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Financially Sustainable Digital Divide Bridge

Financially Sustainable Digital Divide Bridge. Onno W. Purbo Onno@indo.net.id. Disclaimer. I may be wrong Some thought may be too extreme Consider this as an on going research work. More References. http://www.apjii.or.id/onno/ http://onno.vlsm.org http://www.bogor.net/idkf/.

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Financially Sustainable Digital Divide Bridge

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  1. Financially Sustainable Digital Divide Bridge Onno W. Purbo Onno@indo.net.id

  2. Disclaimer .. • I may be wrong • Some thought may be too extreme • Consider this as an on going research work

  3. More References • http://www.apjii.or.id/onno/ • http://onno.vlsm.org • http://www.bogor.net/idkf/

  4. Way of Thinking .. • Focus on Self-finance Sustainable Access (Infrastructure). • Applications may run on top of it. • Aim for highest impact at lowest possible overhead if possible self-finance sustainable processes.

  5. RebelNet Architecture

  6. Two (2) Main Technologies • WiFi – for outdoor usage! • VoIP

  7. Main Features • “Low Cost” • US$150-200 / WiFi node. • US$10-50 / phone line (depending conf.) • Operating cost US$400/16-60 line/ month • Many Open Source

  8. Main Problems • Outdoor WiFi (Fixed Wireless) • creating a lot of regulatory breach. • Operator Licensing issues. • Frequency issues. • VoIP (Internet Telephony) • Create corporate voice telephony extranet  bypass most corporate traffics via VoIP  Problems for Telco & Gov’t!!

  9. Major Approaches • Government • Grass Root Movement

  10. Government Path • Key Success • Attitude, Quality, Culture – human resource.

  11. Old Technology Expensive Specialized Skilled Licensed from Gov’t Invest by Investors Build by Vendor etc Run by Operator For user Future? … Technology Cheaper Technology Friendly From the people People Invest People build Run by People For People Paradigm Shift?

  12. Major Obstacle .. • Old paradigm in regulatory framework, i.e., only a licensed operator can run the network. • No room for community based infrastructure.

  13. Government Major Approaches • Set Vision; Do Assessment; Get Loan; Deploy Pilot or Write Policy Paper. • People get nothing  … • Licensing Services • People have to pay the government ..

  14. Implanted Divide .. • Operators vs. users. • Investors vs. users. • Haves vs. the have not. • one close to regulator vs. common people. • one close to operator vs. common people. • one close to political leaders vs. common people.

  15. Some problems in licensing .. • Distortion in licensing processes. • Homebrew equipment type approval. • No room for infrastructure that build, run, operate, and for communities. • Frequency is commodity. • The bottom line is “money talk”.

  16. Grass Root Movement

  17. Consequences .. • 4+ Million Indonesian Internet Users • 2500+ WiFi outdoor installations • 2000+ CyberCafes • 1500+ schools on the Internet • Not much gov’t funding & support • No World Bank, IMF funding • Mostly self-finance

  18. Grass Root • Key Success • Ability To Read English • Supply Created-by-Demand • Society’s level of education • Access to ICT skills / knowledge for ICT professionals

  19. Demand Creation • Awareness • Demand Creation • Business Opportunity • Pressure on Regulation

  20. Create Supporting Structure • Encourage Student  ICT Knowledge Producer • Mailing Lists  Tacit Knowledge Distributor • Publications in magazine, books, VCD. • Self-finance and self-propelled. • Community broadcasting for rural / village areas.

  21. Access For Int’l Bodies • Regulatory reform • Keep in mind a shift in technology paradigm • Careful with distortion in operational practice • Supporting Grass Root Movement • Aim for sustainable knowledge cycle for high impact. • Aim for self-finance & sustainable path.

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