Feedback on PTAC recommendation on affiliate model for technical contributions

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Hi all,

Over the years, many affiliates and hubs have expressed interest in
contributing to the technical side of Wikimedia projects. However, there is
no simple, consistent way for affiliates to identify contributors'
needs, decide
what to prioritize, and coordinate this work with contributors.

To help address this, the Product and Technology Advisory Council
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Product_and_Technology_Advisory_Council>
(PTAC)
has published a draft recommendation
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Product_and_Technology_Advisory_Council/May_2026_draft_PTAC_recommendation_for_feedback>on
a model for affiliates interested in contributing to technical areas of the
Wikimedia projects.

The core idea behind the recommendation is that affiliates can play a
significant role in supporting contributors by strengthening the Wikimedia
tool ecosystem by improving and maintaining existing tools, improving
documentation for these tools, and enabling contributors to discover them.

*PTAC invites feedback on this recommendation until May 8*. Please share
your comments, questions, or anything we may have missed on the talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Product_and_Technology_Advisory_Council/May_2026_draft_PTAC_recommendation_for_feedback>
.

Regards,
Sohom Datta
*(On behalf of the Product and Technology Advisory Council)*

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dana,sans-serif">Hi all,</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fa=
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scover them.</span><br><br><i>PTAC invites feedback on this recommendation =
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have missed on<a href=3D"https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Product_and_T=
echnology_Advisory_Council/May_2026_draft_PTAC_recommendation_for_feedback"=
 target=3D"_blank">=C2=A0the talk page</a>.<br><br>Regards,<br>Sohom Datta<=
br><i>(On behalf of the Product and Technology Advisory Council)</i></div><=
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