User:Suyash.dwivedi/Hardware tools for Wiki

Hardware Tools Supporting Wikimedia Projects

Electronics Hardware Tools for Wiki

Open source hardware

Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums), and others, are largely driven by volunteers and professionals. While software plays a critical role, hardware tools can significantly enhance the efficiency and capabilities of Wikimedians. This page details some of the most useful hardware tools that support various Wikimedia-related activities.

Project Lead

Suyash Dwivedi (talk)

About

The appropriate hardware tools greatly enhance the contributions of Wikimedians across projects. From editing to media uploads on Commons, and from digitization efforts in GLAM institutions to AI-driven initiatives, investing in the right equipment can boost productivity, ensure high-quality outputs, and support the Wikimedia movement's overarching goal of spreading free knowledge.

Need and Importance of the Project

Wikimedia projects, from Wikipedia to Wikimedia Commons, and initiatives like GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums), rely heavily on the efforts of volunteers and professionals contributing content, media, and knowledge. However, the growing scale and complexity of these projects have created a need for specialized hardware to optimize and enhance these contributions. This project seeks to address this need by focusing on the integration and use of key hardware tools to support the mission of Wikimedia.

Project Links

1. New Box design for public places for IIAB
2. Raspberry Pi 5 Test Drive: Powering Your IIAB
3. Raspberry Pi AI Kit and Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons
4. Exploring Edge AI with the Raspberry Pi AI Camera
5. Wikimedia Supporting Tools on GitHub