WikiIndaba conference 2019/Submissions/State of African Wikis
This is an  Accepted submission for WikiIndaba conference 2019 that has been reviewed by the members of the Program Committee and accepted into the conference program |
- Submission no. 036
- Title of the submission
State of African Wikis
- Type of submission (lecture, panel, tutorial/workshop, roundtable discussion, lightning talk, birds of a feather discussion)
Lecture
- Author of the submission
Dumisani Ndubane
- Language of presentation
English
- E-mail address
DNdubane
wikimedia
org
- Username
- Country of origin
South Africa
- Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)
- Personal homepage or blog
N/A
- Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)
The presentation will discuss the state of various Wikipedia language projects across the continent. We look at numbers historically and growth trends in the various language projects. We will also attempt to answer the difficult question, what makes the top African Wikipedias grow?
- What will attendees take away from this session?
- Update on Wikipedia projects in Africa
- For workshops and discussions, what level is the intended audience?
For all participants
- Length of session (if other than 25 minutes, specify how long)
- 30 minutes
- Will you attend WikiIndaba if your submission is not accepted?
Yes.
- Special requests
Should be included in the schedule.
- Is this Submission a Draft or Final?
Final
Interested attendees
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