English subtitles for clip: File:Wikibase Journey and Future 2023 (updated).webm

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Wikibase is the free and open-sourced software, developed and maintained by Wikimedia Germany, that powers Wikidata.

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With more than 100 million items, Wikidata is arguably the “mother of all databases” for structured data, in the world. 

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When using Wikibase, users can set up their own mini “Wikidatas” and become part of the linked open data web. 

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With Wikibase, you will now not only be able to share your open dataset with the rest of the world, 

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but also be able to connect with and reuse data from other linked databases such as Wikidata, thereby enriching your database. 

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The best things about Wikibase are that it is collaborative and multilingual 

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and your data is both readable by humans and machines. 

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With AI as the current new buzzword, you can now see how useful Wikibase is, for your data to be reused by machines in the future.

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There are typically two ways to run your Wikibase database, or a Wikibase instance, as we call it.

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The first is to download Wikibase onto your own server or database. We call this method Wikibase Suite. 

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This method requires a fair amount of technical knowledge, and your Wikibase instance will be versatile and customizable according to your needs. 

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If you do not have such technical knowledge, or if you simply wish to try out or run a pilot Wikibase project, 

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you can sign up for a Wikibase.cloud account where you can set up your Wikibase instance in a matter of minutes. 

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Do take note that the server for your Wikibase.cloud instance is not hosted locally at your location but in Europe, which is GDPR-compliant.  

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Unlike Wikibase Suite where you can set up an unlimited number of Wikibase instances on your server, 

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each Wikibase.cloud user can only set up a maximum number of 6 Wikibase instances. 

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Also, take note that customization and features are fairly limited if you are a Wikibase.cloud user, as compared to a Wikibase Suite one. 

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Should you require more information or support to setup or run your Wikibase instance, 

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feel free to visit our homepage or join the various vibrant Wikibase communities on different platforms.  

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Currently, the Wikibase teams have three main focus areas namely  

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To empower knowledge curators, especially those from underrepresented communities, to share their data. 

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We do this by actively reaching out to underrepresented communities all over the world, inviting and training them to use Wikibase.  

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The second focus area is to enable the Wikibase ecosystem 

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through the enablement of extensions, tools, and custom interfaces around Wikibase, as well as extending its functionality for more use cases.

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Thirdly we aim to connect data across technological and institutional boundaries, where Wikibases all over the world 

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can connect more deeply with each other and together with Wikidata, to form a more vibrant Linked Open Data Web.

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Wikidata and Wikibase are the foundation of our linked open data vision here at Wikimedia Germany. 

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We do not only want to work towards a future where people share the power to collect and organise data that shapes humanity’s understanding of the world, 

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but also to invite diverse communities to co-create an open and free knowledge graph in a vibrant and thriving linked open data web.  

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Wikibase, hence, is the future of Linked Open Data and is here to stay. 

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With open data increasingly being reused by organisations, people and even AI machines, 

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if you wish to become part of the future and to share your knowledge and data with the world, sign up for Wikibase now.

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My name is Alan and I am a Partner Manager here at Wikimedia Germany. 

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Feel free to reach out to us at the following contact details should you require further information on either Wikidata or Wikibase. 

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 Welcome to the world of Linked Open Data.