Thanks,Please provide evidence that this is an India specific problem. When communities don't even get the decade long Wikipedia project, it is only expected that they won't get Wiki Data too.So, what do we do? Run marathons like this for all Wikipedia projects?Even University faculties don't understand Wikipedia editor and our markup.So much cost for a resource person for a month hints that this could be someone visiting India from abroad.The single biggest expense in this Wiki Data Marathon program is the cost for resource person which is 4,50,000 INR.To give a context this is almost 40% of the 2011 Wikimedia India conference !!This is 29.7% of the annual budget of WMIN !And yet, we have an event for Wiki Data with a proposed budget as follows:WMIN's FDC proposal was heavily criticized for a focus on events and its impact was questioned.talks about reducing focus on events.Are they Wikimedians? It is enough if Wikimedians can make sense of it.100s of Wikimedia projects, including many in India, didn't need any kind of intervention.Hoi Gerard,( Context for others:
Please see
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Access_To_Knowledge/Draft_Work_plan_July_2014_-_June_2015/Wiki-Data_India_Marathon
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:APG/Proposals/2013-2014_round2/The_Centre_for_Internet_and_Society/Proposal_form#Q14
* http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2014-April/011104.html )
//If something new has to start and Wikidata is new, then it needs more than just a video or a conference call.//
//I gave a presentation to professionals who work in data. It took me an hour to set up the environment with them and for them so that they could start.. We had a meeting for three hours and we scratched the surface enough to make a difference. The fact that we were together ensured good faith and enough understanding.//
If Wikimedians are not able to make sense of it, then we need to improve Wiki Data for the global community too.
Is it?
//I have seen some of the agenda and if only a fifth of what is started pays of it is well worth the investment.//
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Narrowing_Focus_presentation_to_the_Board_(26_October_2012).pdf
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Access_To_Knowledge/Draft_Work_plan_July_2014_-_June_2015/Wiki-Data_India_Marathon#Budget
Any idea who this is ? :)
//Just consider what a challenge it is to bring Wikidata to India in a way where it actually makes a difference.//
How good is Wiki Data adoption in similar parts of the word and how do you address it?
Ravi
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