(sorry, this came off a bit too sharp :) Thanks for all the input, anything is better than nothing of course!)
2013/4/8 Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> > However, those numbers are not exactly what I'm looking for. I do not want > to know what it would be worth as a company, or how much people are willing > to pay for it. But how big is the impact? How much positive value does > Wikipedia add to the world economy? I hope this number is significantly > higher than what people would be willing to donate (although it would give > a far low minimum). > > > 2013/4/8 Anders Wennersten <m...@anderswennersten.se> > >> In preparation of the strategic planning a few years ago, we at the Audi >> committee made some calculation to estimate the theoretical potential of >> donation from different perspectives, like what other NGO got. >> >> We then come to the standpoint that the potential was several times that >> of 2009-2010 donations. We have now already doubled that amount, and >> perhaps we are getting closer to the theoretical potential, but this gives >> the estimate of a potential donation of something between 50-200 MUSD. And >> the benefit must surely be a few times of the potential donations, So a >> rough estimate of benefit based on this reasoning would be in the magnitude >> of 100-500 MUSD/year >> Anders >> >> >> Andrew Gray skrev 2013-04-08 14:36: >> >> The Economist had an estimate recently: >>> >>> http://www.economist.com/news/**finance-and-economics/** >>> 21573091-how-quantify-gains-**internet-has-brought-** >>> consumers-net-benefits<http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21573091-how-quantify-gains-internet-has-brought-consumers-net-benefits> >>> http://www.economist.com/**blogs/freeexchange/2013/03/**technology-2<http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2013/03/technology-2> >>> >>> - of approximately $50m "value" to readers. It's a pretty vague >>> estimate, but it's an interesting start. >>> >>> Andrew. >>> >>> On 8 April 2013 13:28, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Last weekend we had a discussion about how to 'sell' the importance of >>>> Wikipedia to economics-focused people (a.k.a. politicians etc), and the >>>> question came up on how much Wikipedia contributes to the global >>>> economy. >>>> Many people access it daily, and the information they get from that >>>> might >>>> help them to run businesses, be more efficient etc. Third world >>>> countries >>>> (and maybe even the rest of the world) might have better educated people >>>> thanks to Wikipedia, which might make better and more efficient workers, >>>> higher literacy and cheaper university educations. >>>> >>>> Has there been any scientific (or other) research on the effect >>>> Wikipedia >>>> has (or had) on the world economy, or even the economy of a specific >>>> country/region? There are some numbers what Wikipedia would be 'worth' >>>> if >>>> it were a commercial company, but that is not what I'm looking for. >>>> What is >>>> Wikipedia worth to society, the way it currently runs. >>>> >>>> Alternatively, are there similar studies to other knowledge >>>> compendiums, or >>>> even 'the internet'? >>>> >>>> Thanks for any pointers! >>>> >>>> Lodewijk >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> Wikimedia-l mailing list >>>> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.**org <Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >>>> Unsubscribe: >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.**org <Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >> Unsubscribe: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l> >> > > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l