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Addendum 5: low base rate goal (CHF 1 approx 1 USD approx 1 EUR), annual increase up to 5%/year under discussion with links to draft open call and Annual Value Increase |
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| Under discussion, up to 5%/year (initial working hypothesis, draft [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open- | | Under discussion, up to 5%/year (initial working hypothesis, draft [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Progressive-Subscription-Increase|Open Call]]) | ||
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| Retroactive billing | | Retroactive billing | ||
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* '''Monthly:''' CHF 1.00 per month | * '''Monthly:''' CHF 1.00 per month | ||
* '''Annual:''' CHF 10.00 per year | * '''Annual:''' CHF 10.00 per year. Written in black and white: the annual rate covers 12 months at a reduced price. Paying a year in advance costs CHF 10 instead of the CHF 12 that 12 monthly payments of CHF 1 would total, a discount of CHF 2 (about 17%) for early annual payment. In practice, many scenarios could coexist: some users would cancel or suspend their subscription, some would add donations on top, some would obtain months of subscription in exchange for Karma tokens earned through contributions, and advantages for contributions are being considered. On average, the working assumption is therefore CHF 10 per user per year. New users would be encouraged from the start to take the annual subscription; the monthly option at CHF 1 is intended for cautious people who prefer to start small. | ||
* '''Annual value increase:''' a possible annual increase of the subscription amount, of up to 5% per year, is under discussion as an initial working hypothesis through a draft [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open- | * '''Annual value increase:''' a possible annual increase of the subscription amount, of up to 5% per year, is under discussion as an initial working hypothesis through a draft [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Progressive-Subscription-Increase|Open Call]] (not yet launched); no percentage is decided. A related but distinct question, a possible annual percentage increase on rewards, is under study at [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Annual Value Increase|Annual Value Increase]]. | ||
=== Why CHF 1/month? === | === Why CHF 1/month? === | ||
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# '''Rewards for the Early Supporters''' who believed in the project by supporting it at its riskiest stage. These [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] are tied to the deliverables of the first funding round: see [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Prototype-1-Deliverables|Prototype 1 Deliverables]]. | # '''Rewards for the Early Supporters''' who believed in the project by supporting it at its riskiest stage. These [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] are tied to the deliverables of the first funding round: see [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Prototype-1-Deliverables|Prototype 1 Deliverables]]. | ||
# '''Operating costs:''' servers, the coordination team and the committee. | # '''Operating costs:''' servers, the coordination team and the committee. | ||
# '''Awards (prizes) for the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open- | # '''Awards (prizes) for the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Calls]].''' A note on terminology: on WikiDeal, "rewards" designates the compensation of supporters under the funding model, while "awards" designates the prizes of the Open Calls. The two words are deliberately kept distinct. | ||
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== Scalability | == Scalability (illustrative, non-binding) == | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:0.88rem;" | {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:0.88rem;" | ||
|- style="background:#008080; color:#fff;" | |- style="background:#008080; color:#fff;" | ||
! style="text-align: center; padding: 8px;"| Users | ! style="text-align: center; padding: 8px;"| Users | ||
! style="text-align: center; padding: 8px;"| Annual Revenue (CHF) | ! style="text-align: center; padding: 8px;"| Annual Revenue (CHF) | ||
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| style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| 10,000 | | style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| 10,000 | ||
| style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| | | style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| 100,000 | ||
|- style="background:#f8f9fa;" | |- style="background:#f8f9fa;" | ||
| style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| 100,000 | | style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| 100,000 | ||
| style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| | | style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| 1,000,000 | ||
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| style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| 1,000,000 | | style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| 1,000,000 | ||
| style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| | | style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| 10,000,000 | ||
|- style="background:#f8f9fa;" | |- style="background:#f8f9fa;" | ||
| style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| | | style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| 10,000,000 | ||
| style="text-align: center; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #b2dfdf;"| 100,000,000 | |||
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These figures use the average working assumption of CHF 10 per user per year. They are an illustration of how revenue would scale with adoption, not a promise and not a commitment. | |||
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'''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Subscription-or-Membership|Subscription or Membership]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Main|Why Fund WikiDeal]] · Fund WikiDeal · Funding Contract · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Need-Driven Funding|Need-Driven Funding]] | '''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Subscription-or-Membership|Subscription or Membership]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Main|Why Fund WikiDeal]] · Fund WikiDeal · Funding Contract · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Need-Driven Funding|Need-Driven Funding]] | ||
💡 '''Improve this concept:''' submit a proposal via [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open- | 💡 '''Improve this concept:''' submit a proposal via [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Call]] | ||
[[Category:Migration June 2026]] | [[Category:Migration June 2026]] | ||
[[Category:Innovation]] | |||
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