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Practical Experiences: ICT For Development in Indonesia

Practical Experiences: ICT For Development in Indonesia. Onno W. Purbo Onno@indo.net.id IDRC Sabbaticant. References. http://sandbox.bellanet.org/~onno/ http://www.apjii.or.id/onno/ Mailing List wifi4d@dgroups.org. Acknowledgment. Thank you IDRC Thank you Indonesian Consulate & SFU

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Practical Experiences: ICT For Development in Indonesia

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  1. Practical Experiences: ICT For Development in Indonesia Onno W. Purbo Onno@indo.net.id IDRC Sabbaticant

  2. References • http://sandbox.bellanet.org/~onno/ • http://www.apjii.or.id/onno/ • Mailing List • wifi4d@dgroups.org

  3. Acknowledgment .. • Thank you IDRC • Thank you Indonesian Consulate & SFU • Thank you my comrades in Indonesian ICT movement • including Heru Nugroho, Judith, Donny, Bona, Michael, Johar, Basuki, etc ..

  4. Disclaimer .. • I’m an engineer • I’m not a social scientist or a economics • I tend to simplify things ..

  5. Focus on .. • Experience in community based ICT development. • More on practical (techno) experiences .. • High Impact, Low Cost & Sustainable.

  6. Unfortunately ..(or fortunately?) • It is a long 10+ years process .. • Not much funding • Government • World Bank • IMF

  7. Indonesia 1993 • Internet Users Few • Cybercafe None • Schools on Internet None • ICT books Few • ICT Magazine Few

  8. 10+ Years Later, Today .. • 7.5+ Million Indonesian Internet Users • 5000+ WiFi outdoor installations • 2000+ CyberCafes • 1500+ schools on the Internet • 1000+ Community Radio • 20+ ICT Magazines • Hundreds ICT Books Title • Hundreds Local ICT Authors

  9. Future objectives .. • To see 100 million Indonesians on the Internet by 2015. • Self-finance • Gov’t have not much $$ to provide infrastructure. • Sustainable • Invest, maintain & operate by communities

  10. Who? • Mostly community based .. • Not much gov’t funding & support • No World Bank, no IMF funding • Mostly self-finance & community based

  11. More Questions … • How? • Where? • Funding & Cost?

  12. Quick Answers • Where? • It is everywhere, all over Indonesia .. • Total 7.5+ million Internet users (early 2004) • Funding & Cost? • Self-finance • US$0.5/student/month (RoI 1-2 years) • US$15-45/house/month

  13. How? • Some simple short answer would be: • Education • Awareness • Encourage Local Authors

  14. Empowerment How? – the logic .. • Community education • They understand ICT importance • Affordable when shared & Easy to use GUI. • They convinced • They invest • They install • They operate • They collectively pay all costs • They get their $$ back in 1-2 years • They influence other communities.

  15. Stories Behind The Screen .. • “Jihad” for • Community Based ICT Infrastructure vs. • The Incumbent Jurassic Infrastructure

  16. Empowerment .. • It can be self-financed!!

  17. Distribute CD

  18. Web • http://sandbox.bellanet.org/~onno • http://www.apjii.or.id/onno/ Requests for help, talk & workshop from Nicaragua, Venezuela, Benin, Malaysia, Egypt, Pakistan, Mozambique etc …

  19. Mailing Lists • 2600+ lists • 65.000+ subscribers • 50+ e-mail / second

  20. WorkshopsRoadshows

  21. Publish ~40 Books ..

  22. Impact .. • Empower the poor • Community based Infrastructure

  23. Comp. Lab. For Street Kids • Source: • Donny BU • dbu@ictwatch.com

  24. Used Equipments

  25. Children Happy …

  26. Stunned Others

  27. Old Paradigm: • Licensed by Government • Invested by Multinational • Supplied by Vendors • Operated by Operator • For customer Today ICT Equipments • Low Cost • User Friendly • As a consequence • From The People • By The People • For The People

  28. Major Technologies • WiFi – for outdoor usage! • VoIP • Neighborhood Network

  29. Impact .. • 5000+ Outdoor WiFi (Internet Wireless) nodes. • 200-300 new nodes / month • Many neighborhood Networks • Cost US$15-45/month/neighbor

  30. Community Based Infrastructure

  31. OutdoorWiFi

  32. VoIP

  33. NeighborhoodNetwork

  34. What if we can change the regulation? • Currently • WiFi outdoor is licensed band. • Only ISP can get such licensed. • 1999, we have to pay US$2200/year/node • 2002, we have to pay US$270/year/node • Fact, • Most people run the system w/o licensed

  35. Unlicensing WiFi Band .. Large Market! US$35/unit production cost  US$4.5 million industrial value!

  36. The conservative consequences • 17.8+ million Internet users

  37. Indonesia will be dangerous!

  38. The Catch … • A need A “Leader” • The one who • Has the vision • Knows the way • Shows the way • Goes the way • It’s not easy to find one  …..

  39. Thank You • Knowledge is power • Share it • It will multiply. • You‘ll see the real power of Knowledge.

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