Org:Wikimedia Europe
Wikimedia affiliate focused on EU policy work
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Wikimedia Europe is a new (2022) coalition of European Wikimedia affiliates. Wikimedia Europe does or will focus on EU public policy and advocatcy. It derived from a longtime Wikimedia coalition called FKAGEU (Free Knowledge Advocacy Group of the European Union), which was less formal, and was sponsored by WMDE with support from 9 other chapters.[1]
Wikimedia Europe has two staff people. The six board members are generally affiliated with Wikimedia chapters.[1]
Wikimedia Europe is legally an international association incorporated in Belgium, with at least 22 Wikimedia affiliates are members. International associations are a distinctive category under Belgian law designed to support cross-European efforts. The members are organizations, not individuals, and there are an exact list of members; it is not a flexible support network for whoever is around. On meta it is called an "INGO". The legal incorporation may be done as of this writing.[1][2]
It is said that Wikimedia Europe will do only policy for two years then perhaps branch out to other cross-European activities.
In the future Wikimedia Europe could become increasingly formalized as a Wikimedia Hub, and develop fundraising by grants and contracts from EU bodies and assist knowledge exchange through Wikimedia and among Wikimedians. It is not exactly a Hub right now.[1][3]
Possibly WEAC is also an ancestor: https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_European_Affiliates_Cooperation
For a speedy summary, see these slides: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Europe_-_presentation_for_future_members.pdf
Wikispore administrivia
- Research task: print the reports cited under See Also on WE's meta page. -- Econterms (talk)
- On Wikispore, in the short run, Wikimedia Europe is classified both as an Organization and an Activity.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 meta:Wikimedia_Europe
- ↑ Gonçalo Themudo, board member of Wikimedia Europe and president of Wikimedia Portugal, interviewed by Jan Ainali on episode 207 of podcast Wikipodden.se, at Big Fat Brussels Meeting 2023, ([1])
- ↑ Anna Mazgal. Sept 2022. Is Wikimedia Europe a hub? Diff blog, WMF.
| Organization names | Wikimedia Europe, Wiki Europe |
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| Keywords | Wikimedia Belgium, Wikimedia Czech Republic, Wikimedia CH, Wikimedia Deutschland, Wikimedia España, Wikimedia France, Wikimédia Magyarország, Wikimedia Italia, Wikimedia Nederland, Wikimedia Österreich, Wikimedia Polska, Wikimedia Portugal, Wikimedia Suomi, Wikimedia Sverige, Wikimedia UK, Wikimedia Ukraine, Amical Wikimedia, WikiDonne, Esperanto kaj Libera Scio, Wikimedia Community User Group Georgia, Wikimedia Community User Group Malta, Wikimedians of Slovakia, Wikimedia LGBT+, INGO |
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| Employees | 2 |
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| Predecessor organizations | FKAGEU |
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| Wikidata ID | Q115764751 |
| Activity names | Wikimedia Europe, Wiki Europe |
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| Keywords | Big Fat Brussels Meeting |
| Wikimedia affiliates | [[Org:Wikimedia Belgium; Wikimedia Czech Republic; Wikimedia CH; Wikimedia Deutschland; Wikimedia España; Wikimedia France; Wikimédia Magyarország; Wikimedia Italia; Wikimedia Nederland; Wikimedia Österreich; Wikimedia Polska; Wikimedia Portugal; Wikimedia Suomi; Wikimedia Sverige; Wikimedia UK; Wikimedia Ukraine; Amical Wikimedia; WikiDonne; Esperanto kaj Libera Scio; Wikimedia Community User Group Georgia; Wikimedia Community User Group Malta; Wikimedians of Slovakia; Wikimedia LGBT+|Wikimedia Belgium; Wikimedia Czech Republic; Wikimedia CH; Wikimedia Deutschland; Wikimedia España; Wikimedia France; Wikimédia Magyarország; Wikimedia Italia; Wikimedia Nederland; Wikimedia Österreich; Wikimedia Polska; Wikimedia Portugal; Wikimedia Suomi; Wikimedia Sverige; Wikimedia UK; Wikimedia Ukraine; Amical Wikimedia; WikiDonne; Esperanto kaj Libera Scio; Wikimedia Community User Group Georgia; Wikimedia Community User Group Malta; Wikimedians of Slovakia; Wikimedia LGBT+]] |
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| Other affiliations | Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU |
| Start year | 2022 |
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| Wikidata ID | Q115764751 |
| Description | Restructuring of policy and advocacy activities in the European Union - Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU - into an international association of European Affiliates. It will improve governance over activities and increase impact. |
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| Primary recommendation | 4. Equity in Decision-making |
| Secondary recommendation(s) | 8. Identify Topics for Impact • 1. Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement • 6. Invest in Skills and Leadership Development |
| Regional focus | Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Central Asia • Northern and Western Europe |
| Links | https://wikimedia.brussels https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Europe |
| Stage | Execution / Implementation |
| Seeking collaboration? | Yes |
| Seeking collaboration with | We want to ensure collaboration across structures withing the Movement in the region and those that work on overcoming systemic barriers in access to free knowledge. We want to include those organisations that work in Europe but are not a member. |
| Collaboration needs | Exchange to learn from each other • Replicate/Adapt our activity somewhere else • Partner to apply for a grant together • Partnership for advocacy/public policy |
| Contact person | Anna Mazgal |
| Wikimedia affiliation | Other |
| Other affiliation | Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU |
| Collaboration interest | Lalviarez |