how to establish broadband markets in rural areas
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How to establish broadband markets
in rural areas
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Tanzania ICT4RD Project(Costech, DIT, KTH)
Population (2002- census)
Mara=1,369,000
Bunda=260,000
Serengeti=177,000
Coast = 900,000
B’moyo=230,000
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Broadband vs Internetlocal versus international connectivity
Local content exists! Administration: Budgeting, economic control,
district-schools-healthcare units Education: In-service teacher training curricula Healthcare: Sentinel surveillance, remote
consultations, patient records Static part of Internet on local cache server Narrowband Internet connection to reach the
dynamic information in the world
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Enabling factors
• National policies related to ICT (relevant ministries)
• Telecom regulations (Independent regulator)
• Other legal issues: Joint facilities and their management, right of way
• Availability of infrastructure: National backbone, access networks, last/first mile
• Human resources – Education and training, Supply chain – distribution and maintenance
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Enabling factors cont..
• ICT Awareness
– ICT as an Enabler, ICT is cross cutting, etc
• Political will
– Support the adoption of ICT in their Communities
• Institutional mechanisms
– Involving all players in the community
– A platform to facilitate local participation
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Market actors
• Producers
– maximize profit under the market constraints
– Service providers, network providers, infrastructure owners
– Supply chain: equipment distribution, deployment, maintenance
• Consumers/Consumer agents
– maximize the quality/cost ratio
• Policy and regulations
– Policy makers generate legislation
– Regulators arbitrate and balance between market actors and society interests
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Getting Started
Market sizes Dar - Bunda – Nata, Stockholm – Jokkmokk – Tarfala
Who will deploy the last/first mile connectivity Commercial interest?
• Request For Tenders! What is in it for the districts ? If no one else, it will have to be left to local entrepreneurs,
NGOs, interested community members
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Economic considerations
• Facilitating investments
– Public sector services constitute 30-40% of traffic volumes in developed countries and substantially more in developing countries
– Initial focus on Local administration, Education and Healthcare
• Operating costs
– Turn all stones to find paying customers, both public and private
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ICT4RD Coverage
Serengeti Pilot 1GE Bunda-Nata-Mugumu 2 District Councils, 2PHCs, 2Dhs, 2Schools, 1TTC,.. Private individuals Local ownership
Wami pilot 1GE Chalinze-Lugoba-Wami-Miono 2 Schools, 3PHCs,ICT Center Local ownership*
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Serengeti Pilot
Diagram here
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Wami Pilot
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Local Govt Involvement
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Different Business models
• PPP– Private include both consumers and producers!!
• Private Supported Individuals
• Cooperatives
• Government subsidized
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Challenges
Political
Operational
Rural
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Operational Challenges
Maintenance
Lack of Qualified Technical Staff
ICT devices not available in rural
Proper working environment
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Political Challenges
Government readiness to support
Misunderstanding of the PPP
Rigidness of LG to cooperate
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Rural - ChallengesAvailability and reliability of power supply
Rural
Low purchasing power
Low density
Computer illiteracy
Etc..
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Conclusions
• ICT makes a difference
• Leadership and ownership
• Use emerging technologies
• Outline of the rest of the day