Wikipedia:WikiConnect/Conversations/Abhinav Srivastava

Draft Proposal
After a telephonic conversation with AbhiSuryawanshi, pre-meeting plan has been designed. Kindly add to it.



Inputs
Some essential inputs have been categorized under three different heads. These inputs debate on the positives associated with this project.

Economic

 * The internet economy in India contributes around $30 billion or 1.6% of the GDP.
 * Out of 100 individuals, at least 10 have an internet connection in India. Out of the 10 individuals, at least 1 has a broadband connection.
 * The estimated consumer surplus from the internet market is $9 billion. This refers to the extra money internet users are willing to pay.
 * India has a population of more than 120 million and this point towards the growth potential. Google, Facebook are few internet companies that have been successfully dominating this sector.

Social

 * A large bulk of the Indian population lives under the Hindi speaking belt. They read and write in Hindi.
 * This accounted for 41% of the living population as per the Census of India 2011 compared to 8.1% under Bengali while 7.2%, 7% and 5.9% for Telugu, Marathi and Tamil respectively..
 * The Government of India considers Hindi written under Devanagari script[3] along with English to be its official language.
 * The technological gaps in the Internet ecosystem had so far been the obstacle. However, a lot of Government sponsored programs along with rise in Education level among the masses have made the prospects enriching.

Community

 * The chapter has a massive representation under the Hindi speaking belt. This includes the national capital region of India.
 * It could be supplemented with the offline programs in rural areas. A large bulk of rural India follows Hindi as their primary language.
 * An easy initiative to promote Wikipedia sister projects that so far have been restricted to English Wikipedia.



Challenges

 * Training Volunteers in Hindi. This includes provision for Hindi keyboard otherwise, making the volunteers comfortable with the virtual Hindi keyboard.
 * Adequate financial support to reach out on every possible opportunity.
 * Necessary representation across Uttar Pradesh and Bihar regions in Northern India. The student community under this region carries a good command over written Hindi.
 * No delay in follow-up and effective monitoring to meet the high quality standards.
 * Cellular phones in India contribute heavily towards the internet usage. The lower-middle income group relies on it for the primary internet usage. A general observation forecasts that they visit Hindi web pages frequently. The chapter could last its impression here.

Solutions

 * Tie-up with education institutes that offer education in Hindi.
 * An effective marketing campaign to project that Hindi language user could also contribute towards one of the biggest internet portals. Most of the Silicon Valley companies require proficiency in English.
 * Link project with the present day Government programs. Wikipedia articles could be used as an instrument providing awareness on different critical and important issues.
 * Financial Help: Possible sources - WMF, CIS, WMIN etc.
 * Link Wikipedia and its sister projects with Android, Microsoft, etc. platforms such that Hindi Wiki could be accessed with the user's comfort.
 * Link-up with the Harvard India Conference. A possible short presentation out there.

--Abhinav619 (talk) 10:12, 5 January 2015 (UTC)