experiences in bridging the digital divide onno w. purbo [email protected] a common indonesian
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Disclaimer .. I am a trained Engineer, not an
economist, nor a regulator, nor a social scientist
I tend to simplify things & may be wrong Some thought may be too extreme Consider this as an on going research
work
Acknowledgment .. Thank you to my friends Basuki
Suhardiman, Donny BU, Bona, Donny, Adi, Noor, Heru Nugroho, Judith, etc .. Who _voluntarily_ work hard to help the community.
The Experiences .. It is a long 10+ years process
Not instant
It is a self-finance process Not much support from the
Government No World Bank Funding No IMF Funding
Indonesia 1993 Internet Users Few Cybercafe None Schools on Internet None ICT books Few ICT Magazine Few
10+ Years Later, Today .. 7.5+ Million Indonesian Internet Users 5000+ WiFi outdoor installations 2000+ CyberCafes 1500+ schools on the Internet 1000+ Community Radio 20+ ICT Magazines Hundreds ICT Books Title Hundreds Local ICT Authors
Who Done It? Mostly community based ..
Not much gov’t funding & support No World Bank, no IMF funding Mostly self-finance
Basic Strategies .. Consumer Producer Supply driven Demand driven Operator Based Community Based
Rely heavily on People’s Power. Informal Education Process is KEY
Principal Strategy Create A People’s Movement
To Create Community Based Telecommunication Infrastructure.
Provide Knowledge To People for Free whenever possible.
Not much gov’t funding & support No World Bank, no IMF funding Mostly self-finance
Keywords for Success Education! Education! Education .. Encourage knowledge producer Knowledge Sharing
To Make Things Difficult No Money, Self-Finance .. Sustainable Process Bottom up Community based Development
Publish ~40 Books ..
Education is Key!
Used Equipments
Children Happy …
We do more .. Run free talks on Internet at schools Facilitate Open Source Communities Currently 1500+ schools on Internet
24.000+ high schools in Indonesia Mostly Self-Finance
Some support Vocational School Director MoE Investment US$2000-US$4000/school 50 cents/student/month – RoI ~1 Year Movement WiFi City WAN for School in 20 Cities.
Million Indonesian Future Generation ICT Literate Self-Finance
Community Based Infrastructure
Major Technologies WiFi – for outdoor usage! VoIP Neighborhood Network Open Source Development
Platform
OutdoorWiFi
Impact Unlicensing WiFi Band One (1) million to 17.8 million WiFi based
Internet users. Rp. 1 Billion/year to Rp. 21 Billion/year ISP tax. Rp. 7 Billion/year to Rp. 128 Billion/year VAT. Rp. 18 Billion to Rp. 600 Billion investment tax. 50.000 units to 2 million unit computers. 5.5000 units to 130.000 units ISM band
equipment. Justify an industrial migration from antenna and
tower manufacturing to ISM band equipment manufacturing at US$4.5 million value.
VoIP
NeighborhoodNetwork
Stories Behind The Screen .. “Jihad” for
Community Based ICT Infrastructure
Low Cost & User Friendly Equipments From People By People For People
The Catch … A need A “Leader”
The one who Has the vision Knows the way Shows the way Goes the way
It’s not easy to find one …..
Thank You Knowledge is power, Share It, It’ll
Multiply. You‘ll see the real power of Knowledge.
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