Transcript ppt-ict-povert-11-2003.ppt

ICT - Poverty
Onno W. Purbo
[email protected]
A Common Indonesian
References
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http://sandbox.bellanet.org/~onno/
http://www.apjii.or.id/onno/
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Mailing List
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[email protected]
Disclaimer ..
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I am a trained Engineer, not an
economist nor a social scientist
I tend to simplify things & may be
wrong
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Some thought may be too extreme
Consider this as an on going research work
Acknowledgment ..
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Thank you IDRC, CERN, UNDP etc
Thank you to my friends Basuki
Suhardiman, Donny BU, Bona, Donny,
Adi, Noor etc .. Who _voluntarily_
work hard to help the community.
Many Alternatives for ICT4PR
Basic Prinsiples
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Consume
Supply Driven
Public
Produce
Demand Driven
Private
Community / Mass Education is the key
strategic element.
Lots of stories in Indonesia ..
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Conglomerates economy collapse ..
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Leaving US$ billion debt & corrupt gov’t
Informal sector & SME based economy
ICT is one of the media to speed up
transactions ..
After 10+ Years …
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4+ Million Indonesian Internet Users
2500+ WiFi outdoor installations
2000+ CyberCafes
1500+ schools on the Internet
1000+ Community Radio
Not much gov’t funding & support
No World Bank, no IMF funding
Mostly self-finance
Keywords for Success
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Education! Education! Education ..
Encourage knowledge producer
Knowledge Sharing
To Make Things Difficult
 No Money, Self-Finance ..
 Sustainable Process
 Bottom up
 Community based Development
Knowledge Cycle
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Packaging
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Feed Back
Surfing
Dissemin
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Stereotyping Poor
Communities
The Typical ICT Technology
Community
Radio
The Typical ICT Technology
Internet &
Computer
Some Real Examples
Community Broadcasting
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Source
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Basuki Suhardiman
[email protected]
Community Radio Network in
Indonesia
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Farmer’s Voice Radio Network (JRSP)
Fishermen’s Voice Radio Net (JRSN)
Worker Voice Radio Network
Ina’ Community Radio Net (JRKI)
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West Java
Jakarta
Community Radio Policy
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Build their Own Radio (FM)
Collect money together to build
their radio
The Gov has released the act/regulation
no 32 year 2002 for broadcasting
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Community radio has been included
Only 3 channels allocated
Farmer’s Radio Network
(JSRP)
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Start on 1999
Mostly on West Java Region
Lead by Mrs. Ida Hidayat (shown in Fig. With Mr.
Dadang owner of Radio Citra Utami FM Cianjur)
600 community radios
Using FM radio with
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Height of antenna max 30 meter
Max power 100 watt ERP
Max bandwidth 350 Khz
Max 36 Km2 coverage area (6Kmx6Km)
Typical content
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Information
Education
Entertainment
Grass Root Movement
Community Based WiFi + VoIP
Infrastructure
Two (2) Main Technologies
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WiFi – for outdoor usage!
VoIP
Main Features
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“Low Cost”
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US$150-200 / WiFi node.
US$10-50 / phone line (dep on config)
Operating cost US$400/16-60 line/ month
Many Open Source
Cost ….
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24 Hour Connected to the Internet
Ref: http://sandbox.bellanet.org/~onno/
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Neighborhood Net Infrastructure
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Investment US$80-100/house
Operating US$15-30/house/month
VoIP Infrastructure
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US$25-35/handset vs. US$1000/handset by Telco.
Operating US$15-25/month unlimited (including
unlimited long distance calls)
Education is Key!
Comp. Lab. For Street Children
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Source:
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Donny BU
[email protected]
Used Equipments
Children Happy …
We do more ..
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Give free talks on Internet in schools
Currently 1500+ schools on Internet
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Mostly Self-Finance
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24.000+ high schools in Indonesia
Some support Vocational School Director MoE
Investment US$2000-US$4000/school
50 cents/student/month – RoI ~1 Year
Movement for WiFi City WAN for School in 5 Cities.
We are looking at million Indonesian
Future Generation ICT Literate
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Self-Finance
What you can do ..
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Education! Education! Education ..
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Make Sure Stop Gov’t Repressive Actions
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Encourage knowledge producer in local lang.
Facilitate Knowledge Sharing
Replication & Scaling up process through word-ofmouth / tacit knowledge exchange.
Liberate community radios & TV
Liberate WiFi bands & VoIP for community
infrastructure.
Note that most implementation & operations
may be community based + self-finance
The catch ..
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Partnership with Informal (sometimes
underground) Visionary Leaders in the
country / area.
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WARNING: It would be difficult to find one
through formal channels.