Talk:Software Collaboration for Wikidata

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You can leave your feedback, questions, remarks here on this page. Looking forward to reading from you, --Maria Heuschkel (WMDE) (talk) 13:24, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

What was "the initial software development team"?

The statement mentions "the initial software development team, actively engaged since June 2022, on site". What does that mean? Was this team employees of WMDE or WMID? ♥Ainali ^talk_{contributions} 18:29, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Ainali, the team was initially employed by WMID. They now contribute to the collaboration as freelancers. Maria Lechner (WMDE) (talk) 18:24, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Budget spent so far

How much of the Budget has been spent so far and how much budget is left. Hogü-456 (talk) 18:21, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

The two currently running projects have been awarded €227.082 (Wikidata Software Collaboration Indonesia) and €199.750 (Wiki Mentor Afrika) of the total grant (€822.800) provided by the Arcadia Fund. As we at WMDE predict an underspending for both projects until the end of the project period (December 2024), we are happy to re-allocate remaining funds via our Call for Software Contributions. This will ensure that the potential underspending will be used to benefit the Wikidata community and beyond. Maria Lechner (WMDE) (talk) 09:52, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Reflection

@Maria Heuschkel (WMDE), Kim Brune (WMDE), and Maria Lechner (WMDE):

The January 2024 statement on the dissolution of WMID-WMDE partnership contained the following commitments:

Despite the best efforts by all parties involved, the divergence in perspectives and approaches has led to the challenging decision to end our joint efforts prematurely. We aim to assess the history of events and analyze what can be learned from this for future partnerships.

Is there a public version of this assessment yet? Would love to learn more about it. Best, RamzyM (talk) 14:43, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi @RamzyM, thank you for reaching out to us! At the end of the project period, WMDE together with their partners are planning on sharing their learnings gathered throughout this multi-year project with the Wiki community at large. The exact format as well how we can spread our learnings in the best is still in discussion, but it will, among other things, include reflections on the premature ending of the partnership in question and what we can take away from that. Maria Lechner (WMDE) (talk) 11:03, 2 July 2024 (UTC)