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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 Wikipedia’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 Raspberry Pi (online) readers? Kiwix 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 Africa 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 server 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 Linux, Android) by special database files..

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