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Hacktivists, indie game developers, BBS admins, F/LOSS-developers, tech- and media-artists, demosceners, ... Read more [+]

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Beyond the psychological support hotline, we’re offering a support service for community members facing ... Read more [+]

On May 18th 2025, ICOM (International Council of Museums) will celebrate International Museum Day worldwide ... Read more [+]

“Knowledge for all” is a shared concern of Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) and Wikimedia CH ... Read more [+]

The GLAM programme of Wikimedia CH, in collaboration with the Swiss wiki community, has opened up a new ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH is offering a new support service to the French-speaking community of wiki authors, association ... Read more [+]

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As part of the Media Week 2025 organized by CIIP, the first training session on Wikimedia projects for ... Read more [+]

As Wikipedian in Residence, Rudolf H. Böttcher (user:1rhb/KB) had the opportunity in December 2024 to gain ... Read more [+]

In December 2024, the “Decolonising knowledge in Switzerland 2024-2025” project has been ... Read more [+]

Alongside Opendata.ch, CH++, AlgorithmWatch CH and the Digitale Gesellschaft, Wikimedia CH is one of the ... Read more [+]

End of November 2024, the “GLAM-on-Tour” at Château Chillon was a collaboration between “Les Sans PagEs” and ... Read more [+]

Wiki Movimento Brasil is the main organiser of the project “Amazonian Knowledge on Wiki” with ... Read more [+]

The international awards ceremony on 15 December 2024 is the finale of the Wiki Science Competition 2023, ... Read more [+]

RSI Edu is a digital platform that uses short videos to provide ideas for introducing current topics and ... Read more [+]

The 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships from 21 to 29 September 2024 in and around ... Read more [+]

The internet travel guide Wikivoyage, a sister project of Wikipedia, is presenting the Swiss city of Zug as ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH’s support for the Wiki Movement is not limited to Switzerland. This time, a project leads ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH’s Education Programme is supporting the ‘bitmark Hackathon 2024’ project with a Rapid ... Read more [+]

The Wikimedia CH GLAM programme has supported the participation of Lozana Rossenova (TIB Hannover) and Lucie ... Read more [+]

In the first half of 2024, Wikimedia CH conducted a study (in French) on the introduction of the Creative ... Read more [+]

On 5 October, at the WikiCon in Wiesbaden, the annual convention of all German-speaking Wiki-contributors, ... Read more [+]

The world is changing faster than ever before. From disruptive technology to political upheaval, refugee ... Read more [+]

Good news reached Wikimedia CH during Wikimania 2024 in August 2024: User:Nokib Sarkar from Bangladesh ... Read more [+]

Over the past few weeks, many Wikipedians and chapters have been asking themselves how AI tools will affect ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH is one of the sponsors of the Wikidata Days on 8 and 9 November in Bologna. The conference ... Read more [+]

An editorial by Jenny Ebermann, CEO Wikimedia CH The importance of open, accessible online knowledge for ... Read more [+]

“We are happy to announce that since the 15th of July, the francophone Wikipedia has reached the ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH started 2024 off strong with new partnerships, a new community space and new programmatic ... Read more [+]

Ein Beispiel für die Aktivitäten von Wikimedia CH im Bereich Education: Im Herbstsemester 2023 wurde die ... Read more [+]

One of Wikimedia CH’s goals is to motivate younger authors to contribute to Wikipedia. That’s ... Read more [+]

On 03 June 2024, Wikimedia CH and Wikimedia Europe met with members of Swiss parliament in the Federal ... Read more [+]

Globi is a cult figure in German-speaking Switzerland for children and anyone who has been a child in ... Read more [+]

In the General Assembly on 27 April 2024, Wikimedia CH association members elected Nawal Aït-Hocine (on the ... Read more [+]

At the Wikipedia Day held in Welle7, Bern, on April 27, 2024, Wikipedian Kevin Golde (username: Wikiolo) was ... Read more [+]

The rise of AI tools like ChatGPT has sparked both excitement and trepidation in the Wikiverse. Will these ... Read more [+]

On 4 May 2024, Wikimedia CH was present at the Open Education Day in Bern, which was organised by the CH ... Read more [+]

On 27 April 2024, Wikipedia Day in Bern focused on the topic “Wikipedia & Artificial Intelligence ... Read more [+]

The annual Wikimedia campaign for International Museum Day starts at the end of April and runs until the day ... Read more [+]

The Photoglob-Wehrli archive of the two major Swiss postcard publishers Photoglob AG and Wehrli AG is the ... Read more [+]

Die Chinderzytig ist eine online Zeitung für Kinder und Jugendliche und sie ist auch ein Partner von ... Read more [+]

Diego Hättenschwiler has been organizing Wiki Workshops for ten years. Here, experienced Wikipedians and ... Read more [+]

The partnership that Wikimedia CH and the Science et Cité Foundation agreed in August 2023 brings results. ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH is pleased to introduce you to Andrea Scheller, who has been our new Operational Team Lead ... Read more [+]

SRF has started uploading educational videos to Wikimedia Commons. The videos are also available on Play SRF ... Read more [+]

On 1 December, Jenny Ebermann, CEO of Wikimedia CH, was guest speaker at the Cybersecurity Management ... Read more [+]

Wiki Science Competition is the biggest science photo competition in the world. Since 2019, Switzerland ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH has recently welcomed two new staff members. Vivian Epiney strengthens our team as Education ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH has revised its membership engagement to offer more opportunities of participation and to adapt ... Read more [+]

At Wikimedia CH, the Swiss chapter recognised by the Wikimedia Foundation, we believe privacy is a human ... Read more [+]

The Züritreff is the Wikipedia regulars’ table with a focus on Zurich. It was founded on 6 September ... Read more [+]

The association Les sans pagEs host a Wikiwitches workshop on the theme of witch-hunts in Switzerland on ... Read more [+]

The Triennale of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) takes place every three years. At the triennale ... Read more [+]

On 13 November 2023, the Alemannic Wikipedia will turn 20. To mark this anniversary, its community has ... Read more [+]

Dalla fine del Lia Beretta sta rafforzando il team come Community Manager di lingua italiana (40%). Nel ... Read more [+]

Switzerland is a global leader in tech, while Wikipedia and its sister projects have had a revolutionary ... Read more [+]

In June 2023, the team of Wikimedia CH welcomed two new staff members in the field of fundraising and ... Read more [+]

To ensure that the Wikipedia source of knowledge is securely preserved and accessible for future ... Read more [+]

In the first six month of 2023, Wikimedia CH hit the ground with a heavy focus on organisational change, ... Read more [+]

The Swiss art association Femme Artist Table (FATart) is offering the Wikipedia community a new joint ... Read more [+]

After the GLAM-on-Tour at the St Gallen Abbey Library in May the next edition of this event series is ... Read more [+]

Join us in welcoming our new board member, Michael Witschi. At the General Assembly (GA) on 29 April, ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH and the Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts (SAPA) have launched a partnership to promote ... Read more [+]

The programme Wikimedia CH Grants funds Wikimedia community members – individuals, groups, or organizations ... Read more [+]

From Monday 5 to Friday 9 June 2023, the International Council on Archives ICA, will celebrate the fifth ... Read more [+]

Are you ready to join the annual Wikimedia campaign to support the International Museums Day from 4 to 18 ... Read more [+]

Artificial Intelligence and language models like ChatGPT have transformed the way we interact with ... Read more [+]

2022 was a year of continuous transformation for our chapter: new focus areas, a new strategic impact ... Read more [+]

A good example of how a Wikimedia CH member and active community volunteer can actively support the work of ... Read more [+]

After the GLAM-on-Tour at the Montreux Jazz Archive, we have another outstanding partner for the event ... Read more [+]

In response to the demand from our association members, Wikimedia CH will hold the General Assembly 2023 ... Read more [+]

This year, Wikimedia CH intends to create a new promotional video about our mission and our chapter’s work ... Read more [+]

The NGO CSW67 Forum is a civil society gathering that runs parallel to the UN Commission on the Status of ... Read more [+]

Free access to unbiased knowledge is a cornerstone of a democratic society. The 175th anniversary of the ... Read more [+]

By end of November 2022, Wikimedia CH has completed an important improvement for the privacy of our website ... Read more [+]

A warm welcome to Lia Beretta, Wikimedia CH’s new Community Manager for the Italian-speaking side of ... Read more [+]

The 27 October is the UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. As a contribute to this World Day and ... Read more [+]

Climate change is one of the most pressing concerns facing our society today. Global warming and extreme ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH is one of the sponsors of the Women++ deploy(impact) hackathon from 8 October to 19 November ... Read more [+]

Join us in welcoming Maurus Achermann and Amandine Cabrio in the Wikimedia CH staff. By 1 October 2022, ... Read more [+]

The Wiki Loves Switzerland photo contest 2022 was a success. The participants submitted 2304 photos – more ... Read more [+]

Das Programm “Wikipedia Kulturbotschafterinnen und -botschafter” der Wikimedia Vereine ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH has two new staff members. Sandra Becker joined the team in July 2022 as GLAM lead. Lavinia ... Read more [+]

On 15 July 2022, China blocked seven Wikimedia chapters from accreditation at World Intellectual Property ... Read more [+]

The program Wikimedia CH Grants funds Wikimedia community members – individuals, groups, or organizations ... Read more [+]

“Wikipedia im Unterricht” – ein Beispiel für die Arbeit von Wikimedia CH im Bereich ... Read more [+]

From 6 to 10 June 2022, the International Council on Archives (ICA), will celebrate the fourth International ... Read more [+]

While the fighting in Ukraine and its toll on human lives continue to capture global attention, another war ... Read more [+]

On 18 May the International Council of Museums (ICOM) celebrates the International Museum Day 2022 with the ... Read more [+]

Despite the continuing pandemic and the challenges it presented, 2021 was a successful year for Wikimedia ... Read more [+]

On 7 May, starting at 9:30,  the General Assembly of Wikimedia CH will take place at the Central Library ... Read more [+]

Congratulations to the Swiss winners of the Wiki Science Competition 2021, the largest science photo ... Read more [+]

Since the Ukraine war and the information restrictions imposed by state propaganda and repressive measures ... Read more [+]

In 2021, our programmatic activities centered around three main focal points: Wikipedia’s 20th anniversary, ... Read more [+]

The world-famous historic collection of fish fossils at the Museum of Natural History, Neuchâtel, created by ... Read more [+]

In 2022, radio in Switzerland celebrates its 100th anniversary. Wikimedia CH is taking this as an ... Read more [+]

The Federal Council set a milestone in the history of free images in Switzerland on November 17. ... Read more [+]

Swiss Post held an event  on “Open network collaborations: Opportunity or risk for Swiss Post?” ... Read more [+]

Wiki Science Competition is the biggest science photo competition in the world. After 2019, Switzerland ... Read more [+]

The program “Wikipedia-Kulturbotschafterinnen und -Kulturbotschafter” of the German speaking ... Read more [+]

Twenty years ago, Wikipedia was founded with a clear vision: a world in which everyone can freely share in ... Read more [+]

WikiFranca, a collaboration between the French-speaking groups of the Wikimedia movement, has been launched ... Read more [+]

While the concept of “fake news” has recently become a topic of global conversation, it’s not ... Read more [+]

As the days are getting shorter, it’s time for a new editing contest.   Like last year the castles ... Read more [+]

Lorenzo Losa is one of the four new members of the Board of Trustees, the governing body of the Wikmedia ... Read more [+]

China blocked the Wikimedia Foundation’s bid for observer status at the World Intellectual Property ... Read more [+]

Since the return of the Taliban in August 2021, the world is watching the developments in Afghanistan with ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH has a new YouTube channel. Find us under the name “Wikimedia CH official”.  Here you will see ... Read more [+]

The EPFL Wikipedia Project, which ran from August 2020 to July 2021, boosted the highschool’s presence ... Read more [+]

A new face on the Wikimedia CH team:  Stéphane Maffli has succeeded Darja Budanov as Fundraising Manager. He ... Read more [+]

#EmpoweringArchives – a joint initiative  The International Archives Week 2021 will take place ... Read more [+]

A warm welcome to our new board member Catherine Janssens. She was elected during the General Assembly on ... Read more [+]

As a grassroots organization, Wikimedia CH currently employs eight people (not full-time) and works with a ... Read more [+]

Like many organisations in 2020, Wikimedia CH had to adapt operations to the global health crisis. As the ... Read more [+]

International IMD-project of Wikimedia On 18 May the International Council of Museums (ICOM) celebrates the ... Read more [+]

Der internationale #WikiGap-Workshop am 19. März 2021 leistet einen Beitrag zu einem gleichberechtigten ... Read more [+]

Once a year, the OpenGLAM Working Group carries out the Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon by bringing ... Read more [+]

In this historical year, Wikimedia CH celebrates the 50 years women’s voting rights in Switzerland, by ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH is a not-for-profit association, the Swiss chapter of the international Wikimedia Movement. It ... Read more [+]

#Wikipedia20 international Colourful Birthday Logos to Customize The Wikimedia Foundation has published the ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH and the association Swiss OpenStreetMap (SOSM) have launched a writing contest on ... Read more [+]

Wiki Loves Switzerland 2020 is the 10th Wiki Loves contest organised by Wikimedia CH, the first with this ... Read more [+]

Francesco Bini does not make a big fuss about his hobby, photography. But he could, because the 42-year-old ... Read more [+]

The program planning for the Italian WikiCon on October 24th and 25th online is completed.   Some ... Read more [+]

On Sunday, 4th October, 25 Swiss castles will open their gates and drawbridges for the 5th National Castles ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia CH is supporting regularly Community projects in order to foster free knowledge.   The new ... Read more [+]

Sarah Springman, Rector of ETH Zürich:   “I greatly value Wikipedia, and make sure to donate to it ... Read more [+]

Franklin University in Lugano is one of the cooperation partners of Wikimedia CH. We had the great pleasure ... Read more [+]

Summary of the Official Statement of Wikimedia CH about the Wikimedia Foundation Branding Process (sent to ... Read more [+]

SwissCovid App Facts ist eine Website, auf der die Leser Antworten auf die gängigsten Fragen zu dieser App ... Read more [+]

On 16th of June, the Wikimedia Foundation Branding Team presented 3 rebranding  proposals for the movement a ... Read more [+]

News from the Board and Strategy Process 2030  In the General Assembly of Wikimedia CH (2nd of May), ... Read more [+]

Recommendations have been published   In 2017, Wikimedia created a strategic direction to guide our ... Read more [+]

This year’s International Archives Week will take place from June 8 to June 14, 2020 and focus ... Read more [+]

For the first time ever Wikimedia CH held it’s ordinary General Assembley online. The members agreed to the ... Read more [+]

International Museums Day 2020 and Wikidata Contest    On May 18th the International Council of Museums ... Read more [+]

The Wikimedia Hackathon 2020 is a virtual & social initiative on May 9th to 11th 2020 (Saturday to ... Read more [+]

On the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day on 26th of April 2020, Wikimedia CH and many ... Read more [+]

The wolf brought Bigolf123 into Wikipedia’s authors pack. Monitoring report on the COVID-19 crisis.   ... Read more [+]

In order to fill a vacancy from May or June 2020 onwards, Wikimedia CH is recruiting a Fundraising and Grant ... Read more [+]

Seen globally, 2019 was a year of significant changes on multiple fronts for Wikimedia CH. While we took a ... Read more [+]

The winner in the “set of images” category for Wiki Science Competition 2019 is Hans Stuessi with his set of ... Read more [+]

It is currently a civic duty to stay at home for one’s own protection and that of others. But not ... Read more [+]

The winner in the “general” category for Wiki Science Competition 2019 is Simon Waldherr, from Lower ... Read more [+]

A important message from Katherine Maher, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation   Summary: All ... Read more [+]

Welcome to the first issue of our monthly newsletter. Here you can enjoy insights into the world of ... Read more [+]

The winner in the “non photographic media” category for Wiki Science Competition 2019 is Michèle Heidemeyer. ... Read more [+]

The national winner in the “microscopy” category for Wiki Science Competition 2019 is Benoit-Joseph ... Read more [+]

In the national “wildlife and nature” category for Wiki Science Competition 2019 there are 2 winning ... Read more [+]

The winner in the “people in science” category for WSC2019 is Didier Roguet. Ethnobotanist, with ... Read more [+]

The Swiss winners of the photo contest “Wiki Science Competition 2019” have been confirmed. Have a look on ... Read more [+]

Human Rights 2020 project: The first partners’ meeting took place at the Office of the United Nations ... Read more [+]

Wiki Science Competition, the biggest photo competition for scientific photos in the world, starts issue ... Read more [+]

The largest part of the financial resources available to Wikimedia CH in 2018 resulted from individual ... Read more [+]

Imagine you want to find out the land mass of Switzerland. You type your query in an online search engine ... Read more [+]

Wikimedia has launched a new fundraising campaign. From the end of October to the end of November 2019, the ... Read more [+]

This year Wikimedia Switzerland will support again the Swiss participation to international contest Wiki ... Read more [+]

The Wikimedia Foundation and the United Nations’ Human Rights Office (OHCHR) are partnering to support the ... Read more [+]

Do you want to fill Wikipedia’s gaps in terms of culture and black and Afro-descendant personalities? ... Read more [+]

Last year was defined by strategic action and Wikimedia CH built on strong foundations established in 2017, ... Read more [+]

At the Wikimedia Foundation, we believe that free access to knowledge and freedom of expression are ... Read more [+]