Bouchout Declaration on Open Access to Biodiversity data; Virtual collaboration in the government

At 11 JuneDaniel Mietchen gave a presentation about Wikipedia and Wikimedia at the pro-iBiosphere Final Event inMeise, near Brussels. The event was held in theBouchout Castle which houses theBotanic Garden Meise.

At the event the Bouchout Declaration on Open Access to Biodiversity data was launched, signed by over 50 institutions and organizations.[1]

• The Bouchout Declaration for Open Biodiversity Knowledge Management

The purpose of the Bouchout Declaration is to help make digital data about our biodiversity openly available. It offers members of the biodiversity community a way to demonstrate their commitment to open science. —http://bouchoutdeclaration.org/

Related links

• Page about the Wikimedia workshop at the Pro-iBiosphere final event
• Presentation during the Wikimedia workshop on Wikipedia
• Category with photos of the event
• Mailing list announcementWikimedia workshop at biodiversity event near Brussels in June, 13 April

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  This Month in GLAM mentioned

At 17 JuneRomaine gave a presentation for the communicators and knowledge managers of various federal government departments. The subject of the day was virtual collaboration and Wikipedia is a good example of such collaboration. There was especially attention to how users work together on a wiki. This included:

• procedures and how differences in opinion are managed;
• projects organized on a wiki and projects together with GLAMs and other organisations; and
• the limitations users face, among:
  • nofreedom of panorama (FOP) in Belgium;
  • government works are copyrighted and not in the public domain; and
  • the difficult position oforphan works.

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  Presentation for the communicators and knowledge managers of various federal government departments
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  TheBerlaymont building houses the headquarters of theEuropean Commission, censored due a lack of FOP

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