NewsWhore
07-29-2011, 04:30 PM
President Leonel Fernandez, speaking with his Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (Funglode) hat on, has announced that steps have been taken for the creation of Wikimediadominicana, a non-governmental organization that will seek to provide more detailed information on Dominican Republic historical, social, cultural, economic, arts and educational programs. The announcement was made in the presence of Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia the US online encyclopedia.
Upon making the announcement, Fernandez said that the new Internet section would include topics that are not found in conventional encyclopedias. The objective is to spread knowledge that is developed collectively and collaboratively.
"If I look for Cotui in the Encyclopedia Britannica, it will not appear. The only place it appears is in Wikipedia," he said, to emphasize the importance of the site. "This is the great transformation of humanity in the 21st century", said Fernandez, referring to the digital encyclopedia.
Paul Goris, director of Education and Educational Technology for Funglode, said the new institution would promote free knowledge to be published in Wikipedia.
He said: "Wikimediadominicana is an NGO that has its own legal standing and has the basic objective of promoting the ideology, mission, purpose of an institution called Wikimedia that exists in the US and that coordinates all activities of Wikipedia, which is very well known worldwide."
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Upon making the announcement, Fernandez said that the new Internet section would include topics that are not found in conventional encyclopedias. The objective is to spread knowledge that is developed collectively and collaboratively.
"If I look for Cotui in the Encyclopedia Britannica, it will not appear. The only place it appears is in Wikipedia," he said, to emphasize the importance of the site. "This is the great transformation of humanity in the 21st century", said Fernandez, referring to the digital encyclopedia.
Paul Goris, director of Education and Educational Technology for Funglode, said the new institution would promote free knowledge to be published in Wikipedia.
He said: "Wikimediadominicana is an NGO that has its own legal standing and has the basic objective of promoting the ideology, mission, purpose of an institution called Wikimedia that exists in the US and that coordinates all activities of Wikipedia, which is very well known worldwide."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)