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Rural ICT’s: Steps towards economic self-sustainability

Rural ICT’s: Steps towards economic self-sustainability. Michael L. Best eDevelopment group MIT Media Laboratory mikeb@media.mit.edu www.media.mit.edu/~mikeb. E-markets Meeting 16 May 2001. A rural ICT sustainability laundry list.

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Rural ICT’s: Steps towards economic self-sustainability

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  1. Rural ICT’s: Steps towards economic self-sustainability Michael L. BesteDevelopment groupMIT Media Laboratorymikeb@media.mit.eduwww.media.mit.edu/~mikeb E-markets Meeting16 May 2001

  2. A rural ICT sustainabilitylaundry list intellectual property rightspolicy environmentcapacity building appropriate applicationslow-cost systemsaccess to capitalnetwork effect

  3. A rural ICT sustainabilitylaundry list intellectual property rightspolicy environmentcapacity building appropriate applicationslow-cost systemsaccess to capitalnetwork effect

  4. Reasoning by example SARISustainable Access in Rural India With Harvard CID, IIT Madras, I-Gyan

  5. Low-cost systems Let’s do the numbers….

  6. Low-cost systems $1000 capital cost$30 monthly recurrent18% interest25% margins5 year depreciation2% household income captured$50 monthly family wage

  7. Smart capital social venture fundsconsumer credit

  8. Network effect Metcalf law rules suprememust move beyond the pilot mentality

  9. eDev Research Projects Sustainable Access for Rural IndiaVillage Area NetworkAgricultural Information SystemCommunity Knowledge SharingTelecenter Cost Estimator

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