Submissions/Wikimedia and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
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- Submission no. L0025
- Title of your submission
Wikimedia and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
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- Type of submission
Lightning talk
- Author of the submission
- Language of presentation
English. Happy to take questions in French and other languages.
- E-mail address
daniel.mietchen
okfn.org
- Username
- Country of origin
Germany
- Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)
- Personal homepage or blog
- https://twitter.com/EvoMRI
- Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)
In 2015, the United Nations adopted a set of 17 strategic goals for humanity to reach by 2030 (i.e. the same time frame as the current Wikimedia Strategy process), which became known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Some of these goals — e.g. Goal 4: Quality education — overlap directly with the Wikimedia mission, some — e.g. Goal 5: Gender equality — are high on Wikimedia agendas, while yet others — e.g. Goal 2: Zero Hunger — have a more indirect relationship with our activities, mainly that Wikimedia projects document relevant information. In this talk, I plan to present a preliminary analysis of which Wikimedia activities map to which SDGs and how we could use that map to guide future interactions.
- What will attendees take away from this session?
… a sense of how activities within the Wikimedia communities fit with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
- Theme of presentation
- WikiCulture & Community
- Length of submission
All lightning talks are 5 minutes.
- Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?
Yes
- Slides or further information (optional)
- Wikimedia
- Wikimedia strategic direction
- "The strategic direction of the Wikimedia movement for 2030 is to become the roads, bridges, and villages that support the world's journey towards free knowledge."
- Beyond Wikimedia: What will change around us
- Wikipedia articles on the SDGs exist in 53 languages
- en:Sustainable Development Goals
- zoom in on
- SDG4: Quality Education (targets)
- e.g. Target 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"
- SDG5: Gender Equality (targets)
- e.g. Target 5.b "Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women"
- SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (targets)
- e.g. Target 11.4 "Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage"
- SDG13: Climate Action (targets)
- e.g. Target 13.1 "Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries"
- SDG16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (targets)
- e.g. Target 16.10 "Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements"
- SDG17: Partnerships for the Goals (targets)
- e.g. Target 17.6 "Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism"
- SDG4: Quality Education (targets)
- Commons
- Wikidata
- Global Goals Discussion at WikiProject UNESCO
- global map of hospitals
- Wikimedia strategic direction
- Special requests
- Is this Submission a Draft or Final?
Final
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