Projects

Projects 2012 (Last update 16 Oct 2011)

Chapter Name	Objective	Projects	Time frame, Contact, Web link	Expected outputs	Estimate Budget
WMCH	Wikimedia CH procedures	Data protection and security empowerment	3 months, starting from January Contact: board (@) wikimedia.ch	Internal re-organization and security empowerment	~10.000 CHF
		Internal control system implementation	12 months, starting from January Contact: board (@) wikimedia.ch	Increase of reliability and data protection	~10.000 CHF
	"People raising" and promotional projects	Wikipedia Alemannisch Promotion	12 months, starting from January Contact: clemens-valentin.kienzle (@) unifr.ch	General promotion	~5.000 CHF
		People raising of minor languages communities (Italian and Rumantsch)	12 months, starting from January Contact: ilario.valdelli (@) wikimedia.ch / clemens-valentin.kienzle (@) unifr.ch	General promotion and community increase	~30.000 CHF
		German Community support	12 months, starting from January Contact: board (@) wikimedia.ch	Financial support for live meeting or people raising activities in the German-speaking area (f.ex. Public Domain Day, ZH Summer Party, WikiCon)	5.000 CHF
		Community support	12 months, starting from January Contact: board (@) wikimedia.ch	Support to the participation to live meeting or event like Wikimania for Swiss Wikimedians (scholarship)	25.000 CHF
	Presence of Swiss national monuments in Wikimedia projects	Wiki loves monuments II	undefined timeline, starting early in 2012 Contact: board (@) wikimedia.ch	Publication and empowerment of Wikipedia articles connected with the Swiss national monuments in all national languages	10.000 - 50.000 CHF
	Swiss University Collaboration	University partnership	12 months, starting from January Contact: charles.andres (@) wikimedia.ch	Digitalization of unique collections of conserved specimen from different Universities museum in Switzerland	55.000 CHF
		Wikipedia projects empowerment in collaboration with LabiSAlp (University of Lugano)	undefined timeline, starting from March Contact: ilario.valdelli (@) wikimedia.ch	Donation of scientific articles published in the review of the Association (except the last years)	20.000 - 40.000 CHF (connected with the timeline)
		Selection and digitalization of essential bibliography of Alps	undefined timeline, starting from September Contact: ilario.valdelli (@) wikimedia.ch	Digitalization of ten/twenty most important books concerning the Alps	20.000 - 40.000 CHF (connected with the timeline)
	WikiAfrica: GLAM project in collaboration with Share your Knowledge	Share your Knowledge	12 months, starting from January Contact: iolanda (@) pensa.it	Enriching Wikipedia with contents and knowledge on European heritage and African culture found in Switzerland	15.000 CHF
	Commons enrichments and support to photography	Photos supported by Wikimedia CH	12 months, starting from January Contact: ludovic.peron (@) gmail.com	Enriching Commons with photos taken in main cultural and sporting events	5.000 - 10.000 CHF
	Wikipedia offline	Kiwix	12 months, starting from January Contact: board (@) wikimedia.ch	Create reader and database for offline version of Wikipedia	15.000 CHF
	Advertising and publications	Wikimedia CH Press	12 months, starting from January Contact: board (@) wikimedia.ch	Creation of promotional books, booklets and digital media	20.000 CHF (connected with the number of booklet)
	Support to related projects	Wikimini [1]	12 months, starting from January Contact: board (@) wikimedia.ch	Development of a mediawiki based platform for a wiki by and for children (in French, soon multilingual)	15.000 CHF (Development and migration)
	TAO Community & Collaboration	TAO/Freie Fahrt ins Internet	12 months, starting from January Contact: patrick.kenel (@) wikimedia.ch	Hiring of a project coordinator consumables, communication support et cost Website, translation	60.000 15.000 5.000 Total = 80.000 CHF
		Treasure of Switzerland [2]	11 months, starting from February Contact: rupert.thurner (@) gmail.com / patrick.kenel (@) wikimedia.ch	GLAM projects in line with this intergenerational initiative (only in 2012), link to WLM II	~5.000 CHF
	Operating costs	Hire people	12 months, starting from January Contact: board (@) wikimedia.ch	Hire one employer for administrative works and to coordinate projects - partime (50%)	50.000 CHF
		Operating costs	12 months, starting from January Contact: board (@) wikimedia.ch	20.000 CHF - Administrative costs 20.000 CHF - Toolserver 5.000 CHF - Legal assistance 15.000 CHF - Website	60.000 CHF
19 projects / 12 months Duration					Total (2011 FR Target)= 436.000 - 530.000 CHF

To be fixed:

• Wikimedia Mali - Waiting some aditional details (included in Kiwix)
• Openstreetmap - waiting some additional details

Projects until 2011

This page lists the projects which could be or are currently supported by Wikimedia CH including their various status. Feel free to contact the Board or any of the people listed to participate or to obtain more information on these projects.

Subject	Current status	Project lead(s)	Coordinator(s)	Estimated timelines	Last update
Wikimedia Statistics	running	Mathias Schindler	Frédéric Schütz	N/A	400 CHF approved for two hard drives
Wikipedia Offline	running	Manuel Schneider	Manuel Schneider	N/A	- Project presented a report for 2009 - Budget for 2010 is sponsored by Wikimedia CH
TAO (Third Age Online)	running	Beat Estermann (Bern University of Applied Sciences)	Charles Andrès	2010-2013	- Financial and organizational mandate approved at the GA 2010 - 30000 CHF per 2012
Skillshare	running	Nadine Stark	Gion Hosang	2010	- 2,000 CHF approved as subvention - 1,000 CHF approved for transportation costs
Scanning Initiatives	running	Frédéric Schütz	Frédéric Schütz	2010	9,000 CHF approved for scanning of French version
Bamako Wikimedia Center	running	Renaud Gaudin (Kunnafoni) Emmanuel Engelhart	Rupert Thurner	2010	1,550 CHF approved to support the center
Valdensia	running	Nico Ray	Nico Ray	Nov 2011	Project approved by the board on March 2011
Audiorecordings	support approved	Felix Reolon Juliana da Costa José	Patrick Kenel	N/A	3,500 CHF to be invested in test recordings (six suites for violoncello by J.S. Bach, interpreted by Mirjana Reinhard)
Taking Photographs	support approved	Ludovic Péron Fanny Schertzer	Ludovic Péron	2010	3,500 CHF to be invested in the purchase of a new lens that will be used in Wikimedia projects
Websites Review	pending constitution of team	Mourad Ben Abdallah	TBD	2010	Option of entrusting our websites redesign to an external company approved
Wiki Loves Monuments contest	support approved	Nico Ray	Nico Ray	Nov 2011	Tool deployed, finding jury and sponsors
swissGLAMour	considered	Rupert Thurner	Patrick Kenel	N/A	First meeting with the Swiss Federal Archive, WLM 2011
Summer of Code	proposed	Rupert Thurner		2010
Open Access Journals	collecting info			2011
WLM CH II (cantonal contests)	considered			2012	50'000.- CHF
WLM CH III (articles creation on WP)	considered			2012	10'000.- CHF
GLAM conference	considered			2012	1'000.- CHF
Schatz der Schweiz	considered			2012	20'000.- CHF