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* [http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proceedings:RG1 Moulin] - Focused on Wikipedia content. (French based, Africa focused plus Persian language. Renaud Gaudin spent several months volunteering with Geekcorps Mali. They're working with the US Peace Corps, in discussion with UNESCO? Apparently approached OLPC in the past, so they're interested in cooperating.) | * [http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proceedings:RG1 Moulin] - Focused on Wikipedia content. (French based, Africa focused plus Persian language. Renaud Gaudin spent several months volunteering with Geekcorps Mali. They're working with the US Peace Corps, in discussion with UNESCO? Apparently approached OLPC in the past, so they're interested in cooperating.) | ||
* WikiAfrica | * WikiAfrica | ||
* [[OLPC]], through the [[XO]] laptop. (MOU with Appropedia being worked on now - Nov 2008) | * [[OLPC]], through the [[XO]] laptop. (MOU with Appropedia being worked on now - Nov 2008) | ||
There are numerous other projects | Likely participants: | ||
* The [http://www.jhai.org/technology.php Jhai PC and Communication System], a project of the Jhai Foundation, is a computer and communications system designed to meet the needs of villagers in remote and rural areas. (Some thought has been given to providing content on the machines; openness is an expressed value of Jhai.) | |||
There are numerous other projects compiling [[open access]]<ref>[[Open access]] gives much less freedom than fully [[open licenses]].</ref> knowledge for international development: ''see [[Offline content collaboration]]''. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 08:42, 25 November 2008
Active projects:
- Moulin - Focused on Wikipedia content. (French based, Africa focused plus Persian language. Renaud Gaudin spent several months volunteering with Geekcorps Mali. They're working with the US Peace Corps, in discussion with UNESCO? Apparently approached OLPC in the past, so they're interested in cooperating.)
- WikiAfrica
- OLPC, through the XO laptop. (MOU with Appropedia being worked on now - Nov 2008)
Likely participants:
- The Jhai PC and Communication System, a project of the Jhai Foundation, is a computer and communications system designed to meet the needs of villagers in remote and rural areas. (Some thought has been given to providing content on the machines; openness is an expressed value of Jhai.)
There are numerous other projects compiling open access[1] knowledge for international development: see Offline content collaboration.
Notes
- ↑ Open access gives much less freedom than fully open licenses.