The on-wiki version of this newsletter can be found here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Updates/2023-07-17
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Google.org supports Abstract Wikipedia with $3 Million grant
We are very happy to share that Wikifunctions and Abstract Wikipedia will
be supported by a
Google.org <https://www.google.org/> grant. Let’s first
introduce
Google.org in their own words:
*About Google.org*:
Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm, supports
nonprofits that address humanitarian issues and apply scalable, data-driven
innovation to solving the world's biggest challenges. They accelerate
progress by connecting nonprofits with a unique blend of support that
includes funding, products, and technical expertise from Google volunteers.
They engage with these believers-turned-doers who make a significant impact
on the communities they represent, and whose work has the potential to
produce meaningful change.
Google.org wants a world that works for
everyone—and they believe technology and innovation can move the needle.
The goal of Abstract Wikipedia is to build a knowledge base independent of
language, making it easier for Wikipedia editors to share, add, translate,
and improve knowledge across languages on the online encyclopedia. In
short, the initiative will enable more people to contribute content in
their preferred languages, making the knowledge available to a larger and
more global audience. This is aligned with the goal of
Google.org for a
world that works for everyone.
Google.org is supporting the Wikimedia Foundation with a grant of $3
million over the course of three years in order to support the development
of Wikifunctions and Abstract Wikipedia, as accepted by the Wikimedia
Foundation board.
As previously reported,
Google.org had supported Abstract Wikipedia through the
fellowship program in the summer of 2022
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Updates/2022-04-12>.
This grant supports us in bringing the results of the fellowship program to
fruition.
This grant is part of an ongoing relationship between the Foundation,
Google, and
Google.org
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Overview_of_Wikimedia_Foundation_and_Google_Partnership>.
We’re happy to continue our work with both entities to support a healthy
web ecosystem, making knowledge more accessible and representative of the
diversity of the web’s users.
This grant will join in funding Abstract Wikipedia, in addition to the
previously announced grants by The Rockefeller Foundation
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/07/12/abstract-wikipedia-gains-new-support-from-the-rockefeller-foundation/>
and the Wikimedia Endowment
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Updates/2023-04-28>.
Public NLG meeting tomorrow, Tuesday 18 July
We have our monthly public meeting of the natural language generation group
tomorrow, Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 16:00 UTC
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1689696059>, on
meet.jit.si/AWVolunteersCorner
Due to the Northern Hemisphere's summer vacation period, many of the group
members will not be able to attend, so we expect a short meeting.