허브
허브(Hubs)는 한개 이상의 위키미디어 운동 자원봉사 공동체를 지원하는 단위 조직의 이름입니다. 이것은 운동 전략 권고안의 하나의 이니셔티브입니다. 허브라는 아이디어는 권력을 공유하려는 목표에 부응하여 더 많은 의사 결정을 관련된 커뮤니티에 더 가깝게 이동시킵니다. 또한 위키미디어 재단에 중앙 집중화된 현재의 모델과 비교하여 지역 또는 테마 내에서 작업할 때 더 큰 효율성을 가져올 것으로 예상됩니다.
현재까지 허브에 대한 정의, 임무, 그리고 역활에 대한 명확한 설명은 없었습니다. 이것들은 곧 작성될 운동 헌장에서 정의될 예정입니다. 헌장의 초안이 곧 작성됨에 따라 이러한 역할과 책임은 현재 논의를 하고 있습니다. 연구, 토론 또는 계획을 진행 중인 허브 프로젝트 가능성도 있습니다.
허브는 지역(예: 중앙 동부 유럽) 및 주제(예: GLAM)로 만들어 집니다. 기존 내용의 개선, 가맹 단체간의 협업 또는 특정 목적을 위해 형성된 새로운 구조가 될 것입니다. 보조성 원칙에 따라 커뮤니티의 상황과 필요에 따라 나타날 것으로 예상됩니다.
Hubs are expected to fill several roles according to their needs, maturity, and resources. Possible roles include: legal support, resource allocation (grantmaking), capacity building, inter-group coordination, technology development, mentorship, evaluation services and more. Some roles (like grantmaking) may require the creation of legal entities. Other roles may be fulfilled by hubs that are not backed by a legal entity, and are entirely volunteer-based.
Regional hubs
Regional hubs focus on supporting specific regions, allowing contextualizing activities, tools, and information. The recommendation states that "If appropriately resourced, they will empower groups of affiliates to collaborate on capacity building, knowledge transfer, and coordination."
Thematic hubs
Thematic hubs focus on supporting global thematic areas. Thematic hubs are described in the Recommendation as "allow[ing] for specialization and work across the Movement, where shared objectives benefit from coordinated solutions". Thematic topics were also defined in earlier drafts as meaning "areas of expertise", some mentioned examples of which are "advocacy, capacity building, partnerships, research, etc.".
History
In June 2010, Iberocoop, Wikimedia's first regional collaborative, was established. In the years following, several more groups were created, such as the East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Regional Cooperation and Wikimedia Central and Eastern Europe, among others.
During the 2018-20 Strategy Process, proposals for regional and thematic hubs were put forward by both the Resource Allocation Working Group (see early draft recommendations for regional hubs: first draft, second draft; thematic hubs: 1, 2), and the Roles and Responsibilities Working Group (first proposed as part of the "Quotiel" model, see draft recommendation, which mentions inspiration from the existing regional collaborations).
The Advocacy and Capacity Building Working Groups developed draft recommendations for dedicated organizations for Advocacy and Capacity Building, respectively (see drafts, advocacy 1, 2, capacity building 1, 2); these were then integrated as examples of possible thematic hubs. The recommendations were revised in a third-iteration draft, before arriving at the final version in May 2020. The overall proposal, together with the rest of the strategy recommendations, was then approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.