These are the input documents created by the working groups that were formed during the Wikimedia Conference. For future working groups, these documents may serve as information material.
These micro-inputs from participants were further clustered into higher level statements, as outlined in Session 2 - The Possibilities, "Emerging Possibilities".
A. Economical resources are accessible within the movement
No funding problems ever!
Resources meeting our ambitions
Resources meeting our ambitions
Economical resources are accessible to everyone
10-20% of project funding to Africa (in proportion to the population)
At least 10-20% of project funding to Africa
Effective support in Wikimedia Movement
Wikimedia organisation (increasing each other’s building) capacity with mentoring programs and knowledge sharing - Developing centre for expertise and excellence
Funding that allows affiliates to plan strategically
Effective support for chapter and use groups
B. More diverse and global content
Closing the content gap
Simple language not only in English
We should be on good way to closing the content gap
Historical record is preserved but while preserving privacy. figure out balance.
More content in marginalised languages
More volume of knowledge
No content gaps in projects + high quality (gender perspective)
A new and evolved understanding of what a reliable source is, taking into accounts: people who have been left out; the threat of misinformation and manipulation
Incourage new languages (better incubator interface)
High quality articles on the 500 most requested topics in every important language
Readers find and can access information that they care about
More focus on the needs of consumer of our contents
A Mobile-first wikipedia
Free knowledge is accessible, interconnected and easy to reuse
Wikipedia landing pages feature locally relevant content - based on their location
Eliminate geographical gaps
In 5 years we have increased access to free knowledge in Africa & communities which are remote by 20%
No Geo gap
Wider geographical coverage
Bridge the knowledge gaps
Intangible knowledge should be as available and correctly communicated as classical encyclopedic knowledge
Better balance in gender related articles
Possibility to find content in your own language
In 5 years I would like to see more intralingual projects working on content in all languages
Translation is the future of wikipedia
People will search in their local language, and find relevant content in their language (on wiki).
New forms of understanding information
We are accessible in new and different ways - actively disseminating free knowledge
Significant growth in audio and video
Knowledge equity includes ORAL knowledge
Platform for oral heritage
Room for ideas to GROW
We provide free knowledge in new formats and new dimensions
Integrated oral and local knowledge (on current major projects)
In 5 years I want 10 more projects launched to integrate oral knowledge in a contents
Engage with indigenous communities in order to further our mission
Notability and reliability account for locally relevant content
Standards such as notability and reliable sources are flexible to accommodate creation of locally relevant content.
Reliable + reusable content
Every consumer will find quality information
All languages (>I m:ll users) should have a quality Wikipedia
Quality is consistent across topics and there is good coverage of all topics
C. Accessibility and case of use (technology)
Better infrastructure to access Wikimedia
Better infrastructure for access to information
Experiments with new formats of existing knowledge (complexity, visual VS audio/textual)
Future vision [2-3 yy]: have versions of article on a topic: -> by audience + structuring of knowledge, secondary by language [pure translation]. Rather than by language [not even rough translation]; ->we now have new tool to maintain translations -> make this central
Knowledge is accessible to people who do not read or write
Our project have multimedia content for people who learn in different ways
Have space to experiment with different models of knowledge
Use of up-to-date technology
Ready for all new technology, media when it appears in editing interfaces + reading
Usage of Virtual Reality for search contents
Different media in our projects
A technology platform to support more forms of knowledge, in more formats
Open to new forms of knowledge, rsp oral tradition
Tech development (AI, videos, etc)
For people who read: where knowledge exists “elsewhere” it can travel to others who need it
New WikiM project
Wikimedia is providing better technological solutions for access to knowledge
Knowledge is compartmentalised so that you can get the relevant habit of information you need. Wikipedia becomes a service that provides info you need.
To have a more intuitive way to find help and information
D. Movement decisions are widely respected
Movement decisions made transparently, on evidence, by a diverse constituency.
There should be true diversity in who has power and positions in the movement
more transparency
Research evidence drive our activity + priorities for improved results
Decision making process for movement
Local groups and chapters have a say in a global decisions
Clear communication within the Wikimedia Movement
Improved communication between communities
Clear communication between affiliates/chapter + Wikimedia Foundation
Decentralised finance, decision-making, and organisational infrastructure
Our movement is well-structured and accessible
Breaking down organisational structures, thinking about new ones -> org.equity (governance) - Level the playing field
Larger chapters with more resources to take on global responsibilities
Decision-making and structures should be more decentralised (not everything coming from San Francisco).
Focus on topics, not languages and countries, decentralise.
New languages used across the movement
In 5 years we have decentralised decision making and finance in transversal user group offering counter power to national based initiatives.
E. Truly user-friendly
Ease of use in every way, shape, and form
Lively wiki data Ecosystem that equally enables data contribution, editing and usage.
Movement + partners make knowledge and education easier and more accessible to people to whom knowledge is not accessible now (use our platform to do this)
Every person will easily be able to read and write in any language (w/o having to learn difficult technology)
Our platform should be easier to use (as easy as Instagram)
It is super easy to contribute to wikimedia projects for individuals and organisations
New people want to contribute to Wikipedia because it’s fun, easy and rewarding
Engage more young people
The value of contributing to wikimedia projects is clearly expressed to multiple audience
Contributing to wikimedia (and other projects) is a delightful experience, that you want to do again and again
To be opened to someone coming from outside so that they feel welcomed
The Wikimedia Movement is open to more diverse ways to contribute
Diverse ways to contribute (e.g. oral tradition)
Friendly environment in projects (retention)
More “marketing” how to contribute and knowledge (i.e. marketing for health)
Bigger diversity in local community
A Movement that trains and inspires the next generation of Wikimedians
Collaborative writing and knowledge sharing is a natural part for all education
A new generation of wikimedians is moving the movement forward
Wikiprojects user-friendly for non-programmers
Ways of being able to contribute without programming knowledge
Visuality of Wikimedia in 2030?
Wikipedia AI free access for all users
“Other forms of knowledge are integrated”
“Other forms of knowledge”: we will know what these are and what to do with them
As easy to use as Instagram or Twitter
A renewed Wikimedia infrastructure providing a state of the art user interface [voice, video, social media]
F. No censorship
Wikipedia cannot be stopped (no censorship)
Wikimedia can’t be stopped by borders (building tech resilience that will mean it can’t be blocked)
Wikimedia projects are immune to censorship
Wikimedia projects are immune to access censorship
A movement that trains and inspires the next generation of Wikimedians
G. Wikimedia as a Network
Participation, cooperation, inclusion are common and rewarded
Participation, cooperation, inclusion are common and rewarded
Participation in the various wiki projects is growing because the environment is supportive, nurturing and inclusive, so people love participating!
Partnerships re default
Wikimedia working as a network
Flat hierarchies (inside the movement)
No differentiation between chapters and use groups (one flexible model)
A decentralised global community that is more connected and democratic
Increase feeling of community, we/us versus me/they
More formats for affiliate cooperation and partnerships
Move away from country focus to connect resources, plans, strategies.
Clarity + transparency in decision making process
H. Wikimedia movement is a model for “The Big Open”
The Wikimedia movement is a part of the “Big Open”
Strengthen our ties and relationships with other organisations to be an essential participant in creating the Big Open (e.g. become something akting to the environmental)
Wikimedia is ally to other social movements
Feminist groups should feel that the wikimedia movement is on their side.
Open environment for information
Open licences are used in public education
Technology platforms in 2030 are NOT privatised
The movement is a model of collaboration between distributed multi-lingual organisations
Continue to be an example of cooperation for other movements
We are truly multilingual movement
Cooperation and collaboration between chapters and use groups
I. Nurture the Wiki culture
Wikimedia - the kindest and most respectful place on the internet
Active sharing of successful Wiki models + culture W/the world
Governments understand the value of open licences
Increase awareness of wikimedia movement
The models of cooperation that make wikimedia successful are clearly articulated and replicable [we share our culture as well as technology]
A more welcoming and encouraging Wiki culture
In 5 years we have found an effective way to address online and offline harassment to protect volunteers
In 5 years anybody attending a Wikipedia event has access to translation/interpretation in their own languages.
Appreciation and recognition of contributors [for technical developers]
A more inclusive, diverse, welcoming Wikipedia
Welcoming WP culture (to a newcomers)
More people come to local organisations (chapters and groups) and take over responsibility
We know how to adapt our support system for communities with diverse background to provide support that makes sense in their context.
The equity we want to see is mirrored in our own org. structures
Better trust and communication in the movement
We have more and better ways to meet and communicate with each other
Better trust between movement stakeholders
Shared identity as Wikimedians
Collaboration in a community
Thinking more as Wikimedians instead of wikipedians
Share the same values (among volunteers, across language, geography, etc)
Have an accountable roadmap that connects aspiration to recognizable actions for the next ten years
J. Wikimedia movement leads global change
The movement has captured the public imagination and is influencing global politics
Awareness about WM projects
Reach to all the people. But really.
A global campaign so that everybody knows how to contribute to our projects
High awareness about Wprojects
K. Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity: new and missing communities in the movement
New & missing communities joining the movement
World peace and intercommunication via Wikimedia
A diverse movement: gender, geography, etc.
More big and small projects outside Wikimedia reuse our content
Wikis are connected to maximize reuse/enrichment of content + effort
Wikipedia literacy assumed role in education sector globally - all schools teach about WP
Double the number of Wikimedians from Africa coming to the Wikimedia conference in Berlin
No gender gap
In 5 years women represent 30% of editors and an active group in the movement
No gender gap
Attracting talent + Increasing under-represented groups
Double percentage of women participation
double number of volunteers everywhere
attract talented art, music, literature, economics & other contributors at par with our technologist, scientists, mathematicians,
Active Editors increases 50% more young people
Increase Active Editors by 50%
Maintain or increase the number of young people who use wikimedia
L. The Rest:
Larger and more accessible international developer community
Connected network of technology hubs
Global Volunteer Developer Community
Become a leader in technology
Become a leader in technology [e.g. limited structured data]
Additional
(Input that did not get selected to be included in the clusters)
Accessible, user-friendly tool for communities
More user-friendly tools for users and contributors
Better access to tools for the communities
Focus and resources for shaping legal and social policy
Recognised as resistance movement in terms of big data, privacy. Wikimedia will always respect personal choice
POLICY (we are a social and political movement)
Lawyers are successful at being really pragmatic problem-solvers with the community
we are effectively fighting censorship and other ways of denying people access to knowledge
The movement has captures the public imagination and is influencing global politics
awareness of our projects (and advocacy)
general knowledge about Wikimedia like a brand
Have three tangible things come about as a result of this process (operations lens)
Wikimedia Movement unites and leads access and equity policy globally
More content in marginalized languages
more content in marginalized languages
lots of Sri Lankan content will be digitalized and available on various wiki projects. (commons, wikipedia)
Wikipedia - the kindest and most respectful place on the internet
Wikipedia becomes known as the most kind, and respectful place on the internet
A more friendly environment to newcomers
Wikimedia initiatives are trustfully and well-documented so they are providing good learning foundation that also increases literary
Wikimedia Movement helped combat anti-knowledge sentiments
In 5 years the youngsters reader-consumers group in the fastest growing of the movement
Provenance and traceability of information on the internet
Broad, reliable offline access
Free knowledge is accessible both online and offline
Functional and transparent decision making process
Functioning and transparent decision making processes
Better translation tools
Better translation tools
Organize by topic & knowledge not by country. Wikimedia Butterflies (all gender, all languages, all regions)
Broader copyright laws worldwide
ASAP: Freedom of Panorama worldwide
100 $ million in endowment funds
For people into make content… Unlock more content to make it freely available
Lower barriers to increase participation
Intervention that would know a more diverse set of editors to step up
Low barrier to new contributors (best practice in learning/teaching)
More people have the ability to contribute their knowledge
Everybody knows how to participate in Wikimedia project
More/better knowledge about the technical structure, projects and programs in the different region in the world
Huge step towards our goal of everybody having access to our projects.
Economic resources are accessible to everyone
Solid financial support in Indonesia
make grants easier to get
Wikimedia is providing better access to knowledge
Wikimedia voice assistant
Friendly & attractive interface
WP talkpages are really usable
Collaboration between wikimedia projects
[Machine learning] Harness capabilities of research team (in content gen. M.L. behaviour experiments) to help scale the product/drive product decision in 3 year time frame
