The document discusses Wikipedia and how it aims to provide free access to all of human knowledge. It notes that Wikipedia exists in 285 languages including 43 Indian languages and has over 4 million articles in English. The key aspects of Wikipedia are that it is an encyclopedia, maintains neutral point of view, uses free content that anyone can use and modify under the Creative Commons license, requires civil interaction between editors, and has five basic principles but no firm rules. It also discusses how other institutions like the National Archives of the US, Russian Kremlin, British Library, Sofia Zoo, and NCERT in India use the same Creative Commons license for sharing information. The presentation appeals for more government data and images from sources like census data, space images from

1. Imagine a world in which every
single person on the planet is
given free access to the sum of
all human knowledge. That's
what we're doing.
- Jimmy Wales quoted in Robin "Roblimo" Miller,
"Wikimedia Founder Jimmy Wales Responds,"
Slashdot (2004-07-28)

2. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

3. WIKIPEDIA
285 Languages
43 Indian Languages
4 Million Articles on English Wikipedia

4. Basics: 5 Pillars:
 Wikipedia is an encyclopedia.
 Wikipedia has a neutral point of view.
 Wikipedia is free content that anyone can use, modify
and distribute.
 Editors should interact in a respectful and civil manner.
 Wikipedia does not have firm rules besides the 5 general
principles presented here.

5. WIKIPEDIA USES CC-BY-SA

6. Wikipedia uses CC-by-SA
Can
Must
• Share
• Modify
• Distribute
• Attribute
• Share alike

7. Wikimedia Commons
• Repository of Free
Licensed
– images
– Music
– short films

8. Esteemed institutes using
CC-by-SA
• National Archives and Record
Administration, USA
• Russian Kremlin
• British Library
• Sofia Zoo, Bulgaria
• NCERT using for NROER in India

9. Jimmy Carter in India
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jimmycarterinindia.jpg
User: Madmax32
NARA, USA

10. Russian Kremlin
• Letter of authorization
from the Press
Secretary to the
President of the Russian
Federation allowing use
of Kremlin.ru materials
under the Creative
Commons Attribution
3.0 Unported license (in
Russian)

11. Gurkha Bombing Practice during WWI
– British Library
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:11_Gurkha_bombing_party_practising_bombing_in_a_trench_with_live_bombs_%28Photo_24-148%29.jpg
User: LibraryBot
British Library

12. Sofia Zoo, Bulgaria
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:QRpedia-code-Sofia-Zoo-2.JPG
User: EERC Sofia Zoo

13. NCERT in NROER in India

14. APPEAL

15. Appeal
• Release information in the following
– 6,50,000 villages Census Data
– Space Images from ISRO
– PIB data – All Images

16. This presentation is licensed by CC-BY-SA
THANK YOU
Moksh Juneja
President
Wikimedia India