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Submissions/Wikipedia via Text: How to get Wikipedia to most of the Developing World

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Submission no.
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Type of submission
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Affiliation
WMF
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Username
Kul
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Abstract
Wikipedia Mobile: reaching every single person on the planet with a Wikipedia text solution
Detailed proposal
We are launching multiple Wikipedia via text (USSD & SMS) pilots in Africa in the summer of 2013. We will analyze and discuss the results showing how we are getting Wikipedia into the hands of people with any mobile phones, even those that don't support data.
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Length of presentation/talk
25 minutes
Language of presentation/talk
English
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