Wikipedia:IDEA network

Welcome!
Welcome to the IDEA Network project page! We are a lively, inclusive, and diverse network of scholars and students from the University of St Andrews and beyond.

Our objective is basic yet powerful: To make knowledge production inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible to all people, regardless of their background, location, or culture, by engaging research institutions in high-impact open knowledge projects that bring researchers closer to communities and encourage collaboration. This project page will document our activities as well as highlight opportunities to take part in our network, working on a tomorrow where open knowledge production is available to all communities regardless of their background.

Background
The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility in Open Knowledge Network (IDEA Network for short) was founded in April 2021 by Dr Abd Alsattar Ardati, Dr Sara Thomas, and Dr Kirsty Ross, along with Dr Angela Miguel and Dr Alexander Voss. The IDEA Network is an interdisciplinary group of like-minded staff and students from across the University of St Andrews and beyond, who are dedicated to ensuring that access to knowledge is open to all and reflects the diversity of knowledge in society.

Although anyone can edit the Wikimedia projects, not everyone does. In our early stages, we aim to develop the network itself, increasing the number of individuals integrating Wiki projects into their research, teaching and public engagement; work to develop digital, data and information literacy via training events, and help to fill the gaps in the Wikimedia projects (particularly those pertaining to minoritised groups), through our events.

If you are interested in collaborating with us, then please send the team an email via ideanetwork@st-andrews.ac.uk to find out more.