Hi everyone, I hope you're getting ready for a nice weekend, wherever in the world you are!
I'm pleased to share a piece of news that will hopefully provide a positive ending to your week: Wikipedia has officially been recognized as a Digital Public Good. You can read the full details in this blog post [1]. What: Wikipedia has entered the official registry of digital public goods that is hosted by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA), a multistakeholder initiative that is endorsed by the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General in support of open source technologies that contribute to the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). So what: This status is a very public stamp of approval of the value we've been telling everyone for 20+ years our projects provide. Wikipedia plays a unique role in advancing global access to a free and open source of trusted knowledge, in the public interest, while upholding values of transparency and personal privacy, and following open source protocols...and we're not the only ones claiming this. The designation underpins impactful talking points anytime we're mentioning how our projects contribute to important topics like media literacy, linguistic diversity online, or the development of generative AI tools. Join us in sharing this good news with your networks! Happy Thursday, Ziski --- [1] https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/02/12/wikipedia-recognized-as-a-digital-public-good/ _______________________________________________ Publicpolicy mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
