Introduction to Semantic MediaWiki Training Course

This course has been created for individuals who will be using MediaWiki software as editors, users, and website administrators for government.

This course explains how to:

• Find the information you are looking for on an existing site
• Create, edit, and remove pages
• Design a structure for the page
• Analyze the best solution for the overall project structure
• Manage users
• Create and manage a community

Some projects using MediaWiki:

Wikipedia - Free encyclopedia

Wiktionary - Dictionary and thesaurus

Wikinews - Free content news source

Wikiversity - Free learning tools

Commons - Shared media repository

Wikibooks - Free textbooks and manuals

Wikiquote - Collection of quotations

Wikisource - Free source documents

Wikispecies - Directory of species

This course has been developed for individuals interested in learning how to create, edit, and organize content using MediaWiki software, with a focus on applications for government. The training is designed to provide clear, step-by-step guidance to ensure that participants can effectively manage information in a structured and accessible manner, aligning with public sector workflows and governance standards.