2019:Partnerships/UNESCO Wikimedian in Residence
 | This is an Accepted submission for the Partnerships space at Wikimania 2019. |
Description
[edit | edit source]I have been Wikimedian in Residence at UNESCO for the past 4 years, helping UNESCO and other UN agencies share their knowledge on Wikimedia projects and developing new tools and resources to help others do the same. I would like to share my work, what I’ve learnt about collaboration between Wikimedia and the UN and what we can do in the future.
Relationship to the theme
[edit | edit source]This session will address the conference theme — Wikimedia, Free Knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals — in the following manner:
UNESCO is the lead agency on SDG4 and does work that contributes to almost all other goals. It has a mandate to promote open licenses.
Session outcomes
[edit | edit source]At the end of the session, the following will have been achieved:
Attendees will have an understanding of:
- Strategies for working with large complex external organisations
- What is required for Wikime dia to work with the UN
- What long term cooperation might look like between the UN and Wikimedia
Session leader(s)
[edit | edit source]John Cummings
Session type
[edit | edit source]Each Space at Wikimania 2019 will have specific format requests. The program design prioritises submissions which are future-oriented and directly engage the audience. The format of this submission is a:
- Lecture
- Other
Requirements
[edit | edit source]The session will work best with these conditions:
- Room: A way of presenting slides
- Audience:
- Recording: