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Ludovic DUBOSTXWiki SAS
December 1st 2011 - London
David BURNSIWA (International Water Association)
Water Wiki
A Global platform for water community
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Agenda
Who we areObjectives of WaterWikiOverview of WaterWikiInside WaterWikiProject Delivery
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XWiki SAS
An independent company created in 2004
A professional open source software which help companies organize information
30000 downloads / month
Recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant
1,5 M€ of Revenue in 2010 internationally
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XWiki SAS
Professional services: consulting, training, development, support, cloud and hosting
More than 150 big companies have trusted XWiki and 300 projects have been implemented
Solutions for Business Needs: Knowledge Bases, Education
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International Water Association
A global network for water professionals« The International Water Association (IWA) is the
global network of 10,000 water professionals spanning the continuum between research and practice and covering all facets of the water cycle »
IWA Publishing (the wholly owned subsidiary of IWA) is a leading international publisher on all aspects of water, wastewater and related environmental fields.
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Objectives
Create a resource hub that would provide relevant information to the global water community
Have a freely accessible place for the water community to interact and share knowledge
http://iwawaterwiki.org/
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WaterWiki Overview
The IWA Water Wiki is an Open Access website that has grown rapidly into an essential information source for water professionals.
shared library of water & environmental information
reference, case study & conference archive
user-friendly
content is user-submitted and appears live instantly
quality control
networking features
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Profiles
Register on the IWA WaterWiki and create a personal profile.
Include affiliations, CV, research interests and contact details.
Tracking contributions: a profile page automatically records all contributions to the Wiki.
Communicate and Interact with the global water community: Find out who are the most active members on the WaterWiki. Users can make contact with other professionals in their research area.
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Articles
Articles on all areas of water, wastewater and environmental science.
Read articles: there are currently over 900 reference articles covering a broad range of subjects from water and wastewater treatment to utility management and governance.
Contribute: contributors can create their own reference article and highlight the importance of their research to the water community.
Link articles to published work: users can create an article and include links to their online web pages and publications.
Open Access Archive for case studies, reports, public domain…
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Events Extra
Events Extra provides a permanent host for conference materials: poster presentations, materials from workshops, reports etc.
An Open Access publishing outlet for material not suitable for traditional publication in a journal, book etc.
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Quality Control
Community Manager: Dedicated manager always available to monitor content and help with technical difficulties.
Active Users: All users are encouraged to moderate content, review articles and add their own comments to new additions.
Editorial Committee: Group of volunteer editors available to moderate content, source new articles and review existing material.
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Networking
Users can share ideas and disseminate information with the Discussion Forum
Comments tab: adding comments to individual articles using the discussion tab
User Directory: looking through the list of active users on the site. Making contact with specialists in any area and asking questions about research.
Blog: finding out about up and coming events and learn about the latest WaterWiki developments on the Wiki Blog.
Wiki Newsletter: staying informed about the latest Wiki developments.
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Group Spaces
We are offering work groups an opportunity to set up their own group space on the WaterWiki.
This is designed as an informal work space where group members can communicate and network online, instantly add content for all group members to see and include useful mailing addresses for all of your contacts.
Archive Materials and disseminate documentation for FREE.
Control over viewing: group managers can have complete control over who can access their group space.
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Database of Organizations
Create a profile for an organization, working group, or research project.
Include a description of the organization and highlight its importance to the water community
Add links to web pages and online publications
Add contact details
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Inside WaterWiki
Why choose XWiki Enterprise
Inside the Organization feature
Statistics
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Why choose XWiki OpenSource?
The strenghts of XWiki are the following: reliability, flexibility, expansion possibilities, user friendliness. In particular the groups/users and
rights management systems, not greatly required in our original specifications have been
very useful as we have developed."
(David Burns, Digital Marketing Manager at IWA Publishing)
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XWiki Enterprise
XWiki: the easiest way to organize information
XWiki extends the features of traditionnal wikis
A wiki for companies
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Inside the Organization feature
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Inside the Organization feature
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Filtering
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Still a Wiki
History
Differences
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Statistics
Launched December 2009
2,200+ Registered users
900+ Articles / Case Studies / Reports
139 Organizations
106 Events Extra uploads
22 Group Work Spaces
19,000+ visitors per month
Greater number of visitors from developing countries than other IWA Publishing websites.
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Next Steps
XWiki Upgrade to XWiki Enterprise 3.1
New look
Improved groups
Improved reporting
Access to new
XWiki features :
- Office Preview
- Improved Wysiwyg
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Project Delivery
Teams
Project Phases
Key adoption factors
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Teams
Content Team : IWA
Technical Team : XWiki SAS
Main Contributors : IWA Experts (50)
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Project Phases
January 2009: Idea
March 2009: Project launched
June 2009: Solution Selection
June-Oct 2009: Iterative Development
October 2009 : Internal Beta Test
December 2009 : Public Launch targetting IWA Experts
August-Sept 2010 : Improvements launched
December 2010 : Extension to larger audience
Winter 2011 : V2 Development
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Key Adoption Factors
Start with relevant content to provide initial value
Make it easy to contribute (documentation)
Suggest how people should contribute
Dedicate a community manager
Regular contacts with the user base (inbound and outbound) both virtual and real
User driven regular improvements and technical team responsiveness
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Key Adoption Factors
Trafic volume: Articles Knowledge Base
Repeat visits: Networking features (Blog, Groups) and also Newsletter
Contributions: Community manager work and getting initial contributors to become ambassadors
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Thanks for your attention!
Any questions?
Contact us:[email protected]+33 1 45 42 40 90http://www.xwiki.com
David [email protected] IWA (IWA Publishing)