WikiSocium is a proposed online platform to provide solutions to social problems through a wiki-style collection of step-by-step instructions. It aims to create a knowledge base of answers to "what can I do?" questions on issues like housing, utilities, roads, consumer rights and law. The platform would make social engagement as simple and convenient as possible to motivate more people and allow the knowledge base to grow through wiki mechanisms. It faces challenges in developing functionality, usability, and virality to become a scalable solution. The founders are seeking sponsorship to develop a full-featured version over the next 6 months at an estimated cost of 1.5 million rubles.

1. WikiSocium
www.wikisocium.ru
Civil society projects
Daniel Kanevskiy

2. About…
WikiSocium: a construction tool and a scalable
collection of step-by-step instructions for the actual
social problems: housing and public
utility, roads, consumer’s rights, law and order, etc.
Current stage:
• Completed conceptual design and development plan
• Gathered a team of 8 people working on a voluntary
basis
• Collaboration with experts on 11 cases in progress
• Functional prototype’ development being finished

3. Goals and objectives
• To create a collection of “what can I do?” answers for
a variety of actual social problems
• To make the social activity as simple and
convenient, as possible
• To motivate more people towards social activization
• To provide the mechanisms of the knowledge base
growth

4. Analogues
Project Functionality Drawbacks
РосЯма Neat and simple solution for the road Developed for one problem, non-
(rosyama.ru) pits problem scalable
ДомДворДороги Description of the solution for three Text description only, no
(domdvordorogi.ru) problems: in-house, courtyard and road interactive tools and statistics. No
pits motivation for growth
Куда-Кому Claims generation for a variety of social No statistics, focus on claims only
(kuda-komu.net) problems instead of answering “what to do?”
questions
WikiHow.com Well categorized wiki pages with how- No social focus, texts only, no
tos, great community involvement tools statistics

5. Ways of commercialization
The project is non-commercial, monetization is
considered in distant perspective only
• Advertising for social-oriented businesses
• Paid consultations site
• Commercial projects based on the engine being
developed (“wiki-wizards”)

6. Scalability
• Content: unlimited collection + categorization + full-text search
+ wiki-mechanisms for user-driven collection growth
• Management: the objective is to implement the wikipedia
“self-government” mechanisms and principles
• Load: using node.js, planning heavy refactoring of the prototype

7. Virality
• It works!
Actual problems’ solutions, supplemented with the usage
statistics and practice
• Simple and convenient!
Oriented on maximal simplicity, user-friendly UI and automation
• Interesting!
Activity maps, stories, comments, social networks integration

8. Promotion opportunities
• Top-bloggers
The site responds to the internet community needs
• Independent media
Actual topic: constructive canalisation of the protest moods
• Civil activists communities
Early adopters and potential beta-testers
• Experts: lawyers, journalists, politicians
Authors or sponsors of the solutions, building reputation or
attracting attention

9. 6+ months costs
Stage Work content Timing Costs
Prototype Finishing the basic mechanisms and 2 months 200 th. roub.
(«It works») design, providing solutions for 10
cases
Version 1.0 Server infrastructure, UI friendliness, 4 months 800 th. roub.
(«Interesting» + activity maps, stories, social
«Convenient») networks integration, expert services,
mobile applications
Version 2.0 Solution construction tool, wiki 3 months 500 th. roub.
mechanisms
(«Wiki»)
* Calculated assuming the creation of the professional development
team, but free hosting and voluntary content management

10. Help needed
• Sponsorship/investment in the development of the
full-functional version
• Consulting in the project development management
• Participation in the promotion
• Participation in the creation of the experts community

11. The team and contacts
feedback@wikisocium.ru
dukanevskiy@gmail.com
+7 (910) 432-91-15