Community Based ICT Development: An Experience

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Community Based ICT Development An Experience

• Onno W. Purbo
• onno_at_indo.net.id

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Disclaimer ..

• Im a jobless common Indonesian
• Im an engineer
• Im not a social scientist or a economics
• Im certainly not a regulator ..
• I tend to simplify things ..

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Acknowledgement

• Studi Pembangunan Institut Teknologi Bandung
• International Development Research Center (IDRC)
  in Canada.
• CERN Geneva, Swiss.
• A lot of friends comrades ..

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Focus on ..

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

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The Vision ..

• To See Knowledge Based Society in Indonesia
• ICT is used a tool / platform

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Unfortunately ..(or fortunately?)

• It is a long 10 years process ..
• Not much funding
• Government
• World Bank
• IMF

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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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Stories Behind The Screen ..

• Jihad for
• Community Based ICT Infrastructure
• vs.
• The Incumbent Jurassic Infrastructure

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Empowerment ..

• It can be self-financed!!

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Distribute CD
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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
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Mailing Lists

• 2600 lists
• 65.000 subscribers
• 50 e-mail / second

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WorkshopsRoadshows
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Publish 40 Books ..
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Subtle Influence The Policy
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In The Past
Guidance
Parliament
Government
License
Input
Operator
Service
Common
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Community Movement
Government
Community
Education / Knowledge
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Community Movement
Government
Community
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
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Community Movement
Government
Pressure
Community
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
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Unlicensing WiFi Band ..
Large Market! US35/unit production cost ? US4.5
million industrial value!
Today Next 5 Years
Users 1 million 17.8 million
ISP Tax/yr US116.000 US2.4 million
VAT Tax/yr US812.000 US14.8 mllion
Invest Tax US 2 million US69.6 mllion
PC units 5000 2 million
WiFi equipts 5500 130.000
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The conservative consequences

• 17.8 million Internet users

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Indonesia will be dangerous!
Country Population 2003
Australia 20 million
Malaysia 23 million
Philippine 84 million
Thailand 63 million
Vietnam 81 million
Burma 42 million
Canada 31 million
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Pro Community Policy
Government
Pro-Community Pro-People Pro-Poor Policy
Community
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
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5 January 2005 Unlicensing 2.4GHz
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Others Learn From Us!!

• Thanks Goes To
• International Development Research Center (IDRC)
  in Canada.
• CERN Geneva, Swiss.

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What If No Telco Necessary?Onno W. Purbo, CERN
Courier July 2003
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On Canada CPAC TV Channel25 March 2004 2110
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Keep in mind

• It is a long 10 years of dedication
  development processes
• SORRY BUT - Not much celebration, parties, ribbon
  cutting, spot lights

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The Catch

• Need A 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
• It will multiply