On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 6:58 PM Denny Vrandečić <vrandecic(a)google.com> wrote:
Hello all,
Over the last few years, more and more research teams all around the world have started
to use Wikidata. Wikidata is becoming a fundamental resource [1]. That is also true for
research at Google. One advantage of using Wikidata as a research resource is that it is
available to everyone. Results can be reproduced and validated externally. Yay!
I had used my 20% time to support such teams. The requests became more frequent, and now
I am moving to a new role in Google Research, akin to a Wikimedian in Residence [2]: my
role is to promote understanding of the Wikimedia projects within Google, work with
Googlers to share more resources with the Wikimedia communities, and to facilitate the
improvement of Wikimedia content by the Wikimedia communities, all with a strong focus on
Wikidata.
One deeply satisfying thing for me is that the goals of my new role and the goals of the
communities are so well aligned: it is really about improving the coverage and quality of
the content, and about pushing the projects closer towards letting everyone share in the
sum of all knowledge.
Expect to see more from me again - there are already a number of fun ideas in the
pipeline, and I am looking forward to see them get out of the gates! I am looking forward
to hearing your ideas and suggestions, and to continue contributing to the Wikimedia
goals.
Cheers,
Denny
P.S.: Which also means, incidentally, that my 20% time is opening for new shenanigans
[3].
That's great news. Congratulations, Denny! And thank you for
everything you've already made possible even without this new hat.
Cheers
Lydia
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