hitch - national e-agriculture conference slides (short)
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Power in community…
FIRST PLACE WINNER:PCH HARDWARE HACKATHON
KITCHENER-WATERLOO JUNE 2015
By: Uche Onuora Steve Veerman
Using the National E-Agriculture Web Portal (NEAWP)
to revolutionize Agriculture in Nigeria
via:
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OUR FOCUS
WHAT? NATIONAL E-AGRICULTURE WEB PORTAL
Content
Services
Applications
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OUR PURPOSE
WHY? CONNECTING THE UN/UNDERSERVED TO SUSTAINABLE BROADBAND
Solving access to capacity & information Delivering Broadband to “the many who need the most”
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FACTORS OF ADOPTION
Availability
Affordability
Accessibility
Broadband user adoption check-list
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DECISION TREE
Availability
Coverage?
Affordability
Inexpensive?
YES
YES
YES
| NO
| NO
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Success
Accessibility
Intuitive?
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HITCH OVERVIEW VIDEO
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HITCH Access Model
● Peer-to-Peer connections limits/removes ISP dependency
● Storage (for content caching & sharing); solar/battery power (for grid or off-grid operation); & processing (to build open platform)
● Ability to operate in isolation (content server)
● 70% of users (launch market) expressed ISP dissatisfaction
● Broadband is significantly price elasticwww.tryhitch.com
SOLUTION
Current Internet Access Model
HITCH Access Model
SOLVING THE LAST MILE
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Solar & Battery-powered Smart WiFi Routers
Communal accessing, caching, and sharing NEAWP educational videos & other Internet content
Power in community, one mesh at a time…
OUR GOAL
Farmers & Support Workers
NEAWP Content
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THE TEAM
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TechnologyExperienced Software Engineer & University of Waterloo, Canada MBET 2016
OperationsCompetent
entrepreneur + executive management
professional & University of Liverpool,
UK MBA 2012
BusinessDevelopmentSerial ICT4D entrepreneur & University of Waterloo, Canada MBET 2016
Content Management
Experienced Multimedia
Professional + Web/Social Media
Designer & Morgan State University, USA
Industrial Engineer
Steve Veerman Uche Onuora
Fanen Ikya Claude Jeremiah
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OUR TRACTION SO FAR
Proposed pilot starting First Quarter of 2017
Pilot will deliver video-driven E-Agriculture content to at least 1,000 Nigerian farmers, extension agents, etc.
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CONCLUSION
● R&D facilities in Conrad Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship, & Technology at University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
● Finalizing MVP with test deployment; pilot launch by Q1 2017
Contact: Uche OnuoraPhone: +1-226-751-5015Email: [email protected]
Please See HITCH Overview Video at: https://youtu.be/SvApTyPiLRk
@HITCHStream | https://www.facebook.com/HITCHStream/
Canada: Accelerator Centre – Suite 13295 Hagey Boulevard, Waterloo, ON N2L6R5
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