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Hi. I am Partner Manager at Wikimedia Deutschland (WMDE). I am responsible for connecting with global institutions and onboarding them to Wikibase and Wikidata. I also act as a point of contact and information exchange for Partners, WMDE’s software department, and Wiki Communities. I love working with socially-minded people and organisations, especially on issues relating to opening, diversifying, decolonizing and democratizing knowledge.
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Preserving Community History with Wikibase

An interview with Tan Li Qi, Community Organizer at My Community
https://tech-news.wikimedia.de/2025/02/10/preserving-community-history-with-wikibase/

#wikibase #WikibaseCloud #wikibasecommunity #linkedopendata #archives

Preserving community history with Wikibase - Wikimedia Tech News

Wikimedia Tech News
Wikipedia Germany got 20 🎈

"Knowledge Equity in Linked Open Data: Summary of Findings"

Results from a survey on users of Wikidata and Wikibase Cloud and Suite instances.

"The goal of this project is to better understand how the use of WD, WBS, and WBC instances both support knowledge equity and create barriers to knowledge equity when people are contributing marginalized knowledge and perspectives."

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Summary_of_findings_on_Knowledge_Equity_in_Linked_Open_Data%2C_submitted_to_Wikimedia_Deutschland.pdf

#Wikidata #Wikibase #Wikimedia #Linkedopendata #Linkeddata #Equity

Just published a blog post, 'Learning with Wikibase Partners Outside the EU and North America', summarizing some of our findings and reflections on #Wikibase partnerships over 2023.

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/02/13/learning-with-wikibase-partners-outside-the-eu-and-north-america/

#LinkedOpenData #inclusivity #structureddata #wikimedia #WM

Learning with Wikibase Partners Outside the EU and North America

In 2023, the Data Partnerships team at Wikimedia Deutschland dedicated efforts to investigate essential elements and opportunities for diversifying the Wikibase Ecosystem. Our focus was on enhancin…

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We're looking for new Product Manager for Wikibase Cloud!
If you're interested in pursuing this path with us, or you happen to know someone who might fit this position, please apply via: https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/38760837?l=de
Product Manager Wikibase Cloud (f/m(d) at Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.

We're looking for: Product Manager Wikibase Cloud (f/m(d) (Full or Part Time) • Tempelhofer Ufer, Berlin, Deutschland

For Wikibase Cloud users:

We have set up a survey to capture your experience with Wikibase Cloud and get a better idea of what needs to be done next year!

Link to survey: https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/wikibase-cloud-user-survey-Q4-2023.

Please note: It is fully anonymous and takes approx. 10 minutes.

Thanks so much!

@WikibaseCommunity manager Valerie Wollinger interviewed me a few months back about my early experience with Wikibase and ongoing work with the stakeholders community.

We had a frank conversation with a focus on what works well & what can still be improved further.

Excerpts from the interview are now available as a blog post on Wikimedia Tech News: https://tech-news.wikimedia.de/2023/11/07/championing-new-methods/

#Wikibase #Wikimedia #WikibaseCommunity #opensource #opensourcesoftware

Championing new methods - Wikimedia Tech News

This article is part of a series on how people use Wikibase, the Linked Open Data software made by Wikimedia Deutschland.

Wikimedia Tech News

It took a little while, but it's now published - a short post outlining key takeaways from the #IIIF #3D #DaSCHCon in Basel last month.

🔗 Read on the #Europeana blog here: https://pro.europeana.eu/post/iiif-for-3d-making-web-interoperability-multi-dimensional

Feat. planned updates to the IIIF spec, tools, libraries and workflows on how to deal with 3D data. And of course mentioning our work with @tibosl & @nfdi4culture on #SemanticKompakkt. Looking forward to testing interoparable exchange with other tools like #MorphoSource in the coming months.

IIIF for 3D – making web interoperability multi-dimensional | Europeana PRO

3D technologies offer opportunities to broaden access to culture, preserve our shared cultural heritage and spur creativity and innovation. As part of an ong…

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This Friday (17.11, at 13:00 CET), I'll be talking about 'Wikibase for GLAM organisations: Collections in the Linked Open Data web', at the wonderful GLAM wiki conference 2023. Join here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_Wiki_2023/Program

#wikibase #semanticweb #LinkedOpenData

GLAM Wiki 2023/Program - Meta

At @wikimediaDE we are looking for a Developer Advocate. We're looking to fill a position that will be centrally focused on enabling the developers and admins in the #Wikibase community. Know anyone who might be interested?

https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/35654476/Developer-Advocate-m-f-d-/?jobDbPVId=92159911&l=de

Developer Advocate (m/f/d) at Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.

We're looking for: Developer Advocate (m/f/d) (Full or Part Time) • Tempelhofer Ufer, Berlin, Deutschland