Dear public policy mailing list,
Will any of you be attending the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Kyoto, Japan, this October? Are any of your contacts attending? Let us know!
The WMF Global Advocacy team is going to participate in sessions and will host a booth at the event. IGF is an important annual gathering of stakeholders from civil society, industry, government, and more, to discuss public policy issues relating to the Internet [1]. It's a great opportunity to share Wikimedia's priorities and perspectives on digital rights with allies and policymakers. Please find information on our sessions and the booth below.
We'd love to know which friends of the free knowledge movement might be attending. Please note many of the sessions at IGF are hybrid so you can join from the comfort of your homes. Details are on the IGF website linked below.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Ziski & WMF team
***WMF at IGF***
A) Monday: Launch of the Taskforce on Trustworthy Information. WMF co-chairs this taskforce of the Freedom Online Coalition with the Government of Denmark. The launch will take place on Monday, October 9 from 8am to 9:30 am local time at Workshop Room 6.
B) Tuesday: Evening reception with AccessNow from 20:00 local time.
C) Wednesday: Workshop on "Digital Democracy and Future Realities" from 08:45-10:15 local time. This is a hybrid session taking place in Room B-2 and online [2]. This session will focus on the open, public interest ideals and functions of the internet. Speakers will explore what we can do to promote shared, free, and communally governed spaces that allow participation, deliberation, and collaboration to flourish. Please join us online with this link: https://intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMudO6urTMpE9Eh4dJFwf_5hxQMdw…
D) All week: Booth! In-person and virtual. We will be sharing hand-outs that cover how Wikimedia combats disinformation, how our movement interacts with artificial intelligence systems, and more.
____
[1] https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023
[2] https://intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMudO6urTMpE9Eh4dJFwf_5hxQMdw…
Dear free knowledge advocacy enthusiasts,
I am pleased to share a great learning opportunity about a very hot topic
that many of you have expressed an interest in - Fair Use and Fairness in
Generative AI.
The lecture is taking place on *September 28th at 17:00 EST* (check your
local time <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1695934800>) and you can tune
in online. Registration is required. You can register using this link: <
https://www.wcl.american.edu/impact/initiatives-programs/pijip/events/12th-…
>
Full details are in the email below the line. Please let me know if any of
the links do not work.
All the best,
Ziski
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: 'Sean Flynn' via CC Policy Mailing List <cc-policy(a)creativecommons.org
>
Date: Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 1:35 AM
Subject: Matt Sag Lecture on Copyrt + Gen AI
To: CC Policy Mailing List <cc-policy(a)creativecommons.org>
Dear Colleagues,
You are cordially invited to attend this year’s 12th Annual Peter A. Jaszi
Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property
featuring
Professor Matthew Sag on
Fairness and Fair Use in Generative AI
September 28 | 5:00pm |
In-Person and online | AUWCL Room NT01
Registration Requested
https://www.wcl.american.edu/impact/initiatives-programs/pijip/events/12th-…
*A dinner reception will follow for in person attendees. *
This year’s Jaszi lecture is being held amidst a two-day set of meetings on
copyright and artificial intelligence.
September 28
10am-4pm Invite-only meetings of the Right to Research project
Professor Sean Flynn, Chair (contact me if you want to join)
(10am The Broadcast Treaty; 12pm Lunch; 1-4pm Works-in-Progress)
5pm Jaszi Lecture featuring Professor Matthew Sag
September 29
9:30am-4:30pm
Mapping Copyright’s Application to Generative Artificial Intelligence
Public Conference
Meredith Jacob, Chair
American University Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Ave NW, Room Y400 (Yuma Building)
RSVP:
https://www.wcl.american.edu/impact/initiatives-programs/pijip/events/mappi…
Sean Michael Fiil-Flynn
Director, Professorial Lecturer
Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property
American University Washington College of Law
Visiting Scholar, University of Amsterdam, Institute for Information Law
Senior Research Associate, University of Cape Town, IP Unit
PIJIP news and views: www.pijip.org; https://twitter.com/WCL_PIJIP
Editor in Chief, www.infojustice.org
Personal Twitter https://twitter.com/Sean_Fiil_Flynn
Hi all,
Perhaps this webinar might be of interest to some people on this mailing
list?
https://www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/upcoming-webinar-19-september-…
The Knowledge Equity Network will be presented, and its work to increase
access to knowledge, through changing practices and promoting regulatory
reform.
Best,
*Eric Luth*
Projektledare engagemang och påverkan | Project Manager, Involvement and
Advocacy
Wikimedia Sverige
eric.luth(a)wikimedia.se
+46 (0) 765 55 50 95
Stöd fri kunskap, bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige.
Läs mer på blimedlem.wikimedia.se
Dear all,
Wikimedia communities in the East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific
(ESEAP) region have different experiences and institutional capacity to
navigate the changing waters of public policy, especially on those that may
not be aligned or opposite to the mission and interests of the Wikimedia
movement. The diverse legal, social, and political landscape of the region
proved to be a unique challenge and opportunity at the same time.
We invite you to join us in the roundtable conversation session "Passion
and Perspectives: Policy Challenges and Opportunities for the Wikimedia
Communities in the ESEAP <https://eventyay.com/e/8f889410/session/8655>" at
this year's Wikimania to discuss the challenges, explore the opportunities
together, and learn from each other.
Featured speakers are Amanda Lawrence (Wikimedia Australia), Franziska Putz
(Wikimedia Foundation), Reke Wang (Wikimedia Taiwan), Juan Bautista H.
Alegre (Pilipinas Panorama Community). The session will be moderated by
Ramzy Muliawan (Wikimedia Indonesia).
Join us in-person at *Suntec Center Room 325* on *August 17*, 2023, at
*06:15* UTC/*14:15* Singapore Standard Time, or through *this Eventyay link*
<https://eventyay.com/e/8f889410/video/325/759> if you're joining us
virtually.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Cheers,
Ramzy
Ramzy Muliawan
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:RamzyM
My working day may not be your working day. Please don’t feel obliged to
reply to this e-mail outside of your normal working hours.
Perhaps of interest: the US Congressional Research Service, which is a
non-partisan research group within the Library of Congress, issued a short
report on the current state of defining and regulating online platforms:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47662
This is very US centric and focused on potential congressional legislation,
because the audience is meant to be US Congress members. But it could be a
nice primer/overview on current concerns.
cheers,
Phoebe
--
* I use this address for lists; send personal messages to phoebe.ayers <at>
gmail.com *
Dear all,
I am delighted to share this exciting news: public policy advocacy work is now (effective immediately) eligible for funding as part of the Wikimedia Foundation's General Support Fund [1]. Full details below the line, including recommendations for public policy advocacy projects [2].
Please note this is the Foundation's first iteration of making funds available for advocacy that furthers the Wikimedia movement's public policy goals. It will be imperfect, but the lessons we learn along the way will help us continue to improve this service. Thank you to the Wikimedians on this list whose input helped us start and shape this project, and thank you all in advance for your patience with us in the meantime.
Please reach out if you have any questions.
Warmly,
Ziski
___
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Community_Fund/Ge…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Community_Fund/Re…
___
WHY: Advocacy is most effective when it is locally-led and contextually relevant. To bolster this approach, we'll start providing financial support for the public policy actions and goals that many of you have shared with us. We know this has been a key barrier preventing many of you from engaging more in advocacy activities. We hope that this adjustment will support movement members who wish to protect and promote free knowledge.
WHEN: Active effective immediately.
HOW IT WORKS: Same process as usual. The rough steps are:
1. Fill out the General Support Fund grant application. In question 9, applicants can select public policy advocacy if they have related activities. A new section will appear which provides guidance and prompts applicants to provide details about their plans.
2. The Global Advocacy Team and Grants Program Officers will co-review these activities. They may also provide support to grantees.
WHAT ABOUT USA LOBBYING LEGISLATION? Don't worry about that for now! First, just send us your ideas. The WMF team will assess how your plans relate to USA lobbying rules. However, each applicant is responsible for ensuring that their plans align with national legislation.
WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE? Please review this Meta-Wiki page [2] to learn more about what we consider as public policy advocacy for Wikimedia and what initiatives we can support.
Hello everyone!
I would like to point you to a publication[1] by Wikimedia Deutschland that
may be of interest in other contexts, although it was designed for the
German-speaking context:
In the last few months, the Policy and Public Sector team at WMDE has been
working on sharpening up the concept of a digital policy that is oriented
towards the common good, and on using specific digital policy projects of
the current federal government to define what such common good-oriented
projects could look like.
To do this, we included perspectives from administrations, associations,
science, politics and industry about the term common good and applied the
requirements that we synthesized to three current digital policy projects
of the Federal Republic. In addition, we also made sure that we got a 180°
WMDE perspective on the term: Where and how does the work of wiki projects
and WMDE contribute to the common good?
The result is a practice-oriented policy paper, "Eight requirements. Making
digital policy serve the public interest", that formulates* 8 concrete
requirements for public good-oriented digital policy*. The target audiences
are political actors and people in administrations in Germany. At this
year's conference re:publica in Berlin we have already published a summary,
last week the long version was published. The summary of the paper is
available in German[2] and French[3], the long version in German[4] and
English[5].
In our view, digital policy projects that serve the long-term well-being of
the community must be measured against concrete requirements: Transparency
and effective participation are needed. Fundamental rights must be
protected and damage to the general public prevented. Digital policy
should mitigate
inequality, its outcomes must be open and accessible, and it must be
collaboratively
managed and innovated. The paper was sent to policymakers in the Bundestag
and ministries as well as selected stakeholders. In the coming months,
various expert meetings will follow.
We are happy to receive any feedback or questions!
Best regards,
Lilli & team politics and public sector
[1] https://www.wikimedia.de/gemeinwohl-in-der-digitalpolitik/
[2]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gemeinwohl_in_der_Digitalpolitik_-_…
[3]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Publication_Huit_conditions_pour_un…
[4]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Publikation_-_Acht_Anforderungen._S…
[5]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brochure_Eight_requirements._Making…
--
Lilli Iliev *(sie)*
Leitung Politik und öffentlicher Sektor
head of public policy and public sector
@Lilli@social.wikimedia.de <https://social.wikimedia.de/@Lilli>
@lilliliev <https://mobile.twitter.com/lilliiliev>
-----------------------------
Bleiben Sie auf dem neuesten Stand! Aktuelle Nachrichten und spannende
Geschichten rund um Wikimedia, Wikipedia und Freies Wissen im Newsletter: Zur
Anmeldung <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>.
------------------------------
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
http://wikimedia.de Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an
der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann.
Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/
Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR 23855 B.
Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin,
Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende Vorstände: Franziska
Heine, Dr. Christian Humborg.
Dear all,
The UNESCO World Press Freedom Day Conference
<https://www.unesco.org/en/days/press-freedom> is scheduled to take place
in *Chile* in *May 2024*. Recognizing the significance of this event as an
opportunity, Wikimedia Chile aims to host a *gathering for the global
Wikimedia community*, focusing on discussions related to Advocacy and
Public Policy matters. The primary objective of this gathering is to
facilitate the exchange of experiences, establish networks among advocacy
leaders worldwide, and underscore its significance in achieving the
movement's objectives.
Currently, we are actively promoting a *community engagement survey*
<https://forms.gle/YkewoiNBXmkjUB6i9>to understand the level of interest
within our community for this event, as well as to identify crucial
advocacy and public policy themes from different regions.
To submit your insights please fill out the form in the link attached
before. Your responses will assist us in refining the agenda and crafting a
well-structured program for the event.
If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free
to reach out to us (in English or Spanish) at: contacto(a)wikimediachile.cl
<contacto(a)wikimediachile.cl>.
Looking forward to receiving your proposals and insights.
[image: PUBLIC POLICY MEETING WIKIMEDIA.png]
Best regards,
--
Dear all,
We finally witness the return of the in-person Wikimania!
Below is a curated list of some of the sessions that the WMF Global Advocacy team has added to our short-list of sessions to watch. Those marked with ** include members of the Legal Department, whether Human Rights, Trust and Safety, or Global Advocacy.
Please note some of these may only be available in-person, while others may be hybrid of live-streamed. All times are in local time. You can check all session details on the official schedule [1].
Enjoy Wikimania,
Ziski
[1]https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program
- - - - - -
THURSDAY
START END
10:00 11:00 AI advancements and the Wikimedia projects
10:00 11:00 **Legal concerns: how the Movement can get the most out of WMF’s Legal team
10:40 11:00 Regional Grants Committees
11:15 11:35 Empowering Participation: A User-Centered Approach to Low-Stakes Edit-a-thons
11:15 12:00 **Evolving Legal and Human Rights Trends: a review of the risks and threats facing the movement
12:00 12:45 When the communities speak for themselves - how bring knowledge equity into policy discussions and advocacy activities?
14:15 14:55 OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia: Awesome Together!
14:15 15:15 **Passion and Perspectives: Policy Challenges and Opportunities for the Wikimedia Communities in the ESEAP
15:30 16:30 Building capacity: designing a train the trainer programme for your affiliate or community group
15:30 16:00 **What exactly does Trust and Safety do? A background, history, and explainer
16:00 16:30 **IP Masking: Big Change to Protect Editor Privacy
18:00 19:00 **Digital Safety Clinic
FRIDAY
START END
10:00 11:00 Changemaker's toolbox - brainstorming introductory resources to campaigning and advocacy
10:00 10:10 What makes some wiki communities more subject to governance capture
10:00 10:40 The future of CC licenses and public domain tools
10:40 11:00 From State Censorship to State Sponsorship: How We Organized a Seven-Month Edit-a-Thon with a State Agency
11:15 11:45 When public becomes private and everybody is a suspect - freedom of expression in early 21st century
11:15 11:35 Internet Archive: The Annual Wikimania Update
14:15 15:15 **Open up! Stories and lessons from copyright advocacy across the Wikimedia movement
14:15 14:45 Beyond editing – How visible are multipliers, community leaders and organizers, why are they importany, how can their visibility be increased?
15:50 16:30 Joining forces: Partnering with intergovernmental organizations creates new opportunities for the Wikimedia movement
17:45 17:50 A Survey of Freedom Of Panorama (FOP) in the Philippines
17:55 18:00 Age-Verification on Wikimedia Projects
SATURDAY
START END
10:00 10:30 What we can learn from large commercial users
10:30 11:00 Lift Wing: WMF's machine learning model serving infrastructure
11:15 12:00 Exploring the Values That Will Shape AI for a Better internet
15:50 16:10 Wikipediplomacy: the story of Philippine diplomatic missions on Wikipedia, and how you can write them too!