odia Education Program initiated ● Bringing Konkani Encyclopedia on Wiki● Kick starting Wikipedia community in Goa● Progress of Assamese WEP
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Support needed from WMF
● Data Analysis● Global learnings and blogs● Unblocking of IPs
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Plans ahead
● Starting monthly community IRCs● Upcoming hackathons and supporting more
technical volunteers● Running contribution campaign in Bengali
Wikipedia● Taking part in other FOSS activities● Education program in at least 2 more languages● Conducting monthly meet ups in Delhi office● Creative Commons Day celebrations● Submitting RTI Applications