Amazing news indeed! Congrats and well done to the whole team. Best, Shani.
----------------------------------------------- *Shani Evenstein Sigalov* * Lecturer, Tel Aviv University. * EdTech Innovation Strategist, NY/American Medical Program, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. * PhD Candidate, School of Education, Tel Aviv University. * OER & Emerging Technologies Coordinator, UNESCO Chair <https://education.tau.ac.il/node/3495> on Technology, Internationalization and Education, School of Education, Tel Aviv University <https://education.tau.ac.il/node/3495>. * Chairperson, WikiProject Medicine Foundation <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med>. * Chairperson, Wikipedia & Education User Group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group>. * Chairperson, The Hebrew Literature Digitization Society <http://www.israelgives.org/amuta/580428621>. * Chief Editor, Project Ben-Yehuda <http://bybe.benyehuda.org>. +972-525640648 On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 8:31 PM Rohan Badlani <rohan.badl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Congratulations to Wikimedia Sverige team. This is amazing news! :) > > On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 9:17 AM Suyash Dwivedi <suyash....@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Congratulations to WMSE >> >> On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 12:51 AM Colette Guébo < >> yao.mariecole...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Congratulations to the Wikimedia Sverige team. it's super cool. >>> >>> Best regards. >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 3:12 PM Rajeeb Dutta <marajoz...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> 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 <l...@bluerasberry.com> >>>> 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 < >>>> sacas...@yorku.ca> >>>> > 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 <wikidata-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf >>>> of John >>>> >> Andersson <john.anders...@wikimedia.se> >>>> >> *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: +46(0)73-3965189 >>>> >> >>>> >> Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se >>>> >> >>>> >> Visiting address: Goto10, Hammarby Kaj 10D, 120 32 Stockholm >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> Wikidata mailing list >>>> >> wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Lane Rasberry >>>> > user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia >>>> > 206.801.0814 >>>> > l...@bluerasberry.com >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>>> > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> GLAM mailing list >>>> g...@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikidata mailing list >>> wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Regards,* >> >> >> *Suyash Dwivedi* >> +91 98260 15410 | +91 70003 72413 >> *Skype*: suyash.india >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikidata mailing list >> wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >> > > > -- > > *Rohan Badlani* > 4th year undergraduate student, > B.E.(Hons), Computer Science, > Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. > > Email: rohan.badl...@gmail.com > Phone: +91-9660582805. > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list > wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
