விக்கிப்பீடியா:விக்கிமீடியா வியூகம் 2017/Suggestions

Universal Knowledge - Building on Free and Open Knowledge

Going beyond text

• Making Wikimedia Commons a prime destination for knowledge discovery

• Open Maps
• Open Data
• Video/Audio
• Images
• Access to Journal Articles
• Augmented Information Systems

• Accelerate GLAM and Open Heritage intiatives

Knowledge Gaps - Indigenous Knowledge/Non-textual knowledge

• Documenting and sharing indigenous knowledge, knowledge from marginalized communities
• Going beyond the printed text for citations, verification

Documentation, Digital Preservation and Access

• Wikimedia as a platform for language preservation and access
• Wikimedia as a platform for knowledge systems preservation and access

Realizing the potential of Linked Data

• Enabling everyday use of WikiData/Dbpedia
• A wiki url for each unit of knowledge
• Interlinking with other Linked Data sources

Develop/Integrate Content

• Integrate the large body of public domain knowledge such as Tamil Encyclopedias properly into Wikimedia platforms

Universal Access - Bridging the Digital Divide, Enhancing Digital Literacy

• Providing physical infrastructure (i.e: low cost access devices) to access knowledge
• Collaborate with organizations that work to provide free or cheap internet access
• Offline Access mechanisms (CDs, books) is essential to reach Global South communities
• Design for the 99% - Consider the access and usage conditions of the majority of global users when designing Wikimedia platforms

Strengthening and Supporting the Community

Diversity as a driver

• Enabling Diversity as a strategy for growth, innovation and sustainability

Build user capacity

• tutorial sessions and webinars for basic computing, image processing, article writing, improving language skills, researching for references, copyright education for wikipedians with various levels of experience
• work on projects to improve computer literacy among subject experts like professors

Shared physical infrastructure

• Provide access to computers, cameras/camcorders, scanners, training materials that can be shared by user communities, specially in Global South

Friendlier spaces, safer communities

• Zero tolerance for censorship, threats
• Provide support for users under threat

Support and work with FOSS, Open Knowledge, Open Access organizations

• Reduce effort duplication with working more closely with organizations and movements aligned with Wikimedia principles, values and goals

Language Tools

• Multi-Language Real Time Machine Translation
• Vocabulary Assistance - Real time look up of words
• Enhance FOSS OCR
• Wikidata for Tamil Wikipedia and other Indian Wikipedias

• Develop tools to extract data about books, movies, events, etc so the data will be structured and linked; this can be used in multiple platforms/projects and would eliminate redundant work