Wikimedia Italia

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The members of Wikimedia Italia at the general assembly on June 23, 2019.




Wikimedia ItaliaAssociazione per la diffusione della conoscenza libera - APS is the Italian chapter of the Wikimedia movement.

Contact information at Contatti (in Italian). General e-mails to Wikimedia Italia can be sent to info(_AT_)wikimedia.it.

The Wikimedia Italia official website is www.wikimedia.it, there is also a wiki for members and English/French speakers located at wiki.wikimedia.it.

Current board[edit]

Since September 11, 2023.

Ombudspersons:

Current staff[edit]

See also: wmit:Personale

Office address[edit]

via Bergognone 34, c/o BASE Milano
20144 Milano (MI)
Italy

Phone: +390256569662
email: segreteria(_AT_)wikimedia.it

Info[edit]

As of December 2022, the association counts 354 members. The 2021 budget comprised around 750,000 €, raised from donations, "Cinque per mille" tax donations and contributions to institutional activities.

What has been done so far (most links in Italian, sorry)
  • we participate round-the-year in local and national events and fairs, seminars, lectures in classrooms, etc. for promoting WMF projects in Italy (logbook)
  • we support and collaborate in nationwide petitions and campaigns
  • we organized some online and offline initiatives (Wiki@home (English), WikiAfrica, BWM, Biblioteca, Musica)
  • 3rd part publishers released a DVD-version of it:wp (more than 20,000 copies sold) and a handbook about Wikipedia and the Wikis
  • we have obtained the status of "associazione di promozione sociale" (social promotion association, a "charity" status in Italy); this grants tax deductibility on donations for the donors and other facilitations: we have also joined the WMF 2009 fundraising and 2010 "cinque per mille" campaign (sort of en:Eight per thousand for charities)
  • we have an office in Milan.
Best successes
Worst headache
  • the squatted domains www.wiki***.it
  • some legal complaints about the content of some Wikipedia articles (mainly bios of politicians), passed through to the VRT, as WMI is not the proper recipient, except one which went through a 5-years trial before WMI won in the Court.

Updates[edit]

Reports[edit]

See dedicated page.

Financial statements[edit]

The most recent financial statements are:

Wikimedia Italia also publishes a newsletter (Wikimedia News) about twice per month.

Origins[edit]

Wikimedia Italia was formed on Friday 17th June 2005, in Canino.

The bylaws were prepared and approved by the Wikimedia Foundation.

During an IRC meeting with Jimbo, Angela and Anthere the bylaws were amended and the Foundation was given permission to proceed.

See also[edit]