Big congratulations to the A2K team on your move to IIIT Hyderabad ..! You’ve done some incredible work over the years as part of CIS, and it’s clear that CIS played a key role in supporting the Wikimedia movement in India. It’s been inspiring to see the impact you've made.
Joining IIIT Hyderabad feels like a great step forward, and I’m really hopeful this opens up more fluid and meaningful collaborations with governments, institutions, and many others. Wishing you all the very best in this new phase. Thanks & Regards, I.Mahesh On Tue, 27 May 2025, 19:12 Subhashish, <[email protected]> wrote: > Congratulations, Pavan and the OKI team! It was disheartening to read your > last email about the pause to A2K but your this email signals at the team's > ability to cross difficult waters. It's also nice to see many A2K team > members in the new OKI team and addition of experienced Wikimedians like > Kashyap. I'm sure you're still updating the Meta-Wiki page but please > update, whenever possible, how much you retain from the legacy A2K > programmes and what new programmes you plan to start, and the team details, > probably by linking to their user pages (first names only make it look less > official). Wish all of you the very best. > > Subha > > On Tue, 27 May, 2025, 8:07 am Dr. Manavpreet Kaur, < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Pavan and the Open Knowledge Initiatives team, >> >> Congratulations on this new and expanded role! This transition marks an >> exciting chapter, and it's truly encouraging to see A2K's enduring >> commitment to advancing the Open Knowledge movement in India. >> >> Your work over the years has been instrumental in supporting and >> empowering the Indic Wikimedia communities. The dedication, resilience, >> thoughtfulness, and collaboration that have defined A2K’s journey so far >> give great confidence in your continued and expanded contributions, not >> just within the Wikimedia ecosystem, bbut also in the broader open >> knowledge space. >> >> Wishing the entire team the very best as you move forward. >> >> Warm regards, >> Manavpreet Kaur >> >> On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM Pavan Santhosh < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Wikimedians, >>> >>> We’re writing to share an exciting update regarding the A2K team. >>> >>> As part of a strategic integration, Access to Knowledge (A2K) has become >>> part of IIIT-Hyderabad's Raj Reddy Centre for Technology and Society and >>> will continue its work as the *Open Knowledge Initiatives team >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IIITH-OKI>*. Most members of A2K have >>> joined the Open Knowledge Initiatives team at IIIT-Hyderabad, alongside a >>> few colleagues already working on Open Knowledge and Wikimedia within the >>> institute. >>> . >>> This change reflects a shared commitment by both organisations to deepen >>> impact and strengthen the Open Knowledge movement in India. While the >>> team’s structure has evolved, our dedication to collaborating with Indic >>> Wikimedia and Open Knowledge communities remains unchanged. >>> >>> We’re deeply grateful for the trust and relationships built over time, >>> and we look forward to continuing this journey together in this new phase. >>> >>> Do visit our team’s page at *meta-wiki >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IIITH-OKI>* for further information, >>> and use the talk page for any questions or clarifications. We are going to >>> host an open session during the upcoming South Asia open community call >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IIITH-OKI> on 1st June 2025, 6 pm to 7 >>> pm, and we are more than happy to interact with you and respond to >>> questions. Please feel free to reach out to us at >>> [email protected] with any questions or suggestions. >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> Pavan Santhosh, >>> On behalf of the Open Knowledge Initiatives Team. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WikimediaIndia-l mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimediaindia-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikimediaIndia-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimediaindia-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ > > Subhashish > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaIndia-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimediaindia-l.lists.wikimedia.org/
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