2026-03-16 –, Auditorium
Wikidata is a CC 0 licensed, semantic knowledge base of linked data. This talk argues for its use in apps, highlighting its diverse data types and strengths. It concludes with a showcase of existing applications to demonstrate Wikidata’s practical potential.
Wikidata is an openly licensed (CC 0) knowledge base containing a wide array of subjects. Thanks to the semantic model,
subjects can be linked to each other and it can be queried in various ways. This talk is an argument of why you should use
content from Wikidata in your apps. The talk will show what kind of data is available, and what it is particularly good at. It'll end
with a mosaic / medley / showcase of a few apps already using Wikidata.
Jan is an advocate for openness and collaboration. He is running the company Open By Default where he helps other organizations on their journey to becoming more open. He has a history of working with open source at the Foundation for Public Code, open knowledge at and with Wikimedia and open data at Creative Commons.