Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikidata] Wikimedia Sverige receives a total of USD 500, 000+ in funding for three new projects, and a cost reduction of USD 30, 000/year
Congratulations John and Wikimedia Sverige team!! Looking forward to contribute to these amazing projects. Cheers, Rajeeb(Marajozkee) Sent from my iPhone > On 28-Mar-2019, at 8:28 PM, Lane Rasberry wrote: > > Congratulations. I am excited especially for the "Bibliographical data on > Wikidata" part, where my university and many other universities around the > world will join you in collaboration. I expect that what Wikimedia > Sverige does in this space will set global precedent for how everyone in > research publishes and shares research. This is very good news and I will > look for an opportunity to collaborate in research and Wikidata content > curation. > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 10:12 AM Stacy Allison-Cassin > wrote: > >> To echo everyone else, congratulations! These projects sound amazing and >> I'm really looking forward to the results. >> Stacy >> >> Stacy Allison-Cassin, MMus, MISt, PhD Cand. >> >> Associate Librarian >> >> York University Libraries >> >> >> *York University acknowledges its presence on the traditional territory of >> many Indigenous Nations. The area known as Tkaronto has been care taken by >> the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Huron-Wendat, >> and the Métis. It is now home to many Indigenous peoples. We acknowledge >> the current treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. >> This territory is subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, >> an agreement to peaceably share and care for the Great Lakes region.* >> -- >> *From:* Wikidata on behalf of John >> Andersson >> *Sent:* Thursday, March 28, 2019 6:31 AM >> *To:* wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org; g...@lists.wikimedia.org; >> cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch; wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org >> *Subject:* [Wikidata] Wikimedia Sverige receives a total of USD 500, 000+ >> in funding for three new projects, and a cost reduction of USD 30, 000/year >> >> >> Wikimedia Sverige is proud to be the recipient of three new grants >> totaling around USD 500,000. We hope to work with many of you as part of >> these projects. If you are interested in getting involved or receiving >> updates please let me know. >> >> Furthermore, the chapter also has a new heavily subsidized agreement for >> our office space. >> >> Project 1: Wikispeech – The Speech Data Collector >> >> The first project is a continuation of the Wikispeech[1] project, a >> text-to-speech (TTS) system that converts written text into speech. From >> September 2019 to April 2021 we aim to finalize building the MediaWiki >> extension and to build tools to collect speech data to add pronunciations >> to Wikipedia, Wiktionary and Wikidata and to add more languages to the >> text-to-speech solution. The tools should also be possible to use for oral >> citations. >> >> The work happens in partnership with the Royal Technical Institute, STTS >> (a language processing company), Mozilla Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland >> and the Swedish Dyslexia Association. >> >> As always, you can find the full application on our wiki (in Swedish): >> https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Wikispeech_–_Talresursinsamlaren_2019/Ansökan >> >> Project 2: Wikipedia in Libraries >> >> From 2019 to 2020 Wikimedia Sverige, together with the National Library of >> Sweden, will develop an online training module for Swedish librarians >> focused around free knowledge and the Wikimedia platforms. This will be a >> mandatory training for all of Sweden's 5,000 public librarians. Our hope is >> to give all of them a basic understanding of the Wikimedia projects, as >> well as to complement the online training with advanced courses for the >> most dedicated. The advanced courses will give them the tools to ongoingly >> organize activities and events independently at their libraries across the >> country. >> >> Furthermore, the librarians will be engaged in the #1Lib1Ref and >> FindingGLAMs campaigns. >> >> There is a great potential to receive continuous funding over the coming 3 >> years if successful. >> >> As always, you can find the full application on our wiki (in Swedish): >> https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Wikipedia_i_biblioteken_2019/Ansökan >> >> Project 3: Bibliographical data on Wikidata >> >> We continue our work to include bibliographical data on Wikidata. The >> project details are still being negotiated with the funder. The project >> will start in mid-2019 and last until 2020. >> >> Cost reduction >> >> Starting from March 2019 we have a new agreement in place for a heavily >> subsidized coworking space office from the Swedish Internet Foundation. >> Through the agreement we will save us around USD 30,000 per year compared >> to when we had an office of our own. >> >> We have received this generous subsidy because Wikipedia is considered so >> important for the infrastructure of the Internet. We are very happy that >> the agreement does not have an end date and that we have the
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikidata] Wikimedia Sverige receives a total of USD 500, 000+ in funding for three new projects, and a cost reduction of USD 30, 000/year
Congratulations. I am excited especially for the "Bibliographical data on Wikidata" part, where my university and many other universities around the world will join you in collaboration. I expect that what Wikimedia Sverige does in this space will set global precedent for how everyone in research publishes and shares research. This is very good news and I will look for an opportunity to collaborate in research and Wikidata content curation. On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 10:12 AM Stacy Allison-Cassin wrote: > To echo everyone else, congratulations! These projects sound amazing and > I'm really looking forward to the results. > Stacy > > Stacy Allison-Cassin, MMus, MISt, PhD Cand. > > Associate Librarian > > York University Libraries > > > *York University acknowledges its presence on the traditional territory of > many Indigenous Nations. The area known as Tkaronto has been care taken by > the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Huron-Wendat, > and the Métis. It is now home to many Indigenous peoples. We acknowledge > the current treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. > This territory is subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, > an agreement to peaceably share and care for the Great Lakes region.* > -- > *From:* Wikidata on behalf of John > Andersson > *Sent:* Thursday, March 28, 2019 6:31 AM > *To:* wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org; g...@lists.wikimedia.org; > cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch; wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org > *Subject:* [Wikidata] Wikimedia Sverige receives a total of USD 500, 000+ > in funding for three new projects, and a cost reduction of USD 30, 000/year > > > Wikimedia Sverige is proud to be the recipient of three new grants > totaling around USD 500,000. We hope to work with many of you as part of > these projects. If you are interested in getting involved or receiving > updates please let me know. > > Furthermore, the chapter also has a new heavily subsidized agreement for > our office space. > > Project 1: Wikispeech – The Speech Data Collector > > The first project is a continuation of the Wikispeech[1] project, a > text-to-speech (TTS) system that converts written text into speech. From > September 2019 to April 2021 we aim to finalize building the MediaWiki > extension and to build tools to collect speech data to add pronunciations > to Wikipedia, Wiktionary and Wikidata and to add more languages to the > text-to-speech solution. The tools should also be possible to use for oral > citations. > > The work happens in partnership with the Royal Technical Institute, STTS > (a language processing company), Mozilla Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland > and the Swedish Dyslexia Association. > > As always, you can find the full application on our wiki (in Swedish): > https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Wikispeech_–_Talresursinsamlaren_2019/Ansökan > > Project 2: Wikipedia in Libraries > > From 2019 to 2020 Wikimedia Sverige, together with the National Library of > Sweden, will develop an online training module for Swedish librarians > focused around free knowledge and the Wikimedia platforms. This will be a > mandatory training for all of Sweden's 5,000 public librarians. Our hope is > to give all of them a basic understanding of the Wikimedia projects, as > well as to complement the online training with advanced courses for the > most dedicated. The advanced courses will give them the tools to ongoingly > organize activities and events independently at their libraries across the > country. > > Furthermore, the librarians will be engaged in the #1Lib1Ref and > FindingGLAMs campaigns. > > There is a great potential to receive continuous funding over the coming 3 > years if successful. > > As always, you can find the full application on our wiki (in Swedish): > https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Wikipedia_i_biblioteken_2019/Ansökan > > Project 3: Bibliographical data on Wikidata > > We continue our work to include bibliographical data on Wikidata. The > project details are still being negotiated with the funder. The project > will start in mid-2019 and last until 2020. > > Cost reduction > > Starting from March 2019 we have a new agreement in place for a heavily > subsidized coworking space office from the Swedish Internet Foundation. > Through the agreement we will save us around USD 30,000 per year compared > to when we had an office of our own. > > We have received this generous subsidy because Wikipedia is considered so > important for the infrastructure of the Internet. We are very happy that > the agreement does not have an end date and that we have the possibility to > grow significantly over time as well (while keeping the generous subsidy). > > Please contact John Andersson (john.anders...@wikimedia.se) if you have > any questions. > > [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikispeech > > Best, > > John > > - - - - > > John Andersson > > Executive Director > > Wikimedia Sverige > > Phone:
