Building Botswana’s Digital Memory: Inside the Limkokwing University School Adoption Program 2026
The Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana and Limkokwing University partnered to train students in digital literacy and content creation for Wikipedia and Wikidata. The program aimed to increase the representation of Botswana's creative and digital industries on global knowledge platforms.
Why it matters
It addresses the digital knowledge gap regarding African creative economies and fosters sustainable local research and documentation skills.
Botswana ’s creative and digital industries are growing rapidly, yet much of this growth remains underrepresented on Wikimedia projects and other global knowledge platforms. To address this gap, the Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana , in partnership with Limkokwing University of Creative Technology , implemented the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology School Adoption Program 2026 from 28 February to 30 April 2026.
The article is a straightforward report on an educational initiative and its outcomes.
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