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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 6 (ANI/PRNewswire): International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH) and the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia and other free-knowledge projects, successfully concluded the 2nd Wikimedia Technology Summit at IIIT Hyderabad campus today. This one-of-a-kind event enabled discussions around developing the future of the internet, forging enduring alliances, and engaging in open discussions about the cohesion between technology and open access to knowledge. It was organized by IIITH's Indic Wiki Project - an initiative funded by The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and supported by the Government of Telangana, to enhance the online presence of Indic language encyclopedias. The second Wikimedia Technology Summit aimed to foster collaboration and innovation in the field of Indic language technology, with a particular emphasis on promoting open-source solutions and building a comm ....

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