occam®2009 occam. mission of occam to provide ict services for sustainable development
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occam®2009
OCCAM
Mission of OCCAM
TO PROVIDE ICT SERVICES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Platform of e-services for development
OCCAM, as per the mandate given by the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development, will lead the Community of Expertise “e-services for development” for the creation and delivery of ad hoc e-services for the communities involved in collaboration with the local Government.
The matrix of communities’ good governance
community
schoolhospital
A.Lorenzetti, Allegory of the Effects of Good Governance, Siena, 1338-40
occam®2009
Wireless infrastructure for
“Telematic Meeting Place”& Internet Cafe
Broad Band Backbone
SATELLITE CONNECTION CENTRE Knowledge & Services
Repository
SATELLITE CONNECTION CENTRE Knowledge & Services
Repository
ICT Village: General picture
Internet UserInternet User
Nomadic UserNomadic User
3G User3G User
Health CentreHealth Centre
Education CentreEducation Centre
Activities within UNPPA
Old town
Education Center
Health Center
Access Center
ES - Elementary SchoolES - Elementary SchoolHP - Health PresidiumHP - Health Presidium
CC - Communitarian CentreCC - Communitarian Centre
ICT Village Sambaina - Madagascar
Sambaina : goals achieved
850 students trained
1 doctor + 1 midwife + training of other 85 for national needs
200 adults trained
Expected outcomes
Local level
2006** 2012
Internet Access
/ 1000 habitants5.4 20
Electric power
for habitant50 Kwh 100kwh
Human poverty
index36.3% 26%
Illiteracy 29.3% 10%
Infant mortality
rate / 1000
live births
74 30
Computer
/ 1000 habitants5.5 20
Bridging the digital divide; Decreasing rate of neonatal mortality; Improvement of educational levels; Increasing rate of wages ;
Creation of certificated networks for E-services involved in educational and health purposes;
New markets opportunities;
The history so far Infopoverty Seminar @ PrepCom1 in Hammamet –
establishment of the Advisory Board Infopoverty Seminar @ WSIS 2005 – Certification Fact finding missions in Madagascar in 2005 Infopoverty World Conference 2006 – the Conference approved
the decision to realize the project In June 2006 Sambaina nominated first Millennium
Village in Africa September 2006 end refurbishing February 2007 participation of a delegation of Madagascar to
the Infopoverty Exhibition and signing of MoU between Skylogic and OCCAM for the free provision of broadband connectivity
September 2007 Mission to implement the telemedicine aspect of the project
January 2008 Mission for the implementation of the connectivity step and scale up
July 2008 provision of broadband connectivity
Working methodology
Inclusion in the UN Public Private Alliance for Rural Development
Cooperation among stakeholders rather than competition
Involvement of international organizations of the UN System and others, regarded both as partners and end-users of the services
Creation of new products and services fit to the needs of disadvantaged communities.
The above items will lead to the desired critical mass and to the creation of a broadband platform that will also serve as basic infrastructure for emerging countries
What we provide:
A new generation of e-services: Satellite Platform (broadband connectivity) E-health (primary ultrasound) E-learning E-governance E-phytopathology & parasitology E-veterinary Other services provided:
Water resources Renewable energy
Satellite Platform of E-services
Connectivity
The first step for the realisation of the project is connectivity, trough: Teleport completely equipped with bi-directional
broadband connectivity Hub DVB-RCS for the internet Hub management Data Centre for housing in order to guarantee
business continuity and disaster recovery Ubiquitous web (GSM, GPRS, UMTS,
Wlan-BAM/Pan) Operational centre with network management Platform for the WIFI distribution Platform for mobile telephones
WIMAX distribution During 2007 the iXem Labs of Politecnico di Torino, developed an
extremely low cost method for the realization of long distance (MultiKiloMetric) point to point telecommunication infrastructures by use of wireless technology. The method was based on the use of commercial IEEE 802.11a/h radios controlled by means of an open source firmware. To demonstrate the reliability of the solution, a network consisting of several links with relative distance ranging from 10 to 300 kilometres, was released, optimized and tested.
Experimental results show excellent performance and stability showing that this solution can be extensively, reliably and efficiently applied, to provide internet connectivity, telemedicine, health assistance and distant learning in poor regions, remote villages.
For the purpose of the research the transmitters were designed using commercial low cost or recycled components and assembled using medium-performance PCs or micro-PC motherboards.
Motherboards and power supplies were inserted in cases appropriately designed to favour energy dissipation and circuit protection. As a matter of fact these components can be found at very low costs, compared to the investment needed for a standard backhaul radio (down to 1/1000).
E-health: Medical Consultation 24h/24h; Telepathology; Cardio-surgery; Ophthalmology Echography in emergency context and primary
healthcare (specially for neo-nathology and puerperal treatments);
Medical analysis support Local staff updating Support for HIV/AIDS Information campaigns Primary ultrasound
Primary ultrasound WINFOCUS, in partnership with OCCAM is designing and
implementing pilot projects to incorporate Primary Ultrasound into Primary Health Care remote access-points, with integration with other technologies, to secure minimal appropriate, sustainable and effective technology packages for striking poverty, disease and isolation. Such pilot projects could become virtuous paradigms to be replied worldwide, with the involvement and the investment of International institutions and agencies, in order to secure health for all.
The first initiative is ongoing in Sambaina, Madagascar, where OCCAM is leading the ICT Village initiative, where the community has been provided with satellite connectivity, used to promote distance learning of ultrasound techniques, as well as other telemedicine applications, following the training of more than 80 medical doctors, midwives and nurses carried out in 2008.
Among the several arising applications of point-of-care ultrasound in critical scenarios, “Primary ultrasound” promises to be an extraordinary tool in order to impact the huge death toll of mothers and children affecting largest communities, throughout the poorly developed rural and suburban areas.
E-Learning Interactive Teaching in primary, middle
and high schools Interactive teaching for professional
starting workers in activities related to agriculture, farming and crafts
Computer courses for adults Updating courses for the teaching staff Trainers’ training
E-Governance Digitalization of the register office Real estate and land tenure land register
with satellite support Basic services for the delivery of online
documents Microcredit Incubator for new enterprises
E-governance Agreement with local government for the satellite
mapping of selected areas. Agreement with satellite providers for the mapping
of the areas, with a clear indication on the quality and size of maps and security measures.
Training of local staff from the Ministry of Interiors, Register Office and Cadastre to use innovative tools and digitalization.
Individuation of a pilot area where to start the mapping and then the land detection also using Galileo applications for a specific indication of the borders of the plot of land.
Distribution in the pilot area of the land certificate and ID certificates.
Feed-back from all stakeholders and scale up, with the possibility to include other services such as land fertility and hydro-geological conditions sat detection.
E-phytopathology
Satellite connectionthrough OCCAM
and EutelsatCentre of action: SAMBAINA, Madagascar, “the millennium village”
Centre of decision: the e-phytopatology and parasitology Centre at DiPSA – Milan, Italy
E-phytopathology To reduce poverty and isolation of
rural community through ICT To provide qualified answers to
problems related to crop and food protection against pests and diseases
To constitute the embrio of a local extension service for agriculture
To contribute to secure sustainable food and prosperity for all
E-veterinary
Similar to human telemedicine: it send medical data, images, pictures and video
Sistem created by the Veterinary Faculty of Milan University
Medical standard support
The Infopoverty Programme for the MDGsWe have to bear in mind that only sustainable development
can grant real eradication of poverty, thus it is crucial to move from humanitarian aids to investments for development, creating new markets and job opportunities in developing countries.
In order to do so, 4 main areas of action: Clear individuation of the needs of population in
developing countries Broadband platform, to support ongoing initiatives in
disadvantaged communities, delivering adequate services
Services have to be reliable, fit to the needs of the communities and need the continuous feedback from all stakeholders
Research and Development has to focus on new products, bearing in mind the “Fortune at the bottom of the pyramid” approach.
The Infopoverty Programme for the MDGs
Bearing in mind that Goal N.1 of the Millennium Declaration is to eradicate extreme poverty, the Infopoverty Programme has put at the core of its activity this objective, in an approach that also tries to achieve the self-sustainability of the projects.
ICT can also grant adequate services for education and health, and in our multi-faceted approach, the Infopoverty Programme has also led to the creation of 2 more institutions, the Safe Water Institute and the Fish Farming Institute that will further contribute to the achievement of the MDGs.
The Infopoverty Programme for the MDGs
Benefits:
Populations will directly benefit from the current digital revolution, reaping this great opportunity of development as it happened in Europe with the Industrial Revolution: job creation, start-ups of SME, etc will generate a virtuous circle leading to economic growth.
International organizations will have more adequate tools to support development in emerging countries.
Donors will be able to control the way money is spent and projects are carried out
The ICT sector will open new markets and diversify its products
Community of Expertise
Satellite platformESA
EutelsatSkylogic
Civil SocietyCICT-UNESCO
COPEAMAVSIASVI
Monserrate
Center of excellenceParco tech. Lodi
Unimpresa
E-learningHoloEurope
Infopoverty inst.Politecnico Mi.
TelemedicineWinfocusITALTBSTELBIOS
E-governanceE-content
AwardFormit
Clean EnergyPianeta
Safe WaterWaterB2B
MMEcoMec
Ville villageLodi
Novara
