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DISTANCE LEARNING AND THE INTERNET CONFERENCE “REACHING THE 31 st YEAR OF CAR” BANGKOK - THAILAND. Global Development Learning Network “WORLD BANK’s EXPERIENCES AND OUTLOOK” Le Vu TOKYO DEVELOPMENT LEARNING CENTER TOKYO. PART 1 THE CONTEXT: DEVELOPMENT LEARNING. back in the year 1997.
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DISTANCE LEARNING AND THE INTERNET CONFERENCE “REACHING THE 31st YEAR OF CAR” BANGKOK - THAILAND Global Development Learning Network “WORLD BANK’s EXPERIENCES AND OUTLOOK” Le Vu TOKYO DEVELOPMENT LEARNING CENTER TOKYO
PART 1 • THE CONTEXT: DEVELOPMENT LEARNING
back in the year 1997 The World Bank yesterday launched a telecommunications system … … spanning multiple time zones, overcoming technology gaps, and encompassing many points of view … "We are using technology to ensure that everyone has equal access to knowledge." The number of sites equipped with DLCs expected to increase to 50 countries by 2002. Using interactive video, electronic classrooms, satellite communications and internet facilities to help break down the digital divide …
BETTER AID FOR A BETTER FUTURE Knowledge development and dissemination within the Bank Knowledge development and dissemination within partner countries Knowledge Development between countries A KNOWLEDGE BANK
today 2007 - not just any knowledge World Bank President Zoellick in his “100-day speech”… “our services will be increasingly in the area of the application of global know-how to local needs” “this is not a university – rather it is a “brain trust” of applied experience” “We aim to be faster, better, and cheaper.“ “Delivering, expanding, and testing this knowledge is the most important part of our work.“ relevant applied just-in-time
multiple networks, 100+ centers, ±500 PoPs? ECA WBI ISG EAP MNA
HOW TO BRIDGE DISTANCE AND TIME • High-speed, reliable network of regional satellites, fiber and the Internet • A network of 3 satellites serves GDLN sites in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East • Internet and Internet 2 access to over 120 Countries
DLC IN NINGXIA (CHINA) Over CERNET “I have the money and the resources to build schools, but I cannot get the best of my teachers to go to the rural areas.” — Minister Xiang, Minister of Finance
KABUL GDLN CENTER: OFFERINGS IN: • Health & education • Public sector management • Financial management
ACTIVITIES • Managing public expenditure • Judicial reform • E-commerce, e-government • Hospital management • Indigenous profiles • Municipal management • Intellectual property rights • Agricultural technology and productivity • Child protection • Citizen participation in national policy dialogue • Anti-corruption and transparency • Disaster management
THE CONTEXT: GLOBAL NETWORK PART 2
VIDEO-CONFERENCING • Point-to-point: two-way real-time video communications between two DLCs • Multi-point: multi-way real-time video communications between multiple DLCs • Broadcast: one-way video communications between central site and multiple sites ( Webcast )
NETWORK DESIGN PRINCIPLES • Full independence from local infrastructure • Dynamic satellite resources allocation • Dynamic Internet 2 resource allocation • Automated capacity distribution between services • Simple upgrade and re-engineering
IP VIDEO • Room based videoconferencing systems • H.323 based videoconferencing • 256Kbit/s per call • G.711 for audio (64Kbits/s) • H.261 for video (~180 Kbit/s)
Satellite Station Satellite Station T.120 Server T.120 Server H.323 Video Codex H.323 Video Codex H.323/H.320 Video Bridge LMS Server LMS Server DL CENTERS INFRASTRUCTURE SYNCHRONOUS ROOM ASYNCHRONOUS ROOM 1…………………………………………..30 1 ………......…. 30 …………….. ….. PC PC PC PC 3745 Router DATA, VOICE & VIDEO COMM HUB PBX TEACHING CENTER 7206 Router DATA, VOICE & VIDEO COMM HUB PBX FIRE WALL Presentation Server Production Studio
FO FO FO FO FO FO FO FO FO FO FO ISDN IP Over Asymmetrical SCPC (Virtual DAMA Voice, Video and Data IP Channels) PAMA DAMA (Dedicated Links) (Virtual DAMA Links) INTERNET UNIVERSITY NETWORK HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS DLC DLC GDLN GLOBAL NETWORK EVOLUTION STRATEGY DLC • INTELSAT’S DAMA • NORTEL-DASA TDM/TDMA/FR
WB GDLN NREN (NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORKS) INTERNET LEASED NETEORK LINES I2 ISDN NETWORK ..... ..... ..... ..... GDLN CENTER GDLN CENTER GDLN CENTER GDLN CENTER GDLN CENTER GDLN CENTER GDLN CENTER GDLN CENTER OPTIONS 45Mbps 384/512Kbps/per GDLN Center 256Kbps/per GDLN Center
NREN TDLC MCU WASH DC MCU HUB WB MCU Local MCU T.120 Server T.120 Server H.323 Video Codex H.323 Video Codex H.323/H.320 Video Bridge WEBCT Server IN-COUNTRY IP BASED INFRASTRUCTURE SYNCHRONOUS ROOM ASYNCHRONOUS ROOM 1…………………………………………..30 1 ………......…. 30 …………….. ….. PC PC PC PC 3745 Router DATA, VOICE & VIDEO COMM HUB PBX TEACHING CENTER 7206 Router DATA, VOICE & VIDEO COMM HUB INTERNET PBX FIRE WALL WB W mmm Presentation Server Production Studio
IP BENEFITS • Single communications platform for multimedia • Low communications equipment complexity (only router) • Low operation and management costs • Easy integration with in country networks
FACTS • GDLN is the first world-wide Global Network fully IP based • Videoconferencing ready • State-of-art Technology and International Standards • Fully connected to and compatible with Internet1 and Internet2 • Flexible interface to clients • Flexible for upgrade and grow • Network is designed based on the traffic-flow pattern • Providing services to GDLN’s business partners • Broadcasting, Web streaming and content archiving • 24x7 technical and operational support
DEMAND VS. OFFERING Mozambique Afghanistan Sri Lanka Dom. Republic Senegal Benin Ethiopia Cote D’Ivoire Bolivia Tanzania Ghana Uganda Thailand Jordan Saudi Arabia (2) Australia Independently DLCs Use local ISDN as needed To Plug into GDLN Network Pay market rate for ISDN Independently DLCs In Network Purchasing partnership pay Intelsat's and MCI direct. Always connected to WB Network Fixed Network Cost because No local ISDN or IP alternative Low Customer Demand Costa Rica Guatemala Chile Peru Colombia Ecuador Honduras Mexico Nicaragua India Philippines Turkey (2) Lithuania Russia (2) Poland Switzerland Spain India (2) Korea Singapore Ukraine Egypt Find local reliable ISDN & internet providers LOW coming … Mauritania Mali Kenya 2 3 Customer Demand for DLC Services Find ways to increase andsustain high Demand over Internet 2 China, Indonesia, Australia, Eastern European, Latin America. 1 4 China (3) Mongolia Brazil (3) Belgium Vietnam France E. Timor HIGH DLCs co-located with WB CO’s VC Rides on local IP through WB Network. At marginal cost of WB network traffic Internet access locally provided (security) Independently DLCs Increased in country network Increased reliance on Internet More and broader content offerings AVAILABLE AVAILABLE Local Reliable Internet (IP)