Abstract Wikipedia gains new support from The Rockefeller Foundation – Diff

"The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to share that The Rockefeller Foundation has provided a $1 million grant to support the development of Abstract Wikipedia, an initiative that will enable more people to share more knowledge in more languages across Wikipedia, accelerating the Wikimedia movement‘s Knowledge Equity goals.

The long-term aim of Abstract Wikipedia is to build a knowledge base independent of language, making it easier for Wikipedia editors to share, add, translate, and improve knowledge across languages on the online encyclopedia. In short, the initiative will enable more people to contribute content in their preferred languages, making the knowledge available to a larger and more global audience.

The grant from The Rockefeller Foundation will also allow the Abstract Wikipedia team to further develop Wikifunctions, the technical infrastructure behind the idea of Abstract Wikipedia. Wikifunctions will empower volunteers to create reusable code that can perform specific tasks, such as generating text in a certain language...."