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| Formation | May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20) |
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| Founded at | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Legal status | Ongoing |
| Headquarters | Virtual |
| Methods | Edit-a-thon |
| Official language | Uzbek |
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| Website | Page on the Uzbek Misplaced Pages |
WikiStipendiya (WikiScholarship) is a WikiProject aimed at improving content on the Uzbek Misplaced Pages. The project is organized by the the Agency for Youth Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan in collaboration with the Agency of Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republican Council of Creative Youth, and the Wikimedians of the Uzbek language User Group.
The name of the project is a portmanteau of the words "wiki" and "stipendiya" (scholarship). It focuses on encouraging content creation on the Uzbek Misplaced Pages, particularly by students, but is not limited to any group. Another goal is to increase the number of editors on Uzbek-language wikis.
History
WikiStipendiya was inspired by a 2019 decree by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on encouraging the creation of quality content in Uzbek online. The Agency of Youth Affairs decided to launch an edit-a-thon with a large prize fund and secured the cooperation of the Agency of Information and Mass Communications and State Young Artists Council. Soon thereafter the Wikimedians of the Uzbek Language User Group committed to fully support the initiative.
On 13 May 2022, a press conference was organized in Tashkent to spread the word about the edit-a-thon. WikiStipendiya generated significant interest among students and media in Uzbekistan, with several publications running stories about it. By the time the edit-a-thon officially started on May 20, close to 15,000 people had subscribed to the official Telegram channel of the edit-a-thon.
On 14 May 2022, a master class was organized in Tashkent to train new contributors. A separate session was organized with university professors to inform them both about the edit-a-thon and the Misplaced Pages in Education program.
With the support of the Youth Affairs Agency, a series of 12 video lessons were recorded and uploaded to Uzbek Misplaced Pages's YouTube channel prior to the official launch of the edit-a-thon.
Methods
WikiStipendiya was organized as a edit-a-thon running from 20 May 2022 to 20 December 2022. Participants must be at least 15 years old and are encouraged to create content on any subject they find interesting. Still, six broad topics were proposed (natural sciences, history, art and culture, philosophy, technology, humanity, sports and games, and geography) and a work list of red linked articles were created to make it easier to find and create the missing articles.
Close to 30,000 USD was allocated to award the most active participants with one-off scholarships. Active membersof the Wikimedians of the Uzbek Language User Group taking on responsibility for evaluating the participants' contributions.
References
- "«Wiki-стипендия» марафони эълон қилинди". Sof. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "Активные редакторы узбекской Википедии смогут получить до 50 млн сумов". Gazeta. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "WikiStipendiya marafoniga start berildi". Youth Affairs Agency. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "WikiStipendiya marafoni yo'lga qo'yildi". Namangan Engineering Construction Institute. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "Диққат! Эндиликда айрим ёшларга 50 млн сўмгача пул берилади". Oin. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "Активные редакторы узбекской Википедии получат до 50 млн сумов". Spot. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "Марафон WikiStipendiya". Samarkandskiy vestnik. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "Oʻzbekiston yoshlar ishlari agentligi hamda Axborot va ommaviy kommunikatsiyalar agentligi tomonidan WikiStipendiya marafoni yoʻlga qoʻyildi. Umumiy Mukofot jamgʻarmasi 320 million soʻm". Oliygoh. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
External links
Media related to WikiStipendiya at Wikimedia Commons- Oficial Telegram channel
- Page on the Uzbek Misplaced Pages
