An open development wiki has been discussed widely. The importance of knowledge sharing for development is widely recognized, and a wiki is a proven tool for knowledge sharing.
In sharing information on practices, technology and contextual information (e.g. Country Guides), this could meet the needs of aid and development workers, volunteers, local NGOs. This can also benefit the "targets" of development, as internet access improves, and even poor people in remote villages can potentially benefit from knowing someone with internet access.
Being the wiki for open development, in as many words, has been a key part of the aim of Appropedia since it started in 2006. This is well within the scope of the site, and related subjects matter on the wiki is growing, including:
- Open development, open aid
- Green wikis and development wikis for an analysis of existing projects.
- Principles of development
- Open source appropriate technology
See also
Interwiki links
- Akvopedia - a wiki for water technologies.