Wikimedia Europe
| Wikimedia Europe | |
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 Wikimedia logo | |
 Członkowie Wikimedia Europe | |
| Affiliate code | WMEU |
| Country code | EU |
| Legal status | Association internationale sans but lucratif (AISBL) |
| Founding date | 2022 |
| Main office | Bruksela |
| Membership | 24 (lista członków) |
| Staff | 2 |
| Official language(s) | English |
| Other language(s) | French, Dutch |
| President | Claudia Garád |
| Secretary | Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz |
| Treasurer | Capucine-Marin Dubroca-Voisin |
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| Key people |
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| Incorporation paper | Statutes |
| Reports | Reports |
| Remarks | Board resolutions |
Członkowie-założyciele Wikimedia Europe
20 lipca, na spotkaniu organizacji afilianckich Wikimedia, przedstawiciele potwierdzili zobowiązanie swoich organizacji do założenia Wikimedia Europe. Na dzień 19 sierpnia 2022 roku członkami Wikimedia Europe są:
Chaptery
- Wikimedia Belgium
- Wikimedia Czech Republic
- Wikimedia CH
- Wikimedia Deutschland
- Wikimedia España
- Wikimédia France
- Wikimédia Magyarország
- Wikimedia Italia
- Wikimedia Nederland
- Wikimedia Norge
- Wikimedia Austria
- Wikimedia Polska
- Wikimedia Portugal
- Wikimedia Suomi
- Wikimedia Szwecja
- Wikimedia UK
- Wikimedia Ukraina
Organizacje tematyczne
Grupy użytkowników
- WikiDonne
- Esperanto kaj Libera Scio
- Wikimedia Community User Group Georgia
- Wikimedia Community Ireland
- Wikimedia Community User Group Malta
- Wikimedians of Slovakia
Awaiting registration
Wikimedia affiliates awaiting formal registration[1]:
Board and Staff
Board
| Photo | Name | Wikimedia username | Seat | Term | Role | Affiliation |
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Claudia Garád | Elected
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2022–2024
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President
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Wikimedia Austria | |
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Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz | Elected
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Secretary
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Wikimedia Poland | ||
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Capucine-Marin Dubroca-Voisin |
Elected
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Treasurer
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Wikimedia France | ||
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Rebecca MacKinnon | Appointed
(22 Aug 2022) |
Wikimedia Foundation | |||
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Gonçalo Themudo | Elected
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Wikimedia Portugal |
Staff
- Dimitar Dimitrov - Policy Director
- Anna Mazgal - Executive Director
Informacje dla przyszłych członków
Stworzyliśmy prezentację, aby poinformować potencjalnych przyszłych członków o naszej organizacji.
Nasz statut dostępny jest tutaj.
Jeśli chcesz dołączyć do Wikimedia Europe, skontaktuj się z Anną Mazgal (anna@wikimedia.be)
Stay updated!
You can join the following mailing lists to get updates from us:
Updates (updates
wikimedia-europe
eu) – this is a list for all news related to Wikimedia Europe, our meetings, organisational matters and Board activity. The people receiving those emails are both official representatives of their organisations to WMEU and other people from those organisations and groups that wish to be informed about Wikimedia Europe's internal affairs. If you or anybody else from your organisation would like to be there – let us know and we will make that happen[2][3].
Public policy list (publicpolicylistswikimediaorg) – this is a public list to share policy updates, look for experiences and perspective in general policy and advocacy questions – both by us in Brussels and our subscribers. The subscribers are policy and advocacy experts, enthusiasts and followers from Wikimedia and other organisations, including EU institutions, media and entities we sometimes get on opposite positions in policy debates with. It has a moderate amount of traffic and serves to share a much praised monthly digest on Brussels policy prepared by Dimi[4][5][6].
Oś czasu
| Krok | Czas |
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| Sporządzenie aktu notarialnego na założenie organizacji | Trwa (sierpień) |
| Sporządzenie aktu notarialnego przez notariusza | Po potwierdzeniu członkostwa na zadowalającym poziomie (początek września) |
| Wniosek o uznanie prawne w belgijskim Federalnym Departamencie Sprawiedliwości | Trzy dni robocze od daty sporządzenia aktu notarialnego |
| Dekret królewski nadający organizacji osobowość prawną | Przewidywane w ciągu trzech miesięcy od daty złożenia wniosku |
| Ogłoszenie o utworzeniu organizacji | Miesiąc od nadania daty dekretu królewskiego |
Cele projektu
Jako przedstawiciele społeczeństwa obywatelskiego chcemy odgrywać jeszcze większą niż dotychczas rolę w kształtowaniu europejskich regulacji w zakresie wolnej wiedzy, dostępu do informacji i wolności słowa.
Niedoskonałości obecnej nieformalnej struktury nie pozwalają na mocne pokazanie się decydentom, dziennikarzom i interesariuszom. Marka "FKAGEU" wymaga wyjaśnienia i nie jest rozpoznawalna jako działanie Wikimedia, mimo że służy naszemu Ruchowi od wielu lat. Nie ma też możliwości zapewnienia instytucjonalnego pozyskiwania funduszy dla siebie, jak i dla afiliantów.
In the global landscape where technology underpins access to information and knowledge exchange at an unprecedented scale, Europe is seen as a regulatory environment uniquely fitted to deal with challenges that the platform economy brings. There is a lack of a distinct institutionally credible voice that explains the need of a democratic discourse based on exchange of true information. One that exemplifies that the internet can still be a sphere of hope, openness and collaboration.
The impact of establishing this entity is that people will have more free knowledge, more access to information and are not afraid to speak their mind, so that an informed democratic discourse is possible in Europe and knowledge becomes accessible to all. As an outcome, free knowledge, access to information and freedom of expression are taken into account within the legislative and regulatory framework of the European institutions. We understand our conversations, statements, position papers, press releases and online campaigns to be outputs.
As a result, a unique European player can be created that actively participates in the policy discourse. The Wikimedia projects are the largest non-commercial platforms in the world. Wikimedia is one of the largest civil society organizations that is both supported by a vibrant, engaged and diverse community and developed a unique open technological ecosystem. There is no other civil society organization in Europe with this set of technological know-how. This uniqueness in the discussion about platforms, combined with its technical expertise, makes Wikimedia a focus point in the European policy discourse.
Opis projektu
An association will be set up in the second half of 2022 with as many European affiliates as possible. The current favorite but not definitive institutional option is an "association internationale sans but lucratif (ASBL) / internationale vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (VZW)" under Belgian law. A later enlargement through accession of more affiliates is possible and aspired. This new organization shall be named "Wikimedia Europe". In the future, we may seek an agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation to use the trademark "Wikimedia" and call ourselves "Wikimedia Europe".
The founding of Wikimedia Europe will be made public through press and media work, a public event, and direct outreach to policy makers and partners in Europe. Subsequently, the already existing advocacy formats will be continued. The usual close coordination and cooperation with the Wikimedia Foundation will be pursued.
Kontekst
The Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU (FKAGEU) works on behalf of European Wikimedia Chapters, Thematic Organizations and User Groups, presenting a unified and clear position on major legislative and policy changes affecting the vision, mission and values of the Wikimedia movement. The FKAGEU has no legal structure. Currently, the administration lies with Wikimedia Deutschland which receives funds from 9 other Wikimedia Chapters. Two FTE work for the FKAGEU.
In order to strengthen the existing capacities and plan for a greater support to the Movement in Europe we now aim to found a European legal entity formed as a hub according to Wikimedia 2030. “Wikimedia Europe" will be an association of organizations, not of individuals. The nucleus of Wikimedia Europe is the EU advocacy work which we have been doing for nearly 10 years. Two additional functions of Wikimedia Europe could be, for example, fundraising and knowledge exchange. The fundraising function focuses on institutional fundraising from the EU bodies and fundraising support for affiliates.
Evaluation of the work previously done by the Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU
Nearing its 8th year of operations in 2021, the Free Knowledge Advocacy group EU undertook an evaluative study aiming at assessing the experience and expectations of its key stakeholders, inside and outside the Wikimedia movement. Through 33 interviews, a generally positive experience was painted and a wishlist of next steps was outlined, underlining increased impact and greater visibility as key objectives ensuring adequate representation of our Movement in front of the EU.
Since a team of two was already at capacity, the questions on how to ensure meeting these expectations were posed to a focus group consisting of European EDs. Their recommendation was to structurally strengthen the FKAGEU operations by providing an agile autonomous structure, Movement-related branding and increased personal capacity. In parallel, strategic directions were prepared based on the study and the Wikimedia Movement 2030 strategy that operationalise the way to achieve the objectives set out for FKAGEU by the communities whom it serves.
All documentational documents can be found here:
- EU policy qualitative report
- EU policy – structural implications focus group report
- EU policy – strategic direction and 2030 Movement Strategy
Zobacz też
Uwagi
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