Publication: Common(s) Causes Findings from Wikimania 2024 - Publicpolicy

16 Dec 2024


      Dear all,
With Wikimania 2025 fast approaching, I'm delighted to share an excellent
resource that came out of Wikimania 2024.
The report
https://openfuture.eu/publication/open-movements-commons-causes/ from the
Common(s) Causes day zero event has been published.
The report maps current threats and opportunities facing the open movement.
It is based on the ongoing work of the organizations behind the Common(s)
Cause event: Creative Commons, Open Knowledge Foundation, Open Future, and
Wikimedia Europe (in collaboration with the Wikimedia Foundation).
All of the findings are highly relevant to your work as Wikimedians
interested in policy advocacy. One that stood out in particular: the call
for a shared advocacy agenda, which could help ensure that Knowledge
Commons are treated and sustained as critical digital infrastructures. The
report identifies opportunities such as:
1. (Re)defining openness in a new technological era.
   2. Creation of a shared advocacy strategy and enhanced regional and
   thematic cooperation across the organizations.
   3. Developing and testing governance approaches for our digital commons.
   4. Advancing openness and sustainability for the technology, data,
   content, and governance of Digital Public Infrastructure.
Thank you to our friends in the open movement for hosting such an important
event at Wikimania and for bringing us together!
Enjoy the read and resources.
Best,
Ziski
Franziska Putz (she/her)
Senior Movement Advocacy Manager
Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation
Fputz@wikimedia.org
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