49% of program leaders who participated in this question were mostly or completely familiar with the Wikimedia Foundation program called "Wikipedia Zero".
The Wikimedia Foundation partnered with mobile service providers to test a new project. This project allows mobile phones without internet capability to receive Wikipedia content via text messages.
This expands the reach of Wikipedia content to people who do not have smartphones or cannot afford mobile data charges. In some of these partnerships, users would be required to pay a text message charge (standard SMS fee or subsidized in some cases) per response.
To what extent do you support or oppose this kind of partnership?
The Wikimedia Foundation is interested in more partnerships with companies in the private sector. To become a partner, companies must share the Foundation's values, mission, and ethics. Companies must also have strong corporate social responsibility efforts supporting education.
These companies often provide services to underserved segments of the population where they operate. For example, the companies build schools, provide connectivity or devices, or promote certain content. The Foundation could work with new partners to create new programs that aim to increase the reach of Wikimedia projects.
To what extent do you support or oppose this kind of partnership?
3 – I neither support nor oppose these partnerships (12%)
4 – I somewhat support these partnerships (37%)
5 – I strongly support these partnerships (43%)
80% of program leaders who participated in this question somewhat support or strongly support the Wikimedia Foundation partnering with companies in the private sector
The Wikimedia Foundation is interested in more partnerships with public or governmental institutions. These include Ministries of Education and Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and others. To become a partner, public sector institutions must share our values, mission, and ethics.
Public and governmental institutions often play a major role in shaping a country's education. For example, they can promote technology adoption to underserved segments of the population. The Foundation could work with these partners to include Wikimedia projects in ongoing public sector efforts. This will help the movement increase the reach and awareness of Wikimedia projects. Often, government partnerships can reach a larger number of people than other kinds of partnerships.
To what extent do you support or oppose this kind of partnership?
3 – I neither support nor oppose these partnerships (4%)
4 – I somewhat support these partnerships (27%)
5 – I strongly support these partnerships (66%)
93% of program leaders who participated in this question somewhat support or strongly support the Wikimedia Foundation partnering with public or governmental institutions.
The Wikimedia Foundation is interested in partnerships with local or regional non-profit organizations. To become a partner,non-profit organizations must have a similar mission as the Wikimedia movement. They must also share the Foundation's values, mission, and ethics.
Local non-for-profit organizations have practical knowledge and expertise in their geography and topic areas. The Foundation could work with these partners to create new programs and expand the reach of Wikimedia projects. With their expertise, non-profit organizations can help the Foundation reach its goals more efficiently.
Do you support or oppose this kind of partnership?
3 – I neither support nor oppose these partnerships (5%)
4 – I somewhat support these partnerships (25%)
5 – I strongly support these partnerships (65%)
90% of program leaders who participated in this question reported that they support or strongly support the Foundation partnering with local or regional non-profit organizations.
The Wikimedia Foundation is interested in partnering with a broader category of educational institutions (schools, universities, academies, think tanks, etc). These partnerships may allow us to find opportunities to bring new readers to Wikipedia, especially students who have never heard of it.
Educational institutions are able to distribute the freely available content on the Wikimedia projects. They can distribute content in their classrooms and communities. These partnerships could help strengthen the ongoing Wikipedia Education Programs (WEPs) around the world. We would work hand-in-hand with WEPs in these partnership.
Do you support or oppose this kind of partnership?
3 – I neither support nor oppose these partnerships (1%)
4 – I somewhat support these partnerships (18%)
5 – I strongly support these partnerships (76%)
94% of program leaders who participated in this question reported that they support or strongly support the Foundation partnering with a broader category of educational institutions
