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Wikimedia Foundation welcomes Kathy Collins as new incoming Board Trustee and Audit Chair

1 November 2023, San Francisco – The Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia, today announced that Kathy Collins will be joining its Board of Trustees – the board is composed of Wikimedia community volunteers and external experts to help guide the work of the Wikimedia Foundation. Kathy brings over four decades of experience….

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Wikimedia Foundation calls for protection and fair treatment of Wikipedia as UK Online Safety Bill becomes law

The Wikimedia Foundation is calling on the UK government and independent regulator to ensure the implementation of the Online Safety Bill does not harm Wikipedia, and other projects that the public relies on to create and access free, reliable knowledge.

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Wikimania 2023 in Singapore centers on diversity, collaboration, and the future of free knowledge

In its eighteenth edition, Wikimania, the flagship annual conference that celebrates Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia and the volunteers who make them possible, is set to take place in Singapore.

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For third time, China blocks Wikimedia Foundation as permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

The Wikimedia Foundation was rejected for the third time from gaining accreditation as a permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Wikimedia Foundation appoints new Chief Talent and Culture Officer and Chief Communications Officer

The Wikimedia Foundation today announced that Courtney Bass Sherizen will be joining as the new Chief Talent and Culture Officer, and Anusha Alikhan will become the Chief Communications Officer.

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20 years of the nonprofit behind Wikipedia

Wikipedia is an indispensable part of the internet — no matter if you’re searching for a fact to win a round of trivia or doing a deep dive on what’s happening in the world around you. And today, the nonprofit organization that supports Wikipedia turns 20 years old. We are the Wikimedia Foundation. In our….

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Wikimedia Foundation launches Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards on World Press Freedom Day

The Wikimedia Foundation is launching the inaugural Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards. Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, this year’s awards celebrate the contributions of journalists in Africa who prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion in their reporting.

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First grants announced from the Wikimedia Endowment to support technical innovation across Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects

The Wikimedia Endowment, the long-term fund established in 2016 to support the future of Wikimedia sites, has announced its first recipients of grant funding. The initiatives that will receive grant funding include Abstract Wikipedia, Kiwix, Machine Learning, and Wikidata.

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Wikipedia’s new sound logo: Winner of The Sound of All Human Knowledge contest announced

The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, announced the winner of its global Sound of All Human Knowledge contest, ending the search for a sound logo for Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects.

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Logo suara Wikimedia: Pemenang kompetisi Suara Segenap Pengetahuan Manusia sudah ditemukan

Pos ini juga tersedia dalam bahasa: العربيَّة · 中文 · English · Français · Deutsch · हिन्दी · Português · русский язык · Español · Español 28 Maret 2023 — Hari ini, Yayasan Wikimedia, lembaga nirlaba yang mengoperasikan Wikipedia dan proyek Wikimedia lainnya, mengumumkan pemenang dari kompetisi Suara Segenap Pengetahuan Manusia serta sekaligus mengakhiri ajang pencarian logo suara….

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