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 [+]