COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH WIKIPEDIA OUTREACH

WIKIMEDIA BOTSWANA

WELCOME TO YES AFRICA SUMMIT

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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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