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Name** of the project tag: WMDE_Requirements

Type of project](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Project_management#Types_of_Projects): Tag project

This Project Tag will help us identify incoming work logged by WMDE where WMF teams need to support across the technology enablement landscape. We will use this tag to carefully filter these dependency tickets so that we can prioritise the work on WMF side in a more efficient format.

There will be multiple interfaces/extensions among other code bases that will be required to support on these pieces of work logged by WMDE across the Wikidata, Wikibase, Wikipedia and other areas of integration within WMF.

Project description: In 2019, Wikimedia Deutschland and the Wikimedia Foundation published strategy papers for Wikidata and the Wikibase Ecosystem for the first time, incorporating in them not just their conversations but also the themes that had been discussed in the communities throughout the years. These papers proved to be extremely valuable as a starting point for conversations with the communities, with partners inside and outside of the movement, and within our organizations. Together in this Collaborative Partnership both Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) and Wikimedia Deutschland (WMDE) will continue to build and enhance the Wikidata platform along with enhancing further integrations with Data suppliers and users such that we increase the reach of free knowledge within the Wikidata Ecosystem. WMDE will log requirements from a cross-functional integration perspective, these may directly be part of the LOD strategy or as part of the pillars to enhance and enrich the WikiData Universe and ecosystem in general, we will need to track the WMDE Requirements so that we (WMF Structured Data Teams) can facilitate delivery on these dependency tickets to WMDE and ensure smooth delivery both ways. This Collaborative Partnership will continue to grow and unlock value for our Foundation and GLAMs, amongst other 3rd party users of Wikidata-Wikibase Ecosystem.

A good two years later, Wikidata and the Wikibase Ecosystem have grown even more in importance and in complexity. Thus we felt we were ready for a thorough update of these strategies.
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  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Main_Page
  2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LinkedOpenData/Strategy2021/Wikibase
  3. LOD Strategy (Linked open data strategy) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LinkedOpenData/Strategy2021

The first sentence is important and will show up in the "Browse Project" results. Avoid "Project to keep track of..." or "This project tag is meant to collect tasks about..." etc. but come to the point.
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Aklapper changed the task status from Open to Stalled.Apr 4 2022, 6:39 AM

Thanks for the edit! I'm still wondering who is "us" and "we", and what's your relation to WMDE teams (to make sure that this project tag is wanted by the WMDE and maybe WMF people involved)? Could you please clarify?
Who exactly plans to use this project tag apart from you yourself?

Hi @Aklapper it will be the likes of @SWakiyama (Product Director: WMF) @AOdit_WMF (Programme Manager) and all related Subject matter Experts- Product Managers, Engineers, who work on WMF Structured data, extensions that integrate and support in the Enablement of the Wikidata landscape with the likes of our partner team WMDE (Wikimedia Deutschland) their Product Managers, Engineers, Programme Manager will be able to log Tickets where they are dependency tickets on us WMF with this tag so that we know where we are blocking WMDE in their delivery work for platforms/capability they support us on, the likes of Wikidata and Wikibase which is linked to our key strategy of Knowledge as a Service. I hope this clarifies, pls let me know if you have any additional questions thank you so much.

Hi, could you please come up with a more specific project tag name? "Requirements" can mean literally anything... :-/ (Requirements for what?)
As a more specific example, we have e.g. Foundational Technology Requests.
Will WMDE define these "requirements"? If I get it right, this sounds more like #WMDE-technical-needs-from-WMF, or such. (Or is the scope only about Wikidata and Structured Data, and not on a general WMF and WMDE level?)
Thanks!

Hi @Aklapper yes you are right, I like your suggestion to use: #WMDE-technical-needs-for-WMF if it is available can we use this Tag, thank you so much

Aklapper renamed this task from Create project tag for WMDE_Requirements to Create project tag for WMDE technical needs from WMF.Apr 27 2022, 11:25 AM
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@AOdit_WMF: Requested public project WMDE Requirements on WMF needing prioritization has been created.
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Hi @Aklapper hope you are well. I spoke with Shari, and we need to change this Tag from: WMDE technical needs from WMF to : WMDE Technical Wishes
Will you be able to assist, do I need to log a brand new request/support ticket? thank you so much
Astuthi

Hi @Aklapper hope you are well. I spoke with Shari, and we need to change this Tag from: WMDE technical needs from WMF to : WMDE Technical Wishes
Will you be able to assist, do I need to log a brand new request/support ticket? thank you so much
Astuthi

This can be done by anyone, so done.

I spoke with Shari, and we need to change this Tag from: WMDE technical needs from WMF to : WMDE Technical Wishes

@AOdit_WMF: Hi, assuming Shari is @SWakiyama (please always use usernames to avoid ambiguity). Which problem for who is solved by this rename?
The new name collides with previously existing WMDE-TechWish as both tags sound basically the same. This should be reverted or clarified.