China and Africa

At "Wikimedia market analysis" you will find sentences like "Supports community efforts to improve" and "Invest to accelerate growth". That match with the sentences in this letter: "We therefore plan to establish a temporary presence in priority countries" That could mean in my view South Korea (5%-7% of Internet users use Wikipedia, 50 Mio inhabitants, 125.000 articles). I suppose a good collaboration with other chapters in the region (Wikimedia Indonesia and Wikimedia Hong Kong) will help much.

In South Korea there are companies like Samsung (second-largest mobile phone maker) and LG (third-largest producer of mobile phones). I read that in South Korea the local phone makers are struggling because the iPhone is so strong. Maybe South Korea could be a test market for our mobile-strategy too? It is easier to transform a 100.000 article wikipedia into a one that looks good at a smartphone than the en:WP. And, if the creation of a new chapter fails, at least we would have more experience with mobile applications.