Hello everyone,
The Open Government Partnership is hosting its annual summithttp://www.opengovpartnership.org/open-government-partnership-annual-summit-%E2%80%93-call-proposals on 31 October and 1 November. This could be a good opportunity to build networks in this area and find ways that we can demonstrate the value of Wikimedia projects. We may be able to find ways to influence thinking around open knowledge and how this can fit in with public policy. They have issued a call for proposals which has a deadline of 1 September.
I wonder if this is of interest to anybody. There's a thread on this topic on the Water Cooler of the WMUK wiki herehttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Water_cooler#Open_Government_Partnership_annual_summit_call_for_proposals. It would be great to discuss suggestions and ideas there.
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
Hello again,
Just a reminder that the deadline for this is 1 September so please do take a look and share any thoughts you might have on this.
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
On 31 July 2013 14:13, Stevie Benton stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Hello everyone,
The Open Government Partnership is hosting its annual summithttp://www.opengovpartnership.org/open-government-partnership-annual-summit-%E2%80%93-call-proposals on 31 October and 1 November. This could be a good opportunity to build networks in this area and find ways that we can demonstrate the value of Wikimedia projects. We may be able to find ways to influence thinking around open knowledge and how this can fit in with public policy. They have issued a call for proposals which has a deadline of 1 September.
I wonder if this is of interest to anybody. There's a thread on this topic on the Water Cooler of the WMUK wiki herehttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Water_cooler#Open_Government_Partnership_annual_summit_call_for_proposals. It would be great to discuss suggestions and ideas there.
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
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Quoting Stevie Benton stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk:
Hello again,
Just a reminder that the deadline for this is 1 September so please do take a look and share any thoughts you might have on this.
I have jotted a quick, brief, note on the WM-UK wiki. We're early-on when it comes to getting City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) meetings archived to Commons (or, perhaps more-appropriately, Wikisource?)
But, that gives them a very modest cost-saving, ensures a far, far longer history of meetings would remain available (currently CEC only retains the last six months); we can, in return, ask the council to assist with the distribution of literature to increase local contributor-numbers.
I've got things there to the point that the council are interested, and likely receptive to the idea. Someone with more soft-skills, and patience, needs to pick this one up (perhaps even ask Jimmy to express an interest? That might be the tipping-point to get written agreement-in-principle, with the legal crossing Is and dotting Ts to be worked through).
On 31 July 2013 14:13, Stevie Benton stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
The Open Government Partnership is hosting its annual summithttp://www.opengovpartnership.org/open-government-partnership-annual-summit-%E2%80%93-call-proposals on 31 October and 1 November. This could be a good opportunity to build networks in this area and find ways that we can demonstrate the value of Wikimedia projects. We may be able to find ways to influence thinking around open knowledge and how this can fit in with public policy. They have issued a call for proposals which has a deadline of 1 September.
I wonder if this is of interest to anybody. There's a thread on this topic on the Water Cooler of the WMUK wiki herehttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Water_cooler#Open_Government_Partnership_annual_summit_call_for_proposals. It would be great to discuss suggestions and ideas there.
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
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Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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