Nice question, James. Head over to Meta and ask. They'll be able to tell you their sources, and if you have better sources, they'll update it.
Warmly, /a On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 7:19 PM, James Salsman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Katherine, > > Where did the projections on the "Internet penetration by 2030" > slide[1] on the process briefing[2] come from? They look very low. The > file summary description says they came from the UN Department of > Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division[3] but they aren't > anywhere in that document which doesn't mention the internet at all. > There don't seem to be any reasons to doubt that everyone who has > cellular phone service today (over 98% of the world population[4] and > about 83% of Bangladeshis) won't have mobile broadband in thirteen > years. London-based IBIS Capital says that the developed world will > have about 90% mobile broadband penetration in just three years.[5] > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:The_ > World_in_2030_-_Presentation_for_movement_strategy_discussions.pdf&page=30 > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10184031 > > [3] http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/ > publications/pdf/trends/Population2030.pdf > > [4] http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.CEL.SETS.P2 > > [5] http://wildfirecomms-images.co.uk/img/broadband-1450108646.jpg > > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 5:10 PM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi all! > > > > Happy March! This week I was in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress > > conference to support the efforts of the Iraqi Wikimedians User Group. > The > > community, led by Sarmad Saeed Yaseen and Ravan Jafaar al-Taie, led the > > development of a partnership with a local mobile network operator to > bring > > Wikipedia to 12 million people for free. This is significant for a nation > > where mobile penetration is near-universal, but internet penetration is > > around 17%. [0] Congratulations to our Iraq Wikimedians for their > efforts! > > > > *Feedback requested* > > There are two items in particular on Meta-Wiki ready for your feedback: > > > > - The briefing document has been expanded; it contains an overview of > > the information that every participant in the strategy discussion > should > > know. Please help us improve it or share your thoughts on the talk > page. > > - https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10184031 > > - Please also review the basic premises that should be mutually agreed > > upon by all participants and used as the basis of arguments. Once the > > discussions start, the premises will be fixed. > > - https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10191140 > > > > *Track A (Organized groups) and Track B (Individual contributors)* > > > > - The Core Team and Track Leads have posted the draft of the toolkit > for > > coordinating community discussions on Meta-Wiki.[1] They will be > finalizing > > it with the Community Process Steering Committee this week. > > - The Core Team is developing some basic terminology and simple > examples > > for a shared understanding of our intended outcome from the first > phase of > > the strategy process. This will be shared with the Community Process > > Steering Committee before posting to Meta-Wiki for feedback. > > - Zack McCune and Blanca Flores from the Communications Department are > > working with the Core Team on a final graphic image of the process > model > > that will be posted on Meta-Wiki next week. > > - Victor Grigas from Communications Department created a short video > to > > inspire participants to get engaged and contribute; the final version > > should be available next week and utilized in subsequent > announcements. > > - The Core Team researched movement strategy terminology, components, > > examples, and theories, and they continue to work with experts in and > > outside the Foundation to further develop content for the briefing > > document.[2] We expect this work to be complete by the end of this > week. > > - The Core Team and Track Leads reviewed the initial plan for > Wikimedia > > Conference Strategy track with the facilitators. They are working on a > > detailed agenda, which will be posted on Meta-Wiki in the next two > weeks.[3] > > - Nicole and the Core Team are finalizing the materials which will be > > used to facilitate the first Track A discussions being held 10 March > to 10 > > April. > > - The Core Team and Track Leads are reviewing options for collecting > > research for Tracks A & B. > > - Community Engagement is completing the hiring of language > > liaisons/specialists, and will begin training and onboarding next > week. > > > > > > *Track C (Partners and readers in high-reach markets) and Track D > (Partners > > and readers in low reach markets)* > > > > - The Core Team met with John Holcombe (Wellspring Insights) and > > discussed the objectives and best methodologies for quick, > inexpensive, > > generative research in high-reach markets. His recommendation is an > online > > survey that explores awareness, attitudes and usage. > > - The Core Team and Track C Leads spoke with Celinda Lake (President, > > Lake Research Partners) to get her insights on the proposed market > research > > and recommendations on firms or contractors (including Lake) who could > > conduct desk and/or generative research. > > - The Core Team and Track C Leads spoke with Wikimedia Deutschland > about > > a Track C strategy salon around Wikimedia Conference in Berlin. We > will be > > working with them to find local contacts to invite. The date will be > > Wednesday, March 29. > > - Track C Leads are starting a job description and recruiting for a > > project assistant. > > - Track C Leads are working with Nick Wilson of the Technical > > Collaboration team to publish the Track C proposal on Meta-Wiki by > mid-next > > week. > > - The Core Team and Track D Leads reviewed a preliminary list of > experts > > and brainstormed additional types of people and organizations we > should > > consult. They also began reaching back out to our networks to help > fill > > some of the identified gaps. > > > > > > *Next steps* > > > > - Develop training sessions for newly hired language > > liaisons/specialists and discussion coordinators. > > - Send launch email to Track A organized groups, so that they can > > prepare for and schedule their in-person and virtual discussions, > which > > will begin 10 March. > > - Prepare for Track B discussions, which will start by 14 March. > > - Develop content for discussion prompts, facilitator guides, and > > summary templates for reporting back results from discussions. > > - Finalize content for Meta-Wiki and local project wikis to help > > promote discussions. > > - Finalize Tracks C & D budget and identify research > firms/consultants. > > - Build out list of experts and develop expert interview guide for > > Tracks C & D. > > > > Thanks for reading through, and happy weekend! > > > > Cheers, > > Katherine > > > > PS. A version of this message is available for translation on > Meta-Wiki.[4] > > > > [0] http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.P2 > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > movement/2017/Toolkit > > [2] > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > movement/2017/Process/Framing > > [3] > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_ > 2017/Program_Design_Process/Movement_Strategy > > [4] > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > movement/2017/Updates/2_March_2017_-_Update_9_on_Wikimedia_ > movement_strategy_process > > -- > > Katherine Maher > > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > 149 New Montgomery Street > > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > > +1 (415) 712 4873 > > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
