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Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales becoming adviser to British government

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales becoming adviser to British government Created by MG1 on Mar 13, 2012

Wikipedia founder and friend of students everywhere Jimmy Wales is set to become an unpaid adviser to the British government. Prime Minister David Cameron's special policy adviser Rohan Silva revealed the news in a presentation on "Open Source Government, Enterprise and Innovation" at SXSW yesterday, suggesting that Wales will contribute to several specific projects though he gave no detail on what this might entail. The choice of Wales is hardly surprising — his success in creating the world's biggest crowd sourced website makes him the perfect candidate to help guide parliament's web presence. »read more

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