Dear Wikimedians,

We are excited to announce that Wikimedia Deutschland (WMDE) has a new strategic direction until 2030[1]! It was approved by WMDE’s General Assembly in June 2023 and describes Wikimedia Deutschland's part in implementing the global Wikimedia Movement Strategy 2030[2]. Developing this strategic direction, we drew heavily from our Movement Strategy, WMDE’s values[3] and the Linked Open Data Strategy[4].

In the introduction of the strategic direction, we describe WMDE’s role, commitment and responsibilities. Additionally, Wikimedia Deutschland commits to the following five strategic priorities until 2030:

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Strong infrastructure of free knowledge -

Thriving and stable communities -

Greater diversity and equitable participation -

More usage, easier access -

Wider political and social support

The two pillars of the Movement Strategy, Knowledge as a Service and Knowledge Equity, are integrated in different parts of WMDE’s strategic direction[5] and were integral to its development. The strategic direction was developed in a participatory process in 2022–23 and intends to provide orientation for the work and decisions of the Wikimedia Deutschland Supervisory Board, Executive Board and staff.

We would like to give a big shout out to all the affiliates and people at the Wikimedia Foundation who supported us with ideas and input in this process and those among you from different Wikimedia projects that participated in our discussions.

You can read the full article about the process and content of our strategic direction 2030 on the Diff blog [6].

We are now already well underway in taking the next steps with this strategic direction by formulating more concrete, measurable strategic goals for the aforementioned strategic priorities. Looking forward to reporting back once we have taken this next step!

Cheers,

Julia Kirchner (WMDE)

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland/Strategic_Direction_20...

[2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy

[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland/Dialogue_on_organizati...

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LinkedOpenData/Strategy2021

[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland/Strategic_Direction_20...

[6] https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/08/29/a-new-strategic-direction-for-wikimedi...