Hello all,

At the start of the year we selected seven promising teams https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/07/12/unlock-2022-new-ideas-addressing-knowledge-equity/ [1] to join the third edition of the Wikimedia Accelerator UNLOCK and to turn their ideas for Free Knowledge into working prototypes. As you already may know, this year UNLOCK has a regional focus - Western Balkan along with German-speaking region. The teams are working on solutions for greater knowledge equity, breaking down technical and social barriers so that more people can access, use, contribute and share knowledge.

Recently we marked half time for the 2022 edition. To mark this occasion the participating teams presented their mid-term results and even demoed first mockups.

We asked each team to reflect on Sprint #1 and share with us their main activities and challenges. You can take a closer look at their achievements thus far within a diff blog post https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/09/15/how-much-can-be-achieved-throughout-the-wikimedia-accelerator-unlock-let-the-mid-term-presentations-tell-you/ [2]. Feel free to comment and give suggestions that can be used to improve their work.

Best,

Ivana (WMRS) & Kannika (WMDE)

[1] https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/07/12/unlock-2022-new-ideas-addressing-knowl...

[2] https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/09/15/how-much-can-be-achieved-throughout-th... Ивана Маџаревић менаџер пројеката и заједнице, Викимедија Србије p: 011 3348 468 m: 060 74 54 773 a: Кнеза Милоша 80/14, Београд s: rs.wikimedia.org e: ivana.madzarevic@vikimedija.org

*Замислите свет у коме свака особа на планети има слободан приступ целокупном људском знању. То је оно на чему ми радимо.*