Myanmar Wikipedia Introduction.

Ngwe TUN, CEO, Solveware Solution.

2014 06 21, Telenor House, Yangon.

Encyclopedia

• We can read in library or home.• We can find general knowledge.• We can know the Past/History

• We can’t get update things• We can’t edit/contribute

Collaboration Era

• Share Knowledge.• Common things can be done

with community effort.• Less Bias information

by Peer Modification• Mass Collaboration Changes

EVERYTHING.

Wikipedia

• Wiki + Encyclopedia by WikiMedia• Using mediaWiki web application.• Hawaiian word meaning "Quick” for Wiki.• Now in English, wiki as follows;

Myanmar Wikipedia

အခမ့ဲလတ်ွလပ်စွယ်စုံ�ကျမ်း

TimeLine

• Started in 2004 July• Tristanb started the some infrastructure but

do not know Burmese.• Some of Burmese Wikipedian joined and

started writing in 2005.• We make more promotions activities since

2006.• We had Wikipedian workshops in 2010 at

Bangkok.

Activities

Activities

http://facebook.com/groups/my.wikipedia/

Activities

Wikipedia Meeting in Bangkok

Wikipedia Meeting in Bangkok

Outstanding Wikipedian

The outstanding person of Myanmar Wikipedia 2010.

Ko Myat Thwin, mayormt@my.wikipedia.orgWikipedian, Yangon.

Myanmar Wikipedia in News

News article in Myanmar Times about Myanmar Wikipedia development

Myanmar Wikipedia in News

Access Denied

Mobile & WikiZero

Finally. Numbers

http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/SummaryMY.htm

Partnership and TOT• Partnership between Myanmar Wikipedians and

Telenor.• Going to be start Local Chapter.• Wikipedians will share experiences about how to edit

articles to Trainers.• Wikipedians/Trainers will post articles and share to

other Wikipedians.• We will get more articles and get more readers.• Thanks for Your Participation.

CHANGE, WE CAN BELIEVE IN

• Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008• more contributors > more articles > more

reader• We will build the collaboration eco-system

among Myanmar community. • We will share our knowledge

for the community.• Last, not least. Knowledge is Power.