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(re-) decentralisation of communications systems for fun and societal profit

The paper explores the importance of decentralizing communication systems for societal benefit, discussing examples like large community mesh networks and peer-to-peer content distribution. Collaborators from diverse backgrounds contribute insights on leveraging decentralized networks for various applications.

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(re-) decentralisation of communications systems for fun and societal profit

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  1. (re-)decentralisationof communications systems for fun and societal profit Jon Crowcroft http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jac22 CGC

  2. Cambridge Collaborators • Eiko Yoneki – • Agriculture tracking • Andres Arcia-Moret • Wireless nets & smart meds dispensers • Carlos Molina-Jimenez • Smart Contracts/education CFC

  3. Why decentralize? • Decentralised networks has come a long way: • Large community mesh network deployments (e.g. Guifi) as well as relevant applications. • We have personal communication platforms (e.g. firechat)  sophisticated systems for peer-to-peer content distribution • even for smart contracts (e..g for decentralized crowdfunding campaigns). ce to leapfrog those barriers to entry. CGC

  4. Be opportunistic • benefit the developed world by offering lower entry to cost • lower latency to access information • more sustainable than large centralized cloud-based networks services. • eminently suitable for deployment in regions where little communications infrastructure, • Or where in monopolised walled gardens   https://manypossibilities.net/2018/10/fibre-feudalism/), offering the chance to leapfrog those barriers to entry.

  5. Collaborators 1 • TaitaNgetich, at IlluminumGreenhouses, Kenya • http://www.africafarmsense.com/ CGC

  6. Collaborators 2 • http://wireless.ictp.it/school_2018/ • https://iteamsonline.org/assessing-the-viability-of-a-device-for-improving-patient-adherence-to-medication-regimes-in-the-developing-world/ • Designing Community Networks in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia - A Time-Sensitive Scoping Study CGC

  7. Collaborators 3 • University of Central Asia, Kyrgyztan Campus, SalimSumar • https://www.ucentralasia.org/About/UcaStaff CGC

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