Thanks Anne, I have followed the Kiwix and now checked the WikiFundi’s status, too. Thanks for the links.
My point is that words matters and for instance, I find the concept “New Readers” problematic in the case of us reaching “Global South” (often offline). -Teemu Lähetetty iPhonesta > Anne Gomez <[email protected]> kirjoitti 21.7.2018 kello 0.00: > > Hi Teemu, > > I agree that there is a lot we can, and should, do for people who are not > online... I'm really excited about this partnership with Kiwix because they > are the base of a lot of different initiatives in the offline space. > > Are you aware of WikiFundi[1]? It is a project, built on Kiwix, that is > taking steps towards offline editing. Offline editing is a really complex > problem from a technical and user experience perspective. The WikiFundi > team has been working on the product for a couple of years now, with > support from WMF and the Orange Foundation. > > In January, the Foundation funded a project grant[2] to support WikiFundi > developing their user experience and effectiveness. > > Cheers, > Anne > > > [1] http://www.wikifundi.org/ > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/WikiInAfrica/WikiFundi > > > > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 11:39 AM, Leinonen Teemu <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Offline is important but when doing these things we should same time >> remember our vision statement’s part saying “*every single human being* can >> freely *share* in the sum of all knowledge”. >> >> We should never consider the people in the “offline world” being only >> readers, users or consumers of the content, but people who naturally have a >> lot of knowledge to share for the rest of the world. >> >> With the offline distribution, let’s keep working on to have more >> languages and active communities in the Wikimedia. Let’s have the >> edit-button when ever possible. >> >> -Teemu >> >>> James Heilman <[email protected]> kirjoitti 20.7.2018 kello 12.54: >>> >>> Agree amazing news. Offline is key for much of the world. >>> >>> We are developing and distributing "Internet-in-a-Boxes" to help >> compensate >>> somewhat for the pull back from zero rating. >>> >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Internet-in-a-Box >>> >>> James >>> >>>> On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 4:27 AM Lucas Teles <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> Those are excellent news! >>>> >>>> I wonder if there are any plans on working on less rich countries. They >>>> usually have less internet access and would benefit from that. >>>> >>>> Wikipedia Zero has just expired in Angola and I can’t imagine a best >> way to >>>> replace that source of knowledge withou having to deal with the negative >>>> side of it. >>>> >>>> Concerning the many users from Angola that reached out to me complaining >>>> about the end of Wikipedia Zero in Angola, giving them access to Kiwix >> will >>>> be of enormous help. >>>> >>>> Teles >>>> >>>> Em qui, 19 de jul de 2018 às 19:16, Samantha Lien <[email protected]> >>>> escreveu: >>>> >>>>> This press release is also available on the Wikimedia blog here: >>>>> >>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2018/07/18/wikimedia- >> foundation-and-kiwix-partner-to-grow-offline-access-to-wikipedia/Wikimedia >>>>> Foundation and Kiwix partner to grow offline access to Wikipedia >>>>> *The Wikimedia Foundation and Switzerland-based Kiwix announce a global >>>>> collaboration to increase offline access to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia >>>>> projects.* >>>>> >>>>> Lausanne, Switzerland, and San Francisco, USA, 18 July 2018 – The >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation has announced a partnership with Kiwix, the free >> and >>>>> open-source software solution that enables offline access to >> educational >>>>> content, to expand and improve access to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia >>>>> projects globally. This partnership will include a $275,000 >> contribution >>>> to >>>>> Kiwix to further enhance offline access to Wikipedia in parts of the >>>> world >>>>> where consistent, affordable internet connectivity presents a >> significant >>>>> barrier to accessing Wikipedia. >>>>> >>>>> “Our hope is that one day everyone will have access to the internet, >> and >>>>> eliminate the need for other offline methods of access to information.” >>>>> said Kiwix CEO Stephane Coillet-Matillon. “But we know that there are >>>> still >>>>> serious gaps in internet access globally that require solutions today. >>>>> Kiwix is a tool to start fixing things right now.” >>>>> The Wikimedia Foundation and Kiwix have had a long-standing >> collaborative >>>>> relationship to expand access to Wikipedia around the world. This >>>> includes >>>>> recent support to Kiwix and WikiProject Medicine to improve the >>>>> availability of offline Wikipedia medical content [1], as well as >>>>> improvements to the Kiwix desktop experience. >>>>> >>>>> Through this partnership, the two organizations will collaborate to >>>> create >>>>> a long-term strategy for third party reuse of Kiwix’s free access >>>> platform, >>>>> fix longstanding code debt, improve Kiwix’s usability across mobile >>>>> platforms including Android, and integrate Kiwix’s and the Wikimedia >>>>> Foundation’s technical operations more closely for improved Wikipedia >>>>> offline experiences. >>>>> >>>>> “As part of the 2030 direction for Wikimedia’s future [2], we’re >> thrilled >>>>> to be partnering with Kiwix to invest in solutions to address one of >> the >>>>> critical barriers to participating in Wikipedia globally: reliable >>>> internet >>>>> access,” said Anne Gomez, Senior Program Manager at the Wikimedia >>>>> Foundation. “We have made a commitment as an organization to actively >>>>> address the challenges and barriers to reaching our global Wikimedia >>>>> vision: a world in which everyone can freely share in knowledge. Today >>>>> marks an important step toward realizing that commitment.” >>>>> >>>>> The Wikimedia vision is global: a world in which everyone can freely >>>> share >>>>> in the sum of all knowledge. While there has been a significant >> reduction >>>>> in high mobile data costs and other barriers to participating in >>>> Wikipedia, >>>>> more than half the world’s population is not yet online. [3] >>>>> >>>>> Today, Kiwix sits at the heart of the offline ecosystem with more than >> 3 >>>>> million users from more than 200 countries. It can store millions of >>>>> Wikipedia articles from any of Wikipedia’s nearly 300 languages along >>>> with >>>>> thousands of books and videos on a single flash drive or microSD card >> for >>>>> access on smartphones and computers. Kiwix has also worked with >>>> nonprofits >>>>> such as the Orange Foundation, Human Rights Foundation, Internet in a >>>> Box, >>>>> WikiFundi, and Digisoft to scale distribution of offline education >>>>> materials around the world to students, teachers, and the general >> public. >>>>> >>>>> More information about the Wikimedia Foundation’s work to expand access >>>>> and participation to Wikipedia globally, including information about >> this >>>>> partnership with Kiwix, can be found in the Wikimedia Foundation’s >>>>> 2018-2019 annual plan. [4] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> About the Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> >>>>> The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that supports >> and >>>>> operates Wikipedia and its sister free knowledge projects. Wikipedia is >>>> the >>>>> world’s free knowledge resource, spanning more than 45 million articles >>>>> across nearly 300 languages. Every month, more than 200,000 people edit >>>>> Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, collectively creating and >> improving >>>>> knowledge that is accessed by more than 1 billion unique devices every >>>>> month. This all makes Wikipedia one of the most popular web properties >> in >>>>> the world. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation >>>> is >>>>> a 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and >>>> grants. >>>>> >>>>> About Kiwix >>>>> >>>>> Kiwix is an open-source software that brings internet content to >> millions >>>>> of people without internet access - be it because of cost, poor >>>>> infrastructures or even censorship. Websites like Wikipedia, TED talks, >>>> the >>>>> Gutenberg library and many more can be stored and browsed as if users >>>> were >>>>> online. Kiwix is available in more than 100 languages, and runs on all >>>>> major desktop and mobile platforms. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, >> Kiwix >>>>> Association is a registered Swiss Verein that is funded solely through >>>>> donations and grants. 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