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Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.46,0:00:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started MonmouthpediA because I think
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.16,0:00:18.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that knowledge can give us context and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.79,0:00:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allow us to appreciate the things around us more.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.64,0:00:24.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The project is a collaboration between Wikimedia UK,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.63,0:00:26.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Monmouthshire County Council, the museums,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.72,0:00:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the library, University of Wales, Cardiff Met,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.36,0:00:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but most importantly individual contributors,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.24,0:00:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,local community groups and people
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.76,0:00:36.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not just from Monmouth but people all over
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.45,0:00:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world that are creating the content and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.77,0:00:39.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making this happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.19,0:00:41.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A QR code is a kind of bar code
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.87,0:00:43.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you can read through your phone or
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.33,0:00:45.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tablet computer and it can take you to a web page.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.94,0:00:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The great thing about QRpedia is that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.60,0:00:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whatever language your phone is in
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.04,0:00:51.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will take you through to that language page
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.40,0:00:52.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Wikipedia.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.18,0:00:53.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have a Spanish phone
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.76,0:00:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will take you though to the spanish article,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.34,0:00:56.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,German, German article.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.65,0:00:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the real attraction of QR codes for us
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.96,0:01:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is it gives us the chance to let people see our
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.60,0:01:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,information in their own language which
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.60,0:01:08.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a great boon, especially in Monmouth.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.12,0:01:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Welsh language is a possibility
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.92,0:01:12.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also all the other world languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.96,0:01:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other big advantage from a curatorial
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.96,0:01:19.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,point of view is that we love to give people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.24,0:01:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,information until the "cows come home"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.52,0:01:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can't do that in our ordinary labels
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.12,0:01:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there's not enough space.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.75,0:01:29.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we have here is a Grade 1 star listed building
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.88,0:01:34.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with great stories to tell, lots of events and activities
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.04,0:01:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which have taken place in the building,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.80,0:01:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet we got a very very small collection.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.52,0:01:42.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So using the QRpedia codes, it gives people access
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.80,0:01:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a wide range of information about the stories,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.28,0:01:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as the artifacts.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.22,0:01:53.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a history student it's nice to pick and choose
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.36,0:01:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which information I can see and not having to be
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.80,0:02:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bombarded with information, which can be quite
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.03,0:02:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,intimidating sometimes when you go into a museums.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.48,0:02:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's fantastic that Monmouth is one of the first town
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.40,0:02:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to offer the QR codes, and that is gonna become
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.96,0:02:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,internationally renowned for the Wikipedia project
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.92,0:02:17.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is going on here. I think it's going to introduce
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.27,0:02:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of people around the world to our
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.08,0:02:22.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quite fascinating history.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.46,0:02:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The author William Gibson once famously said:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.04,0:02:28.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The future is already here, it's just unevenly distributed".
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.04,0:02:31.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With Monmouth embrassing QRpedia as technology
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.32,0:02:34.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and becoming a WiFi town, we now have a real
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.77,0:02:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,practical example of the way in which we can have
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.68,0:02:39.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,communities coming together both locally
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.90,0:02:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and globally, to share and create a new
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.54,0:02:46.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sense of place in Monmouth and enable
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.07,0:02:47.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,new visitor experiences for the town.