Hello everyone,
I thought you might be interested in this story I saw at the weekend -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27346567 - about a project that uses
memory sticks to install operating systems on old or unused computers to
give people in the developing world their own computer.
As a secondary note, I wondered if anyone had any ideas about how Wikipedia
access could be built in to the mix. I know of Kiwix but wondered if this
story would perhaps inspire any great ideas.
All thoughts welcome! Thank you,
Stevie
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I have made a proposal for discussion. See the Engine Room:
The following resolution was approved by the Wikimedia UK board in December 2013:
[We should] redefine the role and purpose of the non-board committees to give them greater prominence, and if need be re-constitute and re-vitalise them with greater volunteer input to drive forward programmes. At present, the roles and memberships of non-board committees are somewhat unclear, and that has led to atrophy and lack of focus. Board/committee communication needs to be improved, and better board support for the committees’ work is needed. We would hope and expect that this will result in considerably greater community involvement.
I have put up a draft charter for discussion at Volunteer committees, and would like to hear what everyone thinks. Insofar as it's possible for a charter to re-vitalise our committees (bearing in mind it's only people not policy that can ultimate do that), is this a move in the right sort of direction?
Michael
Link: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#A_charter_for_our_volunteer_commi…
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Thanks,
Mike
Hello everyone,
You might be interested to learn that Wikimedia
Sweden<https://www.wikimedia.se/> has
launched an article improvement competition called the Umepedia Challenge.
The contest is focused on writing and editing articles about the Swedish
city of Umea <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ume%C3%A5>. The contest runs
through the month of May and more details can be found
here<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Umepedia_Challenge>
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
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global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the
Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
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Hi Katie,
I asked this a while ago and your answer was essentially "we're working on it", but I don't think I'm the only one wondering, so I'll ask on this list.
What do UK (in particular non-London) residents who want financial support to attend do? Is there going to be a separate process or do we need to apply for a scholarship through the WMF (which would be a bit silly imho)?
I'm sure it would be useful to know before the scholarships deadline.
Thanks,
Harry Mitchell
http://enwp.org/User:HJ
Phone: 024 7698 0977
Skype: harry_j_mitchell
On Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 15:13, Katie Chan <ktc(a)ktchan.info> wrote:
If you were thinking of applying for a scholarship from either the
Wikimania Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland, or Wikimedia Österreich,
the deadline is end of the day UTC this coming Monday. Don't miss it!
Katie
On 08/01/2014 17:37, Katie Chan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2014 in London are now being
> accepted. Applications are open until the end of the day UTC on 17
> February.
>
> Wikimania 2014 scholarships is an award given to an individual to
> enable them to attend Wikimania in London from 6-10 August, 2014.
>
> Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia
> Foundation for Wikimania 2014. A Wikimedia Foundation scholarship will
> cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel costs as arranged
> by the Wikimedia Foundation travel agency, shared accommodation as
> arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation, and registration for Wikimania.
>
> Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and
> selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine
> which are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2014 scholarships,
> please visit <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships>.
>
> To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on
> <http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply>. It is highly recommended
> that applicants review all of the material on the Scholarships page
> and the associated FAQ before submitting an application.
>
> If you have any question, please contact
> <wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org> or leave a message on
> <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships>.
>
> Katie Chan
> Chair, Scholarship Committee
>
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A free event in London (or online) that may be of interest:
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From: Marieke Guy <marieke.guy(a)okfn.org>
Date: 2 May 2014 09:05
Subject: Re: Provisional programme: Making it Matter: Supporting education
in the developing world through open and linked data
To: OER-DISCUSS(a)jiscmail.ac.uk
Hi Everyone,
We still have a few places remaining for this workshop. It's going to be a
great opportunity to hear about current initiatives in the development,
technology and education overlap. There will also be plenty of time for
discussion and networking.
The workshop is Making it Matter: Supporting education in the developing
world through open and linked data and will be held in London, UK on Friday
16th May, 2014
http://linkedup-project.eu/making-it-matter-workshop/<http://education.okfn.org/making-it-matter/>
If you can't make it talks will be streamed and videos released afterwards
- signup for remote
participation<https://docs.google.com/a/okfn.org/forms/d/1r7y2MJZ_OYzdfWCv7yhDAPN49LR69Um…>
.
Hope to see you there.
Marieke
On 23/04/2014 09:26, Marieke Guy wrote:
Dear All
A provisional programme<http://linkedup-project.eu/files/2014/03/MIM_Programme.pdf>is
now available for the Making it Matter: Supporting education in the
developing world through open and linked data, a free one-day workshop
organised by the LinkedUp Project and the Commonwealth of Learning in
London, UK on Friday 16th May, 2014.
http://linkedup-project.eu/making-it-matter-workshop/<http://education.okfn.org/making-it-matter/>
Speakers include Venkataraman Balaji (Director, Technology & Knowledge
Management, Commonwealth of Learning), Tom Salmon (Teacher and open
development researcher), Stefan Dietze (LinkedUp Project) and Christophe
Gueret (DANS NL and WorldWide Semantic Web). There are also a series of
interactive breakout sessions.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together software developers, educators
and individuals from the development community to see how they can work
together by using open and linked data to support education in the
developing world.
A limited number of
spaces<http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-it-matter-supporting-education-in-the-…>are
still available for the workshop.
We have also now set up a form so people can
register<https://docs.google.com/a/okfn.org/forms/d/1r7y2MJZ_OYzdfWCv7yhDAPN49LR69Um…>if
they are interested in remote participation on the day. Talks will be
streamed and there will be opportunities to participate online in break-out
sessions.
Looking forward to meeting you at the Making it Matter Workshop!
Thanks
Marieke
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