“ Satellite Internet Project for Afghan High Schools”

1. “Satellite Internet Project for Afghan High Schools” BHN Association

2. The introduction of BHN • Established BHN association in 1992 • Humanitarian Aid utilizing Telecommunication • Refugees and disaster rescue utilizing Telecommunication • Educating Telecommunication Staff in developing countries

3. Organizations outline．

4. Supporting Developing Countries • Improving Telecommunication Infrastructure • Improving In-Hospital Telephone System • Constructing Telecommunication Network between Hospitals • Installing Telemedicine System

5. Project history • Improving Telecommunication InfrastructureMicrowave Link between Moscow and Obninsk to support Chernobyl Accident (1996) • Improving In-Hospital Telephone SystemUkrainian National Emergency and Trauma Center (1997) • Improving In-Hospital Telephone SystemYangon General Hospital, Myanmar (1998) • Installing Telemedicine SystemSatellite Telemedicine Systembetween Gomel, Belarus and Shinshu Univ.Japan (1999) • Installing Telemedicine SystemTelemedicine between remote hospitals inSarawak, Malaysia (2000)

6. Project history • Telecommunication materials for Hurricane Mitch Disaster(1998) • Big Earthquake in Turkey(1999) • Big Earthquake in Taiwan(2000) • Refugees in East Timor(2000) • Snow Damage in Mongolia(2001) • Big Earthquake in India(2001)

7. BHN ICT PROJCT in Afghan • NGO Wireless Network(Local NGO) • FM Radio station for rural communities • Tracking Administration System • Public telephone service for Refugees • School Net(High School IT Support)

8. A Status of Education in Afghan • No Education investment past 23 years, • Lack of teachers, • Educational capacity, • Few school facilities, and • Shortage of text books and materials. Internet Education will cover those problems.

9. What is the ICT Education • Key type training • Mouse control • Word processing software • Table calculations software • A personal computer • Computer Networking • E-mail Communication • w.w.w. information retrieval • Science and mathematics educations • Education material (virtual science laboratory)

10. Communication System Plan Jcsat-3 C Band Max ３km A school 512kbps Leas line B school IEEE-802.11b Internet Backbone HAWAI TIMEBRS PROVIDER SYSTEM C school Prodelin 3.8m Les D school 3600 Mail Proxy www proxy radius HUB PSKDigitalSatellite Modem SW-HUB ACCESS SYSTEM C school SATLLITE SYSTEM

11. About the System • Afghanistan Government (ACAA) recommend High school to our project • Low cost? • A Satellite system and server system will be installed in Kabul University, • Satellite circuit cost –$80,000usd/year, • All schools of Kabul city can be connected. BHN examined the more efficient system

12. High School Network in Afghanistan High school ICT room 64kbps share link Educational contents sever Max 20 Pc router Local internet Web-sat Electric Power Supply System

13. The Characteristics of the System. • High schools in city and rural area are covered, • The area where power supply is unstable is also covered, • Web-sat is diversion to another school when the local Internet is connected, and • Use of the Internet is limited only to e-mail. (due to narrow band)

14. Implementation Cost of Each High School System Teacher's and technician's training cost is not include.

15. To Ensure the System, • The training of　young technicians Construction of Web-sat and Network Test operating at Kabul

16. The Expansion of the Project • ICT Education is helpful for the war widow as well • Support women for economic independence • The equipment at the high school is shared with widow’s holiday school

17. The end • BHN hopes that Afghan peace goes on by the diffusion of ICT. AACA BHN UNDP