ICT Connectivity:A Real Life Experience

Onno W. PurboOnno@indo.net.id

A Common Indonesian

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Disclaimer .. I am a trained Engineer, not an

economist, nor a regulator, 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

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.

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

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

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

Who Done It? Mostly community based ..

Not much gov’t funding & support No World Bank, no IMF funding Mostly self-finance

Community Based Infrastructure

Major Technologies WiFi – for outdoor usage! VoIP Neighborhood Network Open Source Development

Platform

OutdoorWiFi

VoIP

NeighborhoodNetwork

Basic Strategies .. Consumer Producer Supply driven Demand driven Operator Based Community Based

Rely heavily on People’s Power. Informal Education Process is KEY

Principal Strategy Create A People’s Movement

To Create Community Based Telecommunication Infrastructure.

Provide Knowledge To People for Free whenever possible.

Not much gov’t funding & support No World Bank, no IMF funding Mostly self-finance

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

Self-FinanceDemand Creation

Publish ~40 Books ..

Education is Key!

Comp. Lab. For Street Kids

Source: Donny BU dbu@ictwatch.com

Used Equipments

Children Happy …

Stunned Others

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 US$2000-US$4000/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

Stories Behind The Screen .. “Jihad” for

Community Based ICT Infrastructure

Low Cost & User Friendly Equipments From People By People For People

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 …..

Thank You Knowledge is power, Share It, It’ll

Multiply. You‘ll see the real power of Knowledge.

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