Celtic Knot Conference 2024/Submissions/Assessing the Impact of a Welsh Government Wiki Partnership

Submission no.

About the submission

Title of the submission

Assessing the Impact of a Welsh Government Wiki Partnership

Type of submission

• Presentation – 20–25 minute presentation. This time includes questions from the audience.

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Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)

Theme of session

• Momentum Unleashed: Overcoming Barriers, Igniting Progress;

What will attendees take away from this session?

Attedees will gain insight into the 5 year stategic partnership between Welsh Government and Wikimedia, through the work of the National Library of Wales. Attendees will be presented with a model for engagement and support for Wikimedia projects as a tool for strenthening the digital footprint of a celtic language in a way which aligns with core values and goals of the Government, the National Library and Wikimedia. Attendees will also hear of examples of tangible and impactful outcomes as a result of this partnership which add value to both public and private sectore services.

The collaberation includes multiple Welsh Government funded projects, data and article creation, including the innovative use of AI, the development of a Wikibase, crowdsourcing initiatives to tag, translate and record and educational outreach work. See how this work has lead to the development of apps, maps and services using Welsh language data created or aligned as part of this partnership as we consider how developing technologies might shape the future direction of this work.

Language of presentation

English (or Welsh if preffered)

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About the author

Author of the submission

Jason Evans (Jason.nlw)

E-mail address

jason.nlwgmail.com

Country of origin

Cymru

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)

National Library of Wales

Slides or further information (optional)

Special requests

Is this Submission a Draft or Final? FINAL

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