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  "textContent": " Formal incorporation ceremony of the Corporación de Editores Digitales de Chile (CODECh), January 9, 2026.\nPhoto: Carlos Valdovinos (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.\n\n_March 2026_\n\nOn January 9th, 2026, the **Corporación de Editores Digitales de Chile / Chilean Digital Editors Corporation (CODECh)** was formally established as a non-profit organization committed to strengthening quality, verifiability, and editorial responsibility across open digital platforms.\n\nWhile CODECh engages with the broader digital ecosystem, it prioritizes collaboration with Wikimedia projects, supporting rigorous citation practices, neutrality standards, and structured peer review. The organization marks a step toward providing stable, legally grounded support for the production of free knowledge in Chile.\n\n## Institutional Framework and Governance\n\nCODECh was created under formally registered statutes, with a certified board and corporate records in accordance with Chilean law. This structure ensures transparent governance and responsible institutional operation, while enabling respectful coexistence and constructive collaboration with other Wikimedia organizations and user groups.\n\nIts establishment reflects a transition from individual editing efforts to an articulated institutional platform capable of coordinating training, systematic content improvement, and academic partnerships within a stable organizational framework.\n\nThe creation of CODECh directly strengthens the work of the **Wiki-Jardín Valparaíso** , recognized and supported by  **Wikimedia Small Projects** **(WSP)** since mid-2024, by expanding its training capacity and long-term sustainability.\n\nCODECh also contributes to the consolidation of the university course  _“Humanidades Digitales: el caso de Wikipedia”_ (_Digital Humanities: The Case of Wikipedia_), taught since August 2025 at the **Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso**. The course examines Wikipedia as a case study in digital humanities and open knowledge, combining hands-on editing with academic reflection and training in Wikimedia standards within a higher education setting.\n\n## Collaboration and Shared Purpose\n\nCODECh is open to collaboration with individuals, institutions, and other Wikimedia user groups that share a common objective: expanding and improving the quality of free knowledge. The organization was conceived with full legal clarity and with the explicit intention of operating in respectful coexistence within the Wikimedia movement’s diverse organizational landscape.\n\nLooking ahead, CODECh seeks to contribute to a resilient and cooperative Wikimedia ecosystem in Chile and beyond—one where institutional responsibility and community-driven editing reinforce one another.",
  "title": "Institutionalizing Digital Editing: The Creation of CODECh in Chile\n(2026)"
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