Africa Growth Pilot/Online self-paced course/Module 2/Becoming a tech ambassador

Another way that may require some technical skills is to become a Tech Ambassador:

The Wikimedia ecosystem has a lot of software, a lot of gadgets and tools and bots. Bots are automated programs that make automated edits.

And there are all kinds of Meta processes that are run by software and that we generate as a movement. We generate a lot of technology that can make your life easier. For example, most of you maybe weren't aware of the pronunciation recording software that I mentioned, but it has existed for several years now. So we have a problem between creating the technology and making sure absolutely everyone who might want to use it is aware of it.

One of the ways to help is to become a tech ambassador. Essentially a tech ambassador is the person charged with spreading the word and connecting people with technology. This can be people in your language community, or in your country, or in your town, or in your university club. Wherever you are, whatever your situation, you can be a tech ambassador, which just means you pay attention to tech, to news, to technical stuff, and you make sure it reaches people who *aren't* paying attention to all the tech circles.

You don't have to be a programmer for that. You don't have to be extremely technical yourself. You just have to be interested in using technology. And if you click that link, there's a lot of information there about how to get involved, what to translate, what to help with. I encourage you to click and visit this page, which really shows you what you can do: You can help relay tech news. You can report bugs. You can help developers understand the problems that people in your community are encountering, overcoming language barriers or providing helpful screenshots...