Technology Committee

The Wikimedia UK Technology Committee is a proposed committee that guides WMUK's software development, and also helps monitor and improve WMUK's technology infrastructure. It is currently being drafted, and has not yet been approved by the Board. Please help improve this page!

Key roles

The committees key roles are to:

• Ensure that WMUK's server capacity, and project websites, are up-to-spec and well maintained, including our fundraising systems.
• Assist in the oversight of the GLAM mass upload tool, being developed by Europeana, as well as the reliability of the Wikimedia toolserver, operated by Wikimedia Deutschland.
• Monitor and ensuring the maintenance and improvement of QRpedia.
• Guide the hiring process for WMUK developer staff and contractors.

Coordination, reporting and decision making

• The Committee must coordinate its activities with Wikimedia UK volunteers, staff and trustees; the Wikimedia Foundation; and any other appropriate partner organisations.
• The Committee must report publicly to the WMUK board at every board meeting that includes reports in its agenda. The Board liaison will be responsible for ensuring that this report is made (although the responsibility for filing the report may be delegated to another committee member), and for answering any questions that are raised by the Board prior to, or during, the Board meeting.
• Significant decisions should be put forward to the WMUK board for ratification. (what 'significant' means needs defining, both financially and otherwise. Financial delegation should be included here.)

Meetings

• The Committee will meet monthly online (via such tools as IRC/Skype/Mumble/Teleconferences), and will meet in person at least once per year. Meetings will be announced, take place and be minuted publicly, with the exception of any sensitive discussions which may take place and be minuted in camera.
• Committee discussion in between meetings will take place either on this wiki, or via a WMUK-hosted mailing list that anyone can view the archives of but only committee members, WMUK trustees and staff can subscribe to. Discussion may take place confidentially for any sensitive topics.

Members

Interested members

(These people have expressed an interest in being a committee member)

• Mike Peel (talk) (Board liaison)
• Doug Taylor

Potential members

(These people may be interested in being a commitee member but have either not yet been asked or have not yet confirmed their interest)

• Tom Morton
• Tom Morris
• James Forrester