Kiwix/Plan 2019-2020

Here's our Annual plan for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.

Goals and Outcomes


Annual Plan FY19-20 topline goals	#1) Knowledge Equity - grow new contributors and content X #2) Knowledge as a Service - increase reach X #3) Knowledge as a Service/Foundational Strength - evolve our systems and structures How does this program affect the annual plan topline goal? Kiwix brings knowledge to people without free/broadband internet access (50% world population): it increases reach (in terms of readership) and is a tech solution.
Program Goal	We want to facilitate the distribution of content to people without reliable internet access, either directly or through third party organization. To do so, we will: continue to upgrade and maintain Kiwix/OpenZIM code, so that there is no interruption in our distribution channels; improve accessibility and value proposition for distributors and integrators.
Outcome 1	More people without internet access use Kiwix to access Wikimedia contents.
Outcome 2	Distributors and integrators can easily integrate Kiwix to their own programs and services. Increased number of Kiwix partners.

Targets

Outcome 1	Target 1	Measurement method	Baseline July 2019
People without internet access use Kiwix to access Wikimedia contents.	20% increase in number of individual, non institutional users of Kiwix.	Baseline/endline number of downloads and retained 30-day installers as measured by Google Play console. Baseline/endline number of downloads as measured by Kiwix servers.
	Target 2	Measurement method	Baseline
	Android 30 day retained installers exceeds 40%	Google Play Store stats
	Target 3
	90% of zims automatically updated on a monthly basis; 99% bimonthly	Publication date at D-30 and D-60.
Outcome 2	Target 4	Measurement method	Baseline
Distributors and integrators can reliably integrate Kiwix to their own programs and services.	Increase number of official partners to 10	An official partner or integrator has a signed distribution or integration agreement, or openly indicates that they are using Kiwix on their communication material.
	Target 5	Measurement method	Baseline
	30% increase in testing code coverage (kiwix-android, libzim, libkiwix, mwoffliner, zimfarm)	Measure of code coverage (published transparently once a night via codecov.io)
	Target 6	Measurement method	Baseline
	Implement KPI measurement system	Cross-platform and platform-specific are identified and implemented	n/a

Outputs

Outcome #1 : access
	Output 1
	Publish content strategy.
	Output 2
	Namespace parameter is removed from ZIM structure, which reduces dev time for new scrapers and maintenance costs overall.
	Output 3
	Release Kiwix Hotspot 3.0
Outcome #2 : distribution
	Output 4
	Online cardshop is launched and allows single users or distributors to pay for and generate their own hotspot-based content selection.
	Output 5
	Maintain professional development of key software solutions. Our core portfolio (zimwriterfs / zimtools / libzim / kiwix-lib / kiwix-tools, MediaWiki Offliner / Kiwix-desktop / Kiwix-Android / Kiwix-Hotspot) is maintained by contracted employees so as to have regular and reliable release dates.
	Output 6
	KPI and KPI dashboard are selected and implemented in order to help Kiwix and integrators/distributors to improve their offer to end users.

Dependencies

Please describe any dependencies that this program has on other teams/departments, external partners, etc. This will help leaders of relevant teams understand and plan for the dependency.

Volunteer developers to accelerate project speed
Google for GSoC selection and slot allocation.

Please summarize your other programs, outcomes, and goals in 200-300 words.

We will look into expanding the range of non-Wikimedia content so as to position Kiwix as a content platform rather than "Wikipedia offline".

Schedule

2019

Q1

50% grant payment Done
Define KPI collection strategy and dashboard structure Done
Roll out custom tiles in MWoffliner selections Done
Organize yearly community hackathon Done
Introduction of ZIM JS API Doing...
Introducing code Javascript coverage for MWoffliner Done
Introducing code C++ coverage in libzim, libkiwix Done
Introducing ZIM QA (automated) processes - zimcheck improvements Done

Q2

Publish content strategy Doing...
Reduce Android crash scenarios by 30% Done
Implement Android hotspot functionality Done
Implement KPI collection strategy and dashboard structure Done
Add ability to have no namespace in ZIM articles in libzim/zimwriterfs in order to optimize zim creation and scraper maintenance Doing...
Revamped kiwix-serve/library.kiwix.org landing environment Doing...
Google Code-In (November-January): Kiwix will select an intern to assist with the development and support of all work related to Google Code-in (as described at https://wiki.kiwix.org/wiki/Google_Code-in) Done

2020

Q3

50% remaining grant payment Done
Roll out namespace removal from zim files
Introduce zim-python binding Done
Kiwix-desktop 2.1 fixes Done
Introducing library manager in Kiwix MacOS Done
Release five new android custom apps based on content strategy Doing...

Q4

Kiwix Hotspot 3.0 release Doing...
Google Summer of Code: Kiwix will select two Google Summer of Code interns for a 3 month term to assist with Android coverage, UX implementation and any other tech or dev support required during the internship. Done
Maintain Mediawiki content update above 90% mo/mo Done
Optimise Python scrapers to write ZIM files on the fly Done
Measured code coverage increased by +30% for Kiwix-android & C++ repositories compared to Q1 Done
Kiwix-Android 4.0 release (incl. offline library hotspot feature) Done
Overall backlog on staff-supported OpenZIM/Kiwix repositories reduced by 20% vs. Q1 Done

Reporting

Monthly check-in with Jorge Vargas
Quarterly goals on-wiki
Participation in WMF quarterly check-ins
End-of-year / final report