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WikiConference India 2026 In Kochi Explores Inclusive Tech
WikiConference India 2026 was a meeting about sharing knowledge freely online.
It took place in Kochi from September 4 to 6.
More than 220 people from India and South Asia attended.
They included volunteers, teachers, researchers, developers and supporters.
Some participants received scholarships to join the event.
The group discussed how technology can help everyone take part.
They also talked about how volunteers create knowledge in many Indian and South Asian languages.
This work is important because artificial intelligence systems learn from human-created information.
Wikipedia is available in more than 25 Indian languages and receives about 600 million views from India each month.
WikiConference India 2026 was held in Kochi from September 4 to 6.
The conference brought together more than 220 Wikimedia volunteers, researchers, educators, developers and partners.
Nearly 100 Indian participants and 25 participants from Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan received scholarships.
Discussions focused on keeping Wikimedia inclusive, resilient and forward-looking amid technological and social change.
The conference highlighted the importance of volunteer-created, multilingual knowledge as artificial intelligence systems use Wikimedia content for training.
- Who
- Wikimedia contributors, volunteers, researchers, educators, developers, affiliates, institutional partners and supporters from India and South Asia.
- What
- The fourth WikiConference India explored how the Wikimedia movement can remain inclusive, resilient and forward-looking.
- Where
- Kochi, India.
- When
- September 4–6, 2026.
- Why
- To share ideas, build collaborations and discuss the future of free and open knowledge amid rapid technological and social change.
Key facts
- Event
- WikiConference India 2026
- Edition
- Fourth edition
- Location
- Kochi, India
- Dates
- September 4–6, 2026
- Attendance
- More than 220 participants
- Scholarships
- Nearly 100 participants from India and 25 from Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan
- Wikipedia reach in India
- About 600 million page views per month
- Language coverage
- More than 25 Indian languages, including nearly all 22 scheduled languages
Quotes
Jinoy Tom Jacob
Co-Lead of the WCI 2026 organising team and member of the Kerala Wikimedia User Group
“Hosting WikiConference India in Kochi has shown how local contributions can create a wider impact. From documenting places and cultural heritage to strengthening knowledge in regional languages, every contribution adds to global commons of freely available knowledge.”
deccanchronicle.com
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