Experiences in Bridging The Digital Divide

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Experiences in BridgingThe Digital Divide

• Onno W. Purbo
• Onno_at_indo.net.id
• A Common Indonesian

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References

• http//sandbox.bellanet.org/onno/
• http//www.apjii.or.id/onno/
• Mailing List
• wifi4d_at_dgroups.org

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Disclaimer ..

• I am a trained Engineer, not an economist nor a
  social scientist
• I tend to simplify things may be wrong
• Some thought may be too extreme
• Consider this as an on going research work

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Acknowledgment ..

• Thank you to my friends Basuki Suhardiman, Donny
  BU, Bona, Donny, Adi, Noor, Heru Nugroho, Judith,
  etc .. Who _voluntarily_ work hard to help the
  community.

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The Experiences ..

• It is a long 10 years process
• Not instant
• It is a self-finance process
• Not much support from the Government
• No World Bank Funding
• No IMF Funding

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Indonesia 1993

• Internet Users Few
• Cybercafe None
• Schools on Internet None
• ICT books Few
• ICT Magazine Few

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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

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Who Done It?

• Mostly community based ..
• Not much govt funding support
• No World Bank, no IMF funding
• Mostly self-finance

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Basic Strategies ..

• Consumer ? Producer
• Supply driven ? Demand driven
• Operator Based ? Community Based
• Rely heavily on Peoples Power.
• Informal Education Process is KEY

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Principal Strategy

• Create A Peoples Movement
• To Create Community Based Telecommunication
  Infrastructure.
• Provide Knowledge To People for Free whenever
  possible.
• Not much govt funding support
• No World Bank, no IMF funding
• Mostly self-finance

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Keywords for Success

• Education! Education! Education ..
• Encourage knowledge producer
• Knowledge Sharing
• To Make Things Difficult
• No Money, Self-Finance ..
• Sustainable Process
• Bottom up
• Community based Development

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Publish 40 Books ..
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Community Based Infrastructure
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Major Technologies

• WiFi for outdoor usage!
• VoIP
• Neighborhood Network
• Open Source Development Platform

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OutdoorWiFi
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Impact Unlicensing WiFi Band

• One (1) million to 17.8 million WiFi based
  Internet users.
• Rp. 1 Billion/year to Rp. 21 Billion/year ISP
  tax.
• Rp. 7 Billion/year to Rp. 128 Billion/year VAT.
• Rp. 18 Billion to Rp. 600 Billion investment tax.
• 50.000 units to 2 million unit computers.
• 5.5000 units to 130.000 units ISM band equipment.
• Justify an industrial migration from antenna and
  tower manufacturing to ISM band equipment
  manufacturing at US4.5 million value.

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VoIP
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NeighborhoodNetwork
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We do more ..

• Run free talks on Internet at schools
• Facilitate Open Source Communities
• Currently 1500 schools on Internet
• 24.000 high schools in Indonesia
• Mostly Self-Finance
• Some support Vocational School Director MoE
• Investment US2000-US4000/school
• 50 cents/student/month RoI 1 Year
• Movement WiFi City WAN for School in 20 Cities.
• Million Indonesian Future Generation ICT Literate
  ? Self-Finance

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Stories Behind The Screen ..

• Jihad for
• Community Based ICT Infrastructure
• Low Cost User Friendly Equipments
• From People
• By People
• For People

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The Catch

• Will need Local Informal Leader
• The one who
• Has the vision
• Knows the way
• Shows the way
• Goes the way
• Its not easy to find one ? ..

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Thank You

• Knowledge is power, Share It, Itll Multiply.
  Youll see the real power of Knowledge.
• http//sandbox.bellanet.org/onno/
• http//www.apjii.or.id/onno/
• Mailing List
• wifi4d_at_dgroups.org