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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Civil society seeks an alternative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to promote better trade rules that are: good for people, and for the environment.<br />
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An Internet forum called "Wiki-ITO" will be used by a '''community of activists''', to influence the general public, politicians and law-makers [[Image:Wiki_purpose.jpg]].<br />
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Wiki-ITO will interact with:<br />
* Its contributors (authors/reviewers etc.)<br />
* Its translators<br />
* Its moderators<br />
* Information consumers (the general public; politicians; law-makers; NGOs etc.)<br />
* Administrator<br />
* Its enemies<br />
*Each category of volunteers will have specific functions such as: <br />
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During the Attac European Summer University in Sarrebrucken 1-6 August 2008, the nascent Wiki-ITO was presented and activists from different countries joined forces.<br />
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'''The upcoming challenge is now to cooperate through Wiki itself''', in such a way that every person contributes what she wishes on a volunteer basis. What would you like to bring? Below are some possibilities.<br />
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'''Community expansion'''<br />
Agree on a core team for administration and moderation<br />
Find most appropriate wiki name if needed (Wikitradia, etc.)<br />
Communicate with NGOs and expand to a larger community<br />
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'''Rules'''<br />
Define rules for:<br />
* Granting profiles and rights to the participants (administrators, translators, etc.)<br />
* Coordinating multilanguage translations<br />
* Reviewing translated contents<br />
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'''Administration'''<br />
* Find an appropriate/permanent/long-term Website-Host computer<br />
* Secure the data for back-up/integrity<br />
* Allocate rights to new participants<br />
* Adapt performance and capacity<br />
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'''Wiki development'''<br />
* Upgrading functions and page layout<br />
* Supporting the upgrades with tree-structures and links…<br />
* Helping beginners/newcomers?<br />
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'''Contents development'''<br />
* Develop an efficient tree-structure, with appropriate coverage of topics<br />
* Develop contents (priority values/objectives/…)<br />
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[[Wiki-WTO|Back to homepage]]<br />
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