2025-08-07 –, NAIROBI (🗣️ ar, es, fr, sw)
Language: English
🎥 Session recording: https://w.wiki/FAhK 🎥
Wikidata's data is used in thousands of projects and often we don't realize what our work makes possible. In this session we will take a tour through some of the great applications and services that have been built on top of Wikidata's data. Join us for a wild ride!
Wikidata's data is used in thousands of projects and often we don't realize what our work makes possible. In this session we will take a tour through some of the great applications and services that have been built on top of Wikidata's data. This session will give you a new appreciation for the work and impact of the Wikidata Community and maybe you will even find your favorite new app. Join us for a wild ride!
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Everyone can participate in this session
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Onsite in Nairobi
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Product development, Storytelling
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Wikidata has a lot of impact but often it is very hidden and unseen by most of the editors and wider Wikimedia movement. In this session I want to show how big Wikidata's impact is and the impact editing on Wikidata can have.
Lydia Pintscher is the Portfolio Lead for Wikidata. She works at Wikimedia Deutschland and has supported the Wikidata Community since the beginning of Wikidata. In her free time she contributes to KDE, a free software community, as the vice-president of KDE e.V.