Industry map: Offline Wikimedia March 15, 2017 So what is this?

The New Readers team is working to address access as a barrier through supporting offline reading.

The following is our understanding of how ’s free content gets into the hands of readers who don’t always have an internet connection. That includes content packages, software, hardware, and distribution channels.

We should continue to build on this industry analysis with a deeper understanding of use cases and strategic priorities. From there, we will be able to match solutions to opportunities. Wikipedia App WMF Servers Reader > content (prototype) How does content get to (online) readers? apps

Wikimed apps

Smartphone 3rd party (see slide 5) Kiwix .ZIM Reader Desktop Kiwix software

XOWA Proprietary XOWA data Device Endless EGranary ?? CD Pedia Legend Content 3rd Kiwix WMF Prosp- [unknown] party owned owned ective Kiwix distribution How do Kiwix’s content Wikipedia packages get to readers? Preload app (prototype) App store (requires internet) Reader P2P Wikimed apps

Kiwix Kiwix apps ($275) Raspberry Pi Self install

ReadersReaders Readers Institution Grantees Kiwix .ZIM (eg schools) Ted Whole projets Curated content

3rd party (see (pic or no pic) (eg. Wikimed) Project slide 5) Luxembourg Wikimedia Content Others Legend 3rd Kiwix WMF Prosp- Distribution party owned owned ective Other [known] players using Kiwix

Cost Locations Device Comments

Digital Doorway South Solar powered Now deployed w/ terminal solar-powered container

Rachel $99 - $399 Guatemala, Liberia, Content hot spot Sierra Leone (impact reports)

Internet-in-a-box $100 + Proposed Wikimed Content hot spot (not yet deployed)

Digisoft $800-1700 Africa Projector with offline Digital classroom system": content Projector with preloaded offline content (but can also go online). Other [known] players using other alternatives (i.e. not using Kiwix)

Cost Locations Device Comments

Endless Mobile $80 - 24GB Priority: Jordan, Plug-in to TV - Preloaded "apps" - several with $230 - 500GB Mexico, El (OS available for WP content, including a full etc. Salvador download for "encyclopedia" app. preinstall in - No Wikipedia branding. desktops)

eGranary $1800 + 3600 USA and Kenya Hard drive (4-8TB) 3 million users around the world and

CDPedia free? Argentina (gov’t CD/DVD Curated part of ES.WP, by Arg preloads) + python comm. Last update: 2013 Mexico

Xowa Free (cost of data) None (software only: Users download their own WP Windows, OSX, copy using database dumps, or , Android) by special database files.