2026:Wikimania

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Liberté, Équité, Fiabilité

Wikimania 2026, den 21:a Wikimediakonferensen, är plannerad till 21–25 juli, 2026 i Paris, Frankrike, som ett på-plats- och online-evenemang.

Del av samlingen är firandet av den 25:e årsdagen av de första Wikipediorna.

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Plats

Platsen kommer inte att offentliggöras, utan meddelas privat till dig vid registrering. För dig som är självfinansierad eller bokar till dig själv så rekommenderar vi att du bokar ditt boende i nordöstra Paris, utmed tunnelbanans linje 7, vilket ger enkel transport till konferensrummen

Tema

Temat för Wikimania i Paris är Frihet, Jämlikhet, Pålitlighet (Liberté, Équité, Fiabilité). Låt oss skydda kunskap, jämlikhet och frihet tillsammans.

Vi firar 25 år sedan skapandet av Wikipedia. Ändå har världen aldrig tidigare varit så farlig för den fria encyklopedin och hela dess ekosystem som nu. Hur kan vi motstå politiska såväl som mediabaserade attacker, öka solidariteten mellan Wikimedias olika språk och andra digitala gemenskaper, och säkerställa ett inkluderande utrymme där wikimedianer kan drömma om framtiden tillsammans? Wikimania 2026 är ett tillfälle att vidta åtgärder för att bevara fri tillgång till kunskap.

I en alltmer polariserad värld, där demokratiska värderingar förlorar mark, där vetenskaplig och historisk konsensus regelbundet ifrågasätts och online-deltagandet alltmer låses in, är de olika Wikimedia-projekten ett undantag i informationslandskapet. De erbjuder ett utrymme för kunskapsutbyte, där en balans mellan synpunkter är regel, och där diskussionen om idéer och sökandet efter konsensus i sig är ett gemensamt projekt.

In 25 years, online communities of contributors have managed to create a digital common good that everyone can rely on, including students, journalists, scientists... but also generative AI and search engines.

Yet this resource is now threatened: political figures and organizations around the world would like to see the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia being shut down, impose their militant views on it, or even train AI to identify contributors behind pseudonyms, reveal their civil identity and incite harassment. Sharing knowledge is not neutral, and this unselfish act is threatened today. These acts of intimidation, disclosure of personal data, censorship and deprivation of liberty, or worse, are the reasons why protecting the encyclopedia and the people who contribute to and support it is absolutely necessary.

We continue to have a vision of a world in which everyone, regardless of gender, origin or language, can share the sum of the world's knowledge. To achieve this dream, we need to ensure a secure, inclusive, multilingual sharing space for Wikimedia and their partners. Wikimania Paris will therefore focus on three fundamental values of the Wikimedia ecosystem: Freedom, Equity and Reliability.

Frihet

Our conference aims to explore the fundamental freedoms that underlie Wikimedia projects, with a focus on universal participation and breaking down knowledge barriers. We firmly believe that everyone should have the opportunity to share their knowledge freely. Freedom of participation and freedom of expression are essential to maintaining healthy and open spaces for debate, allowing every voice to be heard and respected. These freedoms are crucial to ensuring that all perspectives are represented and that discussions are constructive and inclusive.

Another crucial aspect of our conference is the freedom to edit, reproduce and distribute content, made possible by free licenses. These licenses facilitate collaboration and innovation, allowing everyone to contribute to and benefit from educational and cultural resources. Freedom of pseudonymity is also a central theme, as it allows everyone to participate without fear of unjustified prosecution or threats, thus protecting the identity of contributors and ensuring their safety.

Finally, we will highlight freedom of association and self-government, as well as freedom of information and access to quality content. We believe that everyone should have access to high-quality educational and cultural resources. Freedom of innovation will also be discussed, as it allows for the creation of tools that facilitate knowledge sharing, ensuring that Wikimedia projects remain on top of innovation and continue to provide free access to knowledge for everyone on the planet.

Jämlikhet

While equality aims to provide equal opportunities for all, equity aims at providing equitable means for all people according to their individual needs.

We will focus on issues of justice and accessibility, which ensure an environment in which each person has the technical and social means necessary to participate in collective knowledge building.

Ensuring a truly universal shared knowledge, which is also representative of human diversity, requires that equity is placed at the centre of knowledge production and consumption. We believe that only a multicultural and inclusive practice, in a healthy and safe environment, can lead to neutral views and correct the biases still present today in our projects and within our communities.

Pålitlighet

Particular attention will be paid to the verifiability, factuality and neutrality of content shared on Wikimedia projects. We will insist on what this implies in terms of sources, at a time when scientific reliability and the credibility of journalistic work are increasingly under attack. We will also question our responsibility as a universal movement capable of producing reliable and freely accessible knowledge, created and verified by humans.

We will also discuss our role in the global information space and how our movement contributes to it, and must continue to contribute to it. We need to ask ourselves the question of the sustainability and integrity of the Wikimedia movement.

Sammanfattningsvis

We hope to leave this Wikimania with renewed confidence in these values, greater cohesion, stronger solidarity, and greater resilience to political and media attacks, so that we can continue to share reliable, neutral and independent information.