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{{ExpertIntro|Open calls are organised in waves, each with global platform calls and marketplace calls. Wave 1 gathers four early-bird calls (URL structure, graphic charter, funding ecosystem, plus a marketplace tutorial), offering cash plus Rewards (no guarantee*). Wave 2 gathers draft calls still under discussion. Evaluation combines a public vote with an expert panel; AI transparency disclosure is mandatory.}}

 

 

* [[#evaluation-and-rewards|Evaluation and Rewards]]

 

 

Given the early culture of Wikipedia, the online participatory culture, and the importance of the [[wikipedia:Gift_economy|Gift Economy]], unpaid contributions are highly encouraged. Participants often contribute for the recognition and the pleasure of seeing a project deploy relevantly and with consensus. Financial rewards or Karma tokens are designed merely to "boost" or stimulate the process so it goes faster; they are not an absolute rule. In fact, some open calls may distribute no money at all. The primary driver remains the gift to the common good.

* '''Facilitator''': Acts as the executive secretariat. This is a highly skilled expert in forum discussion management who accompanies the call from A to Z: design, communication, managing comments and reviews, overseeing the reward attribution process, and monitoring the implementation of selected projects.

# '''Initial Reward Attribution''': Usually, 50% of the promised sum is awarded immediately upon selection.

Open calls are organised in '''waves''', and each wave has '''two parts''': the calls that concern '''WikiDeal as a global platform''' (structure, identity, management), and the calls that concern '''specific marketplaces'''. Wave 1 gathers the four '''early bird''' calls, the pilot experience calls, also called open calls '''for pioneers''': they are launched before the steering committee is formed, and they are especially open to Wiki experts (experts in Wiki design and use). Their informal launch is planned for '''21 July 2026''', the opening day of [https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026:Wikimania Wikimania 2026] in Paris, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia. Wave 2 gathers draft calls that are still under discussion: they are listed below, and the list itself is intended to evolve.

! Open call !! Wave !! Status !! Deadline !! Rewards

| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:URL-Structure|URL naming and general structure]] || 1 || Launched || No deadline: open until a first simple version has been adopted || CHF 1,000 in direct cash + CHF 10,000 in [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee*)

| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Graphic-Charter|Graphic charter]] || 1 || Launched || No deadline: open until a first simple version has been adopted || CHF 1,000 in direct cash + CHF 10,000 in [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee*)

| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Funding-Ecosystem-Development|Funding ecosystem development (software developers)]] || 1 || Launched || None announced: open until a provider is selected and mandated || US$ 1,000 in direct cash + 30,000 in [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee*), indicative, for about 100 hours

! Open call !! Wave !! Status !! Deadline !! Rewards

| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Tutorial-Small-Loans|Spectacular tutorial on small loans between family, friends and neighbours]] || 1 || Launched || 21 December 2026 (competitive: a single proposal is selected) || CHF 1,000 in direct cash + CHF 10,000 in [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee*)

Wave 2 calls are drafts under construction. They have not been launched yet. We have moved the full list of these draft calls to a dedicated page so they don't mix with active calls.

The steering committee intends to meet periodically, review all the ideas posted, and attribute the rewards. For each call, the rewards are intended to be distributed across several people: contributors who bring complementary ideas, who comment on the proposals of others, and who help each other. The calls are not a cold competition where one person wins and the others lose. The goal is to have several winners, because they helped each other.

* Not every call is monetised. Some calls may start with no money distribution at all: only [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee*), or even no reward of any kind. Contributing without claiming any reward is always possible: the reward is one possible motivation among others, never an exclusive one. What matters is to make a project live together, to let a community emerge, and to answer societal challenges linked to the founding research question, [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:Founding Question|"Can users own, run and sustain a global marketplace?"]].

| Rewards

| Direct cash and [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee*)

| Karma token rewards

Open Call proposals fall into two categories. '''Improvement proposals''' take the current Prototype 1 model as a given and propose enhancements: a better formula for distributing [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee*), a new mechanism for onboarding [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|User Groups]], an improved arbitration process. '''Substitution proposals''' challenge one or more elements of Prototype 1 and propose replacements: an alternative [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding Curve|bonding curve]] formula, a different governance structure, a new approach to Commission calculation. Proposals that entirely abandon the WikiDeal model are out of scope; the Open Calls are about improving and diversifying, not about starting over.

During the evaluation, the Commission assesses the '''degree of completeness''' (degré de finitude) of a proposal. Is it fully mature, or does it need further refinement? Participants can work alone, form groups, or combine their strengths (e.g., one group brings an unfinished idea, another brings the skills to finalize and implement it) and share the reward. Depending on the call, the expectations may range from a simple concept to a fully operational deployment, covering all or part of the typical CDIEM cycle (Conception, Design, Implementation, Evaluation, Maintenance).

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== Evaluation and Rewards ==

Rewards can combine several complementary forms: direct cash payments, [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee*), which represent a conditional claim on future subscription revenue, and [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Karma-Tokens|Karma tokens]], which can be exchanged for services within the WikiDeal ecosystem. See [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] for the full picture. For each call, a specific prize is attributed depending on the available funds, the importance, the urgency, and the complexity of the challenge. There may be multiple winners in a cycle, a main prize and a complementary prize, to recognise proposals that work well together. The Open Calls are designed to remain genuinely community-driven, with evaluation guided by public vote and independent expert review.

 

Maturity Scores are specifically designed to evaluate the communities managing the different topics, known as '''[[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|User Groups]]'''. Open Call resources are allocated based on these scores: the higher a User Group's Maturity Score, the fewer Open Call resources it receives, because mature communities are largely self-sustaining. Conversely, early-stage groups receive maximum Open Call attention and rewards to help them grow.