Template:WTO:Collabo/10 2008
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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.
An Internet forum called "Wiki-ITO" will be used by a community of activists, to influence the general public, politicians and law-makers 
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Wiki-ITO will interact with:
- Its contributors (authors/reviewers etc.)
- Its translators
- Its moderators
- Information consumers (the general public; politicians; law-makers; NGOs etc.)
- Administrator
- Its enemies
- Each category of volunteers will have specific functions such as:
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.
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.
Community expansion Agree on a core team for administration and moderation Find most appropriate wiki name if needed (Wikitradia, etc.) Communicate with NGOs and expand to a larger community
Rules Define rules for:
- Granting profiles and rights to the participants (administrators, translators, etc.)
- Coordinating multilanguage translations
- Reviewing translated contents
Administration
- Find an appropriate/permanent/long-term Website-Host computer
- Secure the data for back-up/integrity
- Allocate rights to new participants
- Adapt performance and capacity
Wiki development
- Upgrading functions and page layout
- Supporting the upgrades with tree-structures and links…
- Helping beginners/newcomers?
Contents development
- Develop an efficient tree-structure, with appropriate coverage of topics
- Develop contents (priority values/objectives/…)
