Projekte/Hackathon/Magdalena Reiter: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

There are dedicated people in many places who are prepared to invest time and passion into communities - notably, this can be seen at a considerable scale in Wikipedia and its sister projects. But at the same time, we can also see that groups are not always a heterogeneous bunch, specifically when they coalesce of their own accord. Particularly when projects or organisations also have a socio-political dimension, many participants are aware that, as a rule, different perspectives are good for a cause, which is why they may already be trying very hard to bring more diversity to their group. But often it isn't quite that easy to penetrate established networks. Although we have more opportunities for participation than ever before, we understand, spurred on paradoxically by precisely this digitalisation, how difficult it actually is to design accesses to allow different people to participate or to feel addressed at all. We are far from finding a cure-all fix for this problem. But one of the first steps is, no doubt, to develop a certain awareness which includes recognising, on the one hand, that this is an initial situation which will continue to impose new challenges upon us throughout the coming years and decades, and adopting, on the other hand, an openness to possible change, even within one's own structures.  

The focus of my work centres on openness in digital society. So this question basically explains itself, because Wikimedia in one of our key companions when it comes to progress with regard to free and open access to knowledge. As cooperation partner, it sets the bar high, not only in terms of theory, but also contributes a great deal of practical experience acquired with a large community. It's a great joy to work with a partner like that, be it as provider of input for the next generation at [https://jugendhackt.org/events/at/ Jugend hackt Österreich] or as an ally for the generation of an [http://viennaopen.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ABC-der-Offenheit.pdf ABC der Offenheit], but also as co-organiser of the monthly [https://netzpolitischerabend.wordpress.com/ Netzpolitischer Abend AT].  

In an increasingly complex society, some people tend to develop feelings of powerlessness now and then. In the worst case, they even feel at the mercy of a system. In the case of large projects like Wikipedia, it is often underestimated how much the commitment of individuals really matters. But when you get to know people from the community, this is exactly what we can observe: The dedication of an individual makes a direct and visible difference. The joy of participating in this process of socially relevant shaping is something that I am sure to share with many Wikipedians and that I can very much recommend.