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“ Satellite Internet Project for Afghan High Schools”

“ Satellite Internet Project for Afghan High Schools”. January 12, 2003 Eiji Hayashi BHN Association. The introduction of BHN Association. Established in 1992 Humanitarian Aid utilizing Telecommunication Refugees and Disaster Relief utilizing Telecommunication

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“ Satellite Internet Project for Afghan High Schools”

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  1. “Satellite Internet Project for Afghan High Schools” January 12, 2003 Eiji Hayashi BHN Association

  2. The introduction of BHN Association • Established in 1992 • Humanitarian Aid utilizing Telecommunication • Refugees and Disaster Relief utilizing Telecommunication • Educating Telecommunication Staffs in Developing Countries

  3. Organizations outline．

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

  5. Information Communication as Basic Human Needs • Access to Information Infrastructure and Meaningful Content – Basic Human Right • ICT – Essential for : • Activities to support Basic Human Needs (disaster relief, e-health) • Capacity Building, Training Human Resources (e-learning)

  6. ICT Needs in Underdeveloped Region • Lack of Infrastructure • Lack of Money • Lack of ICT Skill

  7. Top-down Approach vs Bottom-up Approach • To build IC infrastructure, Top-down approach and Bottom-up Approach are complementary

  8. 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)

  9. Project history – cont’d • 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)

  10. BHN ICT PROJCT in Afghanistan • Wireless Networks for Afghan NGOs • FM Community Radio station • Tracking Administration System • Public Telephone Service for Refugees • School Net (IT Support for High Schools) • Wireless Network for Hospitals and Clinics in Rural Area

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

  12. What is the ICT Education • Skill to use personal computer • Key typing and Mouse control • Word processing software • Spreadsheet software • Skill to use the Internet • E-mail Communication • Information retrieval using w.w.w. website • e-Education • Courseware – Science and Mathematics • Electronic library for education materials • Virtual science laboratory

  13. Communication System PlanFull Fledged System Jcsat-3 C Band Max ３km A school 512kbps Leased 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

  14. Simplified Configuration forPilot High School Network High school ICT room 64kbps shared link Educational contents sever Max 20 Pc router Local internet Web-sat Electric Power Supply System

  15. The Characteristics of the System. • High schools in city and rural area are covered • Applicable in the area where power supply is unstable • Web-sat system may be relocated to another school when the local Internet becomes available • Use of the Internet is limited only to e-mail when using Web-sat (due to limited bandwidth)

  16. Estimated Implementation Cost of Each High School System Training cost of teachers and technicians is not included.

  17. Proposal of More Comprehensive System • Use of Higher Bandwidth for Satellite • Where cost is justified • Development of Courseware • International cooperation of various organizations • Extensive Training of Teachers and Technicians • Integration with the Restoration Plan of Afghan Education System

  18. 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 may be shared with widow’s holiday school

  19. Project Formation

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

  21. To Ensure the Sustainability of the System – cont’d • Maintain and Expand the Use of the System • Cooperation with Local NGOs, Local Government and Local Communities • Regulatory Orientation to Support Such System • International Support Scheme to Alleviate the Burden of Communication Cost

  22. The end • BHN hopes that peace in Afghanistan goes on by the diffusion of ICT. AACA BHN UNDP http://www.bhn.or.jp/

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