Projects

"Pikiwiki" - the Free image collection project

Pikiwiki is a cooperation of Wikimedia Israel with the Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) and The Center for Educational Technology (CET) to collect images depicting the history, geography and society of Israel and the land in which it is located. The images will be contributed by the general public and released to the public domain, or with the fewest limitations, and offered to the public on the Internet freely.

Further information about the Free image collection project

The Hebrew Wikipedia mobile poster exhibition

This project was created by the Hebrew Wikipedia users in the very same manner in which they enrich the free encyclopedia - the collaborative writing. The Wikipedian volunteers wrote and edited the texts, then designed the posters bearing them. The poster exhibition tours across Israel in an attempt to increase public awareness to Wikipedia and recruit readers and writers.

Further information about The Hebrew Wikipedia mobile poster exhibition

Supporting legislation which promotes free content availability

Wikimedia Israel was a key partner in a joint effort to prevent an attempt to change the status quo regarding the copyright limitations on photographs. The attempted change in legislation could have led to further harder limitations on the use of historical images from the time of early Zionism, early independence, and from significant times in the country's history.

Further information: Supporting legislation which promotes free content availability, Crown copyrights.

The Wikipedia Academy Israel conference

A professional conference about the assimilation of Wikipedia in the educational system and the academic sector, promoting the free content idea in Israel, using organizational Wiki systems, and other similar subjects. The conference is intended to host hundreds of people from the fields of information handling, teachers, lecturers, students, and of course, the general public. The conference will be held on the 3rd of May, 2009. The program and detailed schedule will be published shortly.