Hi Dimitar,
I would love to see some conversations about the Sustainable Development
Goals being adopted by the UN this week. We have a lot of opportunities to
partner with like-minded organizations around the information
dessimination goals [1].
I have connections within IFLA, that worked on the Lyon Declaration
http://www.lyondeclaration.org/ , and the Wikipedia Library is reaching out
to them to work on creating a framework for libraries to engage with the
movement. I would love to see talks (or invites) for similar organizations
that are working on the international scale for implementing SDGs or are
helping create policy frameworks that move the international community in
that direction and could be good movement partners.
Cheers,
Alex Stinson
Project Manager
The Wikipedia Library
[1] Wikimedia and other communities disseminating information/knowledge
have clear opportunities around the soon-to-be-adopted post-2015
Sustainable Development Goals recently published by the UN (see them here
<https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/7891TRANSFORMING%20OUR%20WORLD.pdf>).
Here are the goals that are most aligned with Wikimedia activities:
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4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills
needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through
education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human
rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence,
global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s
contribution to sustainable development
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5.b Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information
and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
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9.c Significantly increase access to information and communications
technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the
Internet in least developed countries by 2020
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12.8 By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant
information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in
harmony with nature
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16.10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental
freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international
agreements
On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 3:25 AM, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <
dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello everybody,
Yours truly has been invited to help out as public policy liaison to the
Programme Committee of Wikimania Esino Lario.[1]
This means that, apart from looking for the best possible speaker to give
a "digest" presentation on the topic of internet censorship, I need to
figure out what you would like to focus on next year.
We do now have our BIG 5 [2] and want to dig into the censorship area, but
what else? More copyright or is it getting boring? Which other topics need
to be scheduled? Just presentations or more specific workshops and
skill-sharing exercises? Any speakers you really, really want us to invite?
Please think about it and let me know what you think we should hear and
learn next year.
Best,
Dimi
[1]
https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
[2]
https://policy.wikimedia.org/
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