COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH WIKIPEDIA OUTREACH
WIKIMEDIA BOTSWANA
WELCOME TO YES AFRICA SUMMIT
OARABILE MUDONGO WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATIONWIKIPEDIA COMMUNITY LIAISON[USER: OARABILE MUDONGO]
WHAT IS WIKIPEDIA?
Is a free, online, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation
Uses wiki-a technology for creating collaborative websites
…Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment….”
19 million articles, 282 language and about 90,000 active contributors (July 2011)Ranked 5th among all websites with 400 million readers
WIKIPEDIA STATISTICS
SUB-SAHARA AFRICAN WIKIPEDIA
Dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free contentNot-for-profit - non commercialMultilingual - not nationalNeutral - not a political experiment
WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION
PRINCIPLES OF WIKIPEDIA
Neutral Point Of View (NPOV) VerifiabilityNotabilityAssume Good Faith (civility and
patience)Break all the rules…be BOLD
WHAT MAKES A QUALITY ARTICLE
Structure- the organization of the content
Encyclopedic content- adheres to Wikipedia principles, coherency
Community- through discussions, critic and contributions
LOCAL LANGUAGE CONTENT, ACCESS TRANSFORMATION & DIGITAL INCLUSION
Everyone is pondering across the world how to master ICT, apply ICT; very simple apply to benefit maximum number of people.
Social divide is abolished and the excluded are empowered hence E-Governance and e-Education.
Develop tools, software localization. Shaping Internet policies around principle of inclusiveness,
diversity, openness and relations among stakeholders. Enhances livelihoods and contribute to social and economic
development of society.
WIKIMEDIA STRATEGIC PLAN
1. Purpose of plan is to chart a direction for the Wikimedia movement, clearly articulating key priorities:
To stabilize Wikimedia’s technical, financial and organizational infrastructure. To increase participation To improve quality To increase reach To encourage innovation
2. We'll know we have been successful when we: Increase the total number of people served to 1 billion. Increase the amount of information we offer to 50 million Wikipedia articles. Encourage readers to become contributors by increasing the number of total
editors. Support healthy diversity in the editing community by doubling the percentage of
female editors to 25% and increasing the number of Global South editors to 37%.
AFRICAN WIKIMEDIA CHAPTERS AND SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS
AFRICAN WIKIPEDIA SUCCESS STORIES
WIKIPEDIA ZERO
Botswana – Orange BotswanaKenya – AirtelPlan to open it up to 70 million new users in sub-Saharan Africa.
MOBILE AND ISP PROVIDERS HELP SOUTH AFRICAN LEANERS
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
KenyaSouth AfricaKenya
FUTURE PLANS
EDITING: WIKIPEDIA INTERFACE
Chat abt the article..
Profile
Chat and discuss with community
Track changes and who.
Notifications..
settings
Bookmark…
Article page
CREATE A NEW ARTICLE
Search in Wikipedia Search variants and synonyms Google out Click on Red link and start editing… Always “Show Preview” before “Save”
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