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Beyond Connecting People: Building New Tools with CapX

Diff·Amanda Jurno·3 days ago
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Have you ever imagined a tool that could make your everyday work as a Wikimedian easier or more effective, but eventually abandoned the idea after realizing how much work it would take to develop it?

This is more common than we might think. Building a tool involves much more than coding its features: it requires infrastructure, maintenance, and technical expertise to ensure that it can operate sustainably. This behind-the-scenes work can become a barrier to turning good ideas into solutions that benefit local and regional communities, as well as the Wikimedia Movement as a whole.

But what if you could build on existing infrastructure to bring your project to life?

That is one of the possibilities offered by the Capacity Exchange (CapX) . Created by and for the Wikimedia Movement, CapX connects Wikimedians and organizations to facilitate the discovery and sharing of skills, knowledge, and experience.…

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