financially sustainable digital divide bridge onno w. purbo [email protected]
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Disclaimer .. I may be wrong Some thought may be too extreme Consider this as an on going
research work
More References http://www.apjii.or.id/onno/ http://onno.vlsm.org http://www.bogor.net/idkf/
Way of Thinking .. Focus on Self-finance Sustainable
Access (Infrastructure). Applications may run on top of it.
Aim for highest impact at lowest possible overhead if possible self-finance sustainable processes.
RebelNet Architecture
Two (2) Main Technologies WiFi – for outdoor usage! VoIP
Main Features “Low Cost”
US$150-200 / WiFi node. US$10-50 / phone line (depending
conf.) Operating cost US$400/16-60 line/
month Many Open Source
Main Problems Outdoor WiFi (Fixed Wireless)
creating a lot of regulatory breach. Operator Licensing issues. Frequency issues.
VoIP (Internet Telephony) Create corporate voice telephony
extranet bypass most corporate traffics via VoIP Problems for Telco & Gov’t!!
Major Approaches Government Grass Root Movement
Government Path Key Success
Attitude, Quality, Culture – human resource.
Paradigm Shift? Old
Technology Expensive Specialized Skilled
Licensed from Gov’t Invest by Investors Build by Vendor etc Run by Operator For user
Future? …
Technology Cheaper Technology Friendly
From the people People Invest People build Run by People For People
Major Obstacle .. Old paradigm in regulatory
framework, i.e., only a licensed operator can run the network.
No room for community based infrastructure.
Government Major Approaches Set Vision; Do Assessment; Get
Loan; Deploy Pilot or Write Policy Paper. People get nothing …
Licensing Services People have to pay the government ..
Implanted Divide .. Operatorsvs. users. Investors vs. users. Haves vs. the have not. one close to regulator vs. common
people. one close to operator vs. common
people. one close to political leaders vs. common
people.
Some problems in licensing .. Distortion in licensing processes. Homebrew equipment type approval. No room for infrastructure that build,
run, operate, and for communities. Frequency is commodity.
The bottom line is “money talk”.
Grass Root Movement
Consequences .. 4+ Million Indonesian Internet Users 2500+ WiFi outdoor installations 2000+ CyberCafes 1500+ schools on the Internet
Not much gov’t funding & support No World Bank, IMF funding Mostly self-finance
Grass Root Key Success
Ability To Read English Supply Created-by-Demand
Society’s level of education Access to ICT skills / knowledge for
ICT professionals
Demand Creation Awareness Demand Creation Business Opportunity Pressure on Regulation
Create Supporting Structure Encourage Student
ICT Knowledge Producer
Mailing Lists Tacit Knowledge Distributor
Publications in magazine, books, VCD.
Self-finance and self-propelled.
Community broadcasting for rural / village areas.
Surfing
Publish
Packaging Disseminate
Feed Back
Access For Int’l Bodies Regulatory reform
Keep in mind a shift in technology paradigm Careful with distortion in operational practice
Supporting Grass Root Movement Aim for sustainable knowledge cycle for high
impact. Aim for self-finance & sustainable path.