Felix Nartey
Felix Nartey | |||
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Felix Nartey at Wiki Indaba 2017 | |||
Born | Tema, Ghana | ||
Residence | Accra, Ghana | ||
Nationality | Ghanaian | ||
Occupation | Social entrepreneur | ||
Known for | Wikipedia editor | ||
Awards | Wikimedian of the Year (2017) | ||
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Felix Nartey is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur and open advocate who was named the Wikimedian of the Year in August 2017 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales at Wikimania.[1][2] He is the chapter lead and cofounder of Creative Commons Ghana and also a cofounder of Open Foundation West Africa.[3][4][5]
Early life
Felix Nartey was born in Tema in Ghana.[6] He graduated from Pope John Secondary School in 2008 and Central University with a B.Sc. in Banking and Finance in 2013, and as of 2017 was working on an M.B.A. from the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences.[7][2] While studying at Central University he was appointed a Google Student Ambassador, a position that surged his interest in technology.[2][8]
Career
After his first degree he became a banker and volunteered in other capacities.[6] Nartey served as the community manager for Wikimedia Ghana.[9][10][11] He later co-founded Open Foundation West Africa, a non-profit organisation whose goal is to encourage the creation of content under open licenses.[12][13][14][2]
As of August 2017, Nartey works as the Global Coordinator for the Wikipedia Library at the Wikimedia Foundation.[15] He is also a member of the interim Global Network Council of Creative Commons[16]
Contributions in the Open Movement
Nartey joined the Wikimedia movement in 2012.[1] He adds content about his home country, Ghana, and leads several initiatives to promote the importance of editing Wikipedia, including GLAM activities, the Wikipedia Education Program, and the Wikipedia Library.[9]
He was a member of the Advisory Group for the transition of the Creative Commons Global Network Strategy and a member of the Drafting Committee for the Wikimedia Movement Strategy.[17][18] He was also a member of the core team of the Firefox Africa Group.[6]
In his Wikipedian of the Year dedication, Wales mentioned that Nartey played a leading role in the organisation of the 2nd Wiki Indaba conference 2017 in Accra, and has been critical in building up the local communities in Africa.[19]
See also
References
- 1 2 Elsharbaty, Samir (2017-08-16). "Felix Nartey named Wikimedian of the Year for 2017". Wikimedia Blog. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- 1 2 3 4 Sanchez, Cristina (2017-09-23). "El wikipedista del año que dejó su trabajo para poner África en el mapa de internet. Noticias de Tecnología". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ↑ "Chapters". CC Global Network. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ↑ "What image is Ghana's copyright law projecting?". MisBeeeWrites. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ↑ "OFWA - Team". openfoundationwestafrica.org. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- 1 2 3 "Wiki Loves Women Team". Wiki Loves Women. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ↑ "Felix Nartey". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ↑ "about us". googleclubcuc.blogspot.se. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- 1 2 Mizrahi, Ruby; Elsharbaty, Samir; Kozlowski, Tomasz (2017-01-11). "Writing Ghana into Wikipedia: Felix Nartey". Wikimedia Blog. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ↑ Akpah, Prince (2016-03-04). "Ghana Celebrates 15 Years Of Wikipedia". News of the South. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ↑ Gargantini, Gabriele (2016-07-03). "Esino Lario ha fatto "Modifica"". Il Post (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ↑ "WikiFundi launched to help editors contribute to Wikipedia offline". WikiFundi. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ↑ Esson, Theresah (2017-04-19). "PRAAD receives support to digitise archival information". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
- ↑ "Open Foundation West Africa Holds First Creative Commons Salon in Ghana". OFWA. 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Felix Nartey named Wikimedian of the Year 2017". Classic Ghana. 2017-08-29. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ↑ "creativecommons/global-network-strategy". GitHub. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ↑ global-network-strategy: Action plan to design a model of collaboration for the future of the CC Network, Creative Commons, 2016-11-29, retrieved 2017-11-25
- ↑ "Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/People/Drafting Group - Meta". meta.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ↑ Wikimania 2017 Closing Ceremony. YouTube. 2017-08-13.