Tag: digital knowledge
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Wikidata Botswana 2025: Celebrating 13 Years (And We Really Showed Up!)
Introducing a Milestone for Wikidata Botswana In 2025, the Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana marked a significant milestone: 13 years of Wikidata. The celebration wasn’t a quiet anniversary but a vibrant, month-long campaign designed to boost local participation, improve data quality, and strengthen Botswana’s representation on the global knowledge graph. This initiative, titled Wikidata 13…
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Who writes about Africa: The definitive answer
Introduction: The question at the heart of online narratives There’s a well-worn statistic in tech and policy circles: only a small share of online knowledge about Africa comes from African voices. Estimates often place the proportion at 6-8% of Africa-related content in global online spaces. The short answer might suggest a problem of visibility, but…