Superpedia
Encyclopedia
Superpedia is an Indonesian education dictionary and encyclopedia. Initiated by Rumah Ilmu Indonesia Foundation. Started at 19 October 2008.
This encyclopedia runs on MediaWiki
software. At end of January 2010, the number of articles reach 30,000 entries and growing fast. At end of January 2011, the number of articles reach almost 70,000 with almost 110,000 pages. It is predicted to be a largest Indonesia collaborative education dictionary.
This encyclopedia arranges the main page with educational categories, like biology, physics and mathematics. Written in Bahasa Indonesia. Like other collaborative encyclopedias, it is free to access.
With some Indonesian education activist from school and non government organization, Superpedia trains Indonesian educators to use Superpedia with other open source
software.
The scheme of Superpedia development was released on 2009.
On 1 October 2010 Superpedia was moved to Rumah Ilmu Indonesia local server at Bandung
, West Java, Indonesia. It has been tested at new URL address at http://rumahilmu.org/superpedia and then moved to http://superpedia.rumahilmu.or.id.
This encyclopedia runs on MediaWiki
MediaWiki
MediaWiki is a popular free web-based wiki software application. Developed by the Wikimedia Foundation, it is used to run all of its projects, including Wikipedia, Wiktionary and Wikinews. Numerous other wikis around the world also use it to power their websites...
software. At end of January 2010, the number of articles reach 30,000 entries and growing fast. At end of January 2011, the number of articles reach almost 70,000 with almost 110,000 pages. It is predicted to be a largest Indonesia collaborative education dictionary.
This encyclopedia arranges the main page with educational categories, like biology, physics and mathematics. Written in Bahasa Indonesia. Like other collaborative encyclopedias, it is free to access.
Project background and socialization
Superpedia project was created to ameliorate the digital literacy gap on Indonesia. From 230 million of its population, the internet can be accessed only about 20 million people. The availability of digital dictionary and encyclopedia is expected to help teachers to improve their knowledge. To solve this problem, Superpedia is also distributed freely on CD and DVD.With some Indonesian education activist from school and non government organization, Superpedia trains Indonesian educators to use Superpedia with other open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
software.
Development scheme
Superpedia is designed to include a variety of Indonesia local content, such as Indonesian local languages, including, for example, Sundanese and Javanese.The scheme of Superpedia development was released on 2009.
On 1 October 2010 Superpedia was moved to Rumah Ilmu Indonesia local server at Bandung
Bandung
Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
, West Java, Indonesia. It has been tested at new URL address at http://rumahilmu.org/superpedia and then moved to http://superpedia.rumahilmu.or.id.
Donation and sponsorship
Because Superpedia is a non profit project, it depends on mainly on donations from users. In Early 2010, PT. Intel Indonesia became the first company to support Superpedia.Awards
- Bronze Category, Internet Sehat Blog & Content Awards (Indonesian ICT Watch) for week four, March 2010
- Silver Category, Intenet Sehat Blog & Content Awards (Indonesian ICT Watch) for week two, April 2010 edition