Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Topics/Technology in 2030

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This page documents a topic of interest to the 2017 movement strategy process. The information it contains may come from various sources, including research and community discussions. You are invited to contribute to summarizing the sources on this page.

Overview

The high-level summary of this topic, for inclusion in the briefing.

15 years is an eternity in the world of technology

Accessibility

Asian and English communities suggest to make Wikipedia available in every village, independent of its connectivity. (§Bn1.2, §En1, §Hi1.6,§Hi2.5, §Hi1.18, §Vi6).

Formats of knowledge

We need to invest more in alternative formats of knowledge like audio, maps, alternative forms of visualization, and stronger mobile capabilities, augmented reality, improved search, AI; potentially shifting away from the established desktop-focused creation and curation model (?). (§Bn1.8, §De2.26, §En4, §Fr5, §Fr57, §Hi1.5, §Hi2.8, §Hi2.3, §It3.8, §Meta2, §Meta12, §Meta19).

Unifying the projects to a multilingual realm

Some communities favor exploring the possibilities of closer interwiki collaboration, up to and including unifying projects in multilingual entities. (§Bn1.25, §Fr11, §He8, §Hi1.24, §It1.1, §It3.1, §It3.6, §Meta14, §Pl1.8, §Ru1.3, §Ru2.6, §Es1, §Sv5)

Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Topics/Technology in 2030

Contents

Overview

15 years is an eternity in the world of technology

Accessibility

Formats of knowledge

Unifying the projects to a multilingual realm

See also

References

Further reading