2019:Technology outreach & innovation

Technology Outreach & Innovation

Welcome to the the Technology Outreach & Innovation Space at Wikimania 2019 in Stockholm!

Any questions about this space? You can direct them to the space leaders:: Ciell; Srishti Sethi (WMF)

Understanding the Technology Outreach & Innovation space[edit | edit source]

Even though Wikimedia's technology backstage isn't as well known as other aspects of our community by the general public, technical outreach, development and innovation is a fundamental part of our identity, our activities and our success. Let's reflect on our relationship to technology as an open knowledge community, our struggles and limitations, our successes and best practices, and our processes of open collaboration; immerse ourselves in the world of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science; and discover the multiple possibilities of all of the incredible technology our vibrant community builds.

Focus[edit | edit source]

An exploration of our identity as a free and open source software community.
The diversity of possibilities technical outreach and innovation can offer to new and existing users.
How artificial intelligence and machine learning can work for you, and work with you in the Wikimedia movement and beyond.

Relevant session examples, info, and proposed sessions (archived)

Interesting and relevant essays and sessions

Technical engagement: creating a plan to engaging and empowering our technical communities
Sharing opportunities for new developers in the Wikipedia community
Growing the MediaWiki technical community
Bringing collaborative approaches from Software Development into other partnerships
Improving MediaWiki's documentation and localization practices: A report on the experience of creating strategies to invite new contributors to translate technical documentation on MediaWiki. (A final report with further considerations and recommendations was published on MediaWiki.org)
Artificial intelligence service “ORES” gives Wikipedians X-ray specs to see through bad edits
TED: How AI can save our humanity | Kai-Fu Lee
Collection of technology-related posts on Wikimedia's blog

Information for sessions

We invite proposals with the following formats:

lightning talks (5 min – 15 min): short presentations to introduce new ideas!
presentations (15 min - 30 min): talks on a more traditional format
learning forums (30 min – 60 min): sessions that actively invite participants to an open discussion
workshops (30 min – 90 min): sessions that focus on developing a specific outcome through practice
... But if you have any other ideas, we are open to them as well!

Proposed submissions

Program[edit | edit source]

Notes

Kindly note that this represents the program schedule and the sessions taking place as a part of the "Technology outreach & innovation" space only.
For the main program of Wikimania 2019, please visit 2019:Program#Preconference.
Map locations listed in the following sections guide you to the respective buildings only, but not the rooms.

Program schedule[edit | edit source]

Session identifiers
- Workshop	- Panel	- Group discussions	- Lightning talks

Timings	Track 1, Szymborska (A5137) on map	Track 2, Strickland (B315) on map
Day 1 – August 16
13:00 to 13:30	Let's completely change how wiki links work	Building Technical Capacity in Smaller Wikis
13:30 to 14:00	URL shortener	Building Technical Capacity in Smaller Wikis
14:00 to 14:30	GlobalFactSync	Let's completely change how templates work
15:00 to 16:00	An introduction to Phabricator	✖
16:00 to 16:30	Phabricator for chapters
16:30 to 17:00	Personalised search
Day 2 – August 17
Timings	Track 1, Szymborska (A5137) on map	Track 2, Tu (B497) on map
9:30 to 10:30	Tools for partnerships	Open Data to tackle corruption in the Nordic-Baltic Region
10:30 to 11:00	A new year of TechStorming	✖
11:30 to 12:30	Wikidata Problems: Workshop on how to overcome them
12:30 to 13:00	Evolving wikitext: embracing incrementalism
	Track 1, Arnold (Aula Magna) on map
16:00 to 17:00	Coolest Tool Award 2019
Day 3 – August 18
Timings	Track 1, Szymborska (A5137) on map	✖
9:30 to 10:00	Deploying in WMF: A new paradigm
10:00 to 11:00	Developing community norms for critical bots and tools
	Track 1, Tu (B497) on map
11:30 to 12:30	How to grow the technical community by 2030
12:30 to 13:00	Wikidata & ETL
	Track 1, Murad & Arnold (Aula Magna) on map
14:30 to 15:30	Hackathon Showcase

Rooms map[edit | edit source]

Related sessions[edit | edit source]

This list contains sessions that are not a part of the "Technology outreach & innovation" space, but may of interest to folks who are interested in technology outreach and innovation.

Session title	Space	Date & Timings	Room
Hackathon	---	14–15 August 2019	Check 2019:Hackathon/program
Wikispeech - making Wikipedia accessible through speech technology	Accessibility	16 August, 13:30 to 14:00	Gbowee (Aula Magna)
Technology for growth	Community Growth	17 August, 14:00 to 15:30	Montalcini (Juristernas hus)
Wikidata Infoboxes	Languages	17 August, 14:30 to 15:00	Menchú (B487)
Wikimedia 2030 Product & Technology	Strategy	18 August, 9:30 to 11:00	Karman (Aula Magna)
Why do Wikimedians need digital security?	Safety	18 August, 9:30 to 10:15	Tu (B497)
Wikipedia Cultural Diversity Observatory	Diversity	18 August, 10:00 to 10:30	Lessing (D499)
Effectively manage Wiki initiatives with the Programs & Events Dashboard	Education	18 August, 11:30 to 13:00	Yousafzai (Rotunda)

Discussion[edit source]

Questions? Comments? Write them here!

I know the submissions closed a few days ago. Despite that, I would like to ask for our workshop/lecture on Bulk loading data into Wikibases - showing some initial results from our Wikidata & ETL Project grant - to be considered. Jakub.klimek (talk) 08:31, 13 June 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Jakub.klimek, I cannot guarantee anything, but I brought your question to the attention of the other space leaders. Ciell (talk) 19:07, 18 June 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]