Jahresbericht 2024

Knowledge must remain free

Annual Report 2024
Wikimedia Deutschland

Editorial

Photo of Alice Wiegand and Franziska Heine with graphic

Wikimedia

Our commitment to Free Knowledge – more decisive than ever

Grafik einer Waage. Auf der rechten, schwereren Seite liegt ein Wikipedia-Ball und ein Schlüssel. Auf der linken Seite liegt ein ungeöffnetes Schloss.

Volunteers

Together we are strong – how Wikimedia Deutschland strengthens volunteer communities

Eine Grafik von zwei Händen mit erhobenem Zeigefinger. Rechts daneben sind vier bunte Umschläge zu sehen.

Framework

Strong alliances for Free Knowledge – our voice in politics

Grafik von Plakaten mit Ausrufezeichen und einer geballten Faust.

Software

Bit by Bit to Free Knowledge – how Wikimedia Deutschland is helping to shape the digital future

Grafik von mehreren, bunten Quadraten.

Conferences, events and panel discussions 2024

In 2024, Wikimedia Deutschland continued its commitment to Free Knowledge at numerous conferences, events and panel discussions. Our photo gallery provides an overview.

    A large conference room. “Summit of the Future” is written on the walls.
    Franziska Heine, Summit of the Future 1+2, CC BY-SA 4.0
    In August 2024, the UN Future Summit took place in the impressive conference hall of the UN General Assembly in New York. In attendance were representatives of the global Wikimedia movement. They advocated for digital commons such as Wikipedia as important building blocks for education, climate protection, and social justice. Their efforts were successful: these issues will be included in the Global Digital Compact.
    Four people are standing in front of a sign that says “IGF.”
    WMDE beim IGF, CC BY-SA 4.0
    At the IGF-D 2024, representatives from politics, civil society, and academia discussed the Global Digital Compact and the future of international digital policy—including Wikimedia expert Dr. Friederike von Franqué (left).
    Lydia Pintscher and Philippe Saadé stand in front of a poster with the Datastax logo. In front of them stands a rhino figure with wings.
    Carter Rabasa, CC BY-SA 4.0
    Philippe Saadé and Lydia Pintscher from Wikimedia Germany presented a new AI project at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas: Together with DataStax, we are working on preparing the free knowledge data from Wikidata so that it can be used more easily for AI applications.