WIKIMOVE

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In this episode we talk with Denny Vrandečić and Lydia Pintscher about the software products that are changing the way the Movement leverages data to move towards the strategic direction of knowledge equity and knowledge as a service. Lydia gives an update on what is happening with Wikidata, and Denny shares about a newer project - Abstract Wikipedia, which aims to let more people share more knowledge in more languages...

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Our unique and complex movement can sometimes be hard to navigate, particularly for newcomers. In this special episode we answer questions from volunteers who recently joined the Wikimedia Movement and would like to better understand our strategy 2030. We talk about the genesis of the strategy, the future we envision for our movement and we also touch upon key issues related to knowledge equity and global governance...

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In this episode we talk with Anass Sedrati and Pepe Flores, two distinguished Wikimedia activists from emerging communities. They share about the enthusiasm and the struggles that can be found everywhere on the globe where Wikimedians are growing their communities. We talk about how the movement can best support these communities, and how we can build a governance model that gives them a voice...

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Regional and thematic hubs continue to be the hot topic among many Wikimedians pursuant to the strategy recommendations. Many affiliates and volunteers have done hub-like work for a long time, and hubs now seem to provide a vehicle to formalize and financially sustain that work. The idea of having structures that help people share resources, do fundraising together, and make decisions at the regional level reverberates with many...

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In this episode we talk about new projects to connect the people of our movement for mutual aid. Our movement is constantly growing and diversifying, all across the globe. New people are joining and new communities are forming every day. As volunteers and as staff of affiliates, they are having to acquire new skills, figure out how to organize, form organizations, do outreach and advocacy, and work with institutions and governments...

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In this episode we talk with three Wikimedians who are trailblazers for including marginalized voices into the Wikimedia projects. Lucy Crompton-Reid, Daniel Bögre Udell and Kiril Simeonowski are active in different but complementary projects that implement Recommendation 8, Topics for Impact...

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We are looking back at years of complaints about how Wikimedia technology is outdated and exclusive. Non-encyclopedic forms of knowledge are still impossible or hard to insert into our existing formats. The last big innovation from our movement is Wikidata, which is now almost ten years old. Movement Strategy calls on us to innovate our technical and social systems so that new and marginalized communities can join and share their knowledge...

Insights from Wiki Movimento Brasil

What’s in this episode?

We introduce the concept of the pod and then chat about the latest news in our movement. Then, as the main topic of this episode we discuss one of the two pillars of movement strategy: Knowledge as a Service. During our guest interview we learn more about the origin story of the strategic direction and discuss its relevance for the future of our movement and for the way we provide our services...