2023:Program/Governance/UVKSKQ-Movement Strategy and Governance - Welcome and opening

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Title: Movement Strategy and Governance - Welcome and opening

Speakers:

VChang (WMF)

East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific (ESEAP) Facilitation Specialist, Wikimedia Foundation.

Belinda Mbambo

Mahuton Possoupe

Junko Nakayama

Pretalx link

Etherpad link

Room: Room 325

Start time: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0800

End time: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:45:00 +0800

Type: No (pretalx) session type id specified

Track: Governance

Submission state: confirmed

Duration: 45 minutes

Do not record: false

Presentation language: en

Abstract & description

Abstract

By 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us.

We, the Wikimedia contributors, communities, and organizations, will advance our world by collecting knowledge that fully represents human diversity, and by building the services and structures that enable others to do the same.

We will carry on our mission of developing content as we have done in the past, and we will go further.

Knowledge as a service: To serve our users, we will become a platform that serves open knowledge to the world across interfaces and communities. We will build tools for allies and partners to organize and exchange free knowledge beyond Wikimedia. Our infrastructure will enable us and others to collect and use different forms of free, trusted knowledge.

Knowledge equity: As a social movement, we will focus our efforts on the knowledge and communities that have been left out by structures of power and privilege. We will welcome people from every background to build strong and diverse communities. We will break down the social, political, and technical barriers preventing people from accessing and contributing to free knowledge.

Description

The Movement Strategy is a collaborative effort to imagine and build the future of the Wikimedia Movement. This strategy brings structural and cultural changes to address challenges and new opportunities. Thousands of volunteers and more than a hundred groups have defined this strategy. Currently, Movement Strategy is being implemented with goals set for 2030. Anyone can contribute to the Movement Strategy, from a comment to a full-time project.

Further details

Qn. How does your session relate to the event themes: Diversity, Collaboration Future?

Over 16 years, Wikimedians have worked together to build the largest free knowledge resource in human history. During this time, we’ve grown from a small group of editors to a diverse community of editors, developers, affiliates, readers, donors, and partners.

Today, we are more than a group of websites. We have become a movement rooted in values and a powerful vision.

Qn. What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Everyone can participate in this session

Qn. What is the most appropriate format for this session?

• Onsite in Singapore
• Remote online participation, livestreamed
• Remote from a satellite event
• Hybrid with some participants in Singapore and others dialing in remotely
• Pre-recorded and available on demand