Introduction to Myanmar Wikipedia.

1. Myanmar Wikipedia
Introduction.
Ngwe TUN,
CEO, Solveware Solution.
2014 06 21, Telenor House, Yangon.

2. 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

3. Collaboration Era
• Share Knowledge.
• Common things can be done
with community effort.
• Less Bias information
by Peer Modification
• Mass Collaboration Changes
EVERYTHING.

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

6. Myanmar Wikipedia

7. အခမဲ့လွတ်လပ်စွယ်စုံကျမ််း

8. 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.

9. Activities

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

11. Activities

12. Wikipedia Meeting in Bangkok

13. Wikipedia Meeting in Bangkok

14. Outstanding Wikipedian
The outstanding person of
Myanmar Wikipedia 2010.
Ko Myat Thwin,
mayormt@my.wikipedia.or
gWikipedian, Yangon.

15. Myanmar Wikipedia in News
News article in Myanmar Times
about Myanmar Wikipedia
development

16. Myanmar Wikipedia in News

17. Access Denied

18. Mobile & WikiZero

19. Finally. Numbers
http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/SummaryMY.htm

20. 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.

21. 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.