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Study BuddyA SELF UPDATING KIT WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL LOCAL WI-FI FOR RURAL STUDENTS
Current Scenario More mobile phones (800M+) than toilets
63% people face quality &reliability issues ( voice drops, connection breaks)
88% cite ‘expensiveness of mobile data’ as top barrier to adopting mobile broadband
Internet penetration: Low (15% as compared to ~50% in China, Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria)
Unreliable internet connectivity as one of 2 major roadblocks towards increasing penetration
To contribute more than 4.6% to GDP by 2018
High speed mobile internet. Affordable?
3/4ths of rural India < 5k per household ~ INR 800 per person
Firms have increased internet data costs by as much as 100%
Data used per gadget has risen (3G ~ 3x that of 2G)
Barriers to realization of full potential
In a survey in US, 64% students said technology did more to distract students than help academically
Data cost growth > rural income growth
Absence of a dedicated &
comprehensive setup
Sub par infrastructure
Content
Digital education
The conceptEXPLAINED
Tiny bytes of internet to drive big change
Mobile internet
Custom device
Application on user device
Basics of the device
Processor
Wi-Fi
HDD
Dongle
Sends data via mobile network at a moderate speed
Directs changes in the hard disk, coordinates other actions
Transmits the data into a given room
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Dongle-cloud interactions
Provides internet
Dongle
Listens to a static IP
Dongle
Looks for the changes in the cloud server
CPU
Makes changes in the hard drive
CPU monitorsthese
Router
Transmits to students
Cost & Capacity
Processor
Wi-Fi
HDD
Dongle
INR 3.5k
INR 2.5k
INR 4k
~INR 10k
Serves upto 50 people at once
Can serve 4,000 students a day
High speed access because of local sharing
Power consumption ~ a light bulb
Study studios
A place where students can bring in their devices and learn
A spare room in the school could double up
Could serve as a community library & night learning centre
Could have solar panels for charging in case of outages
Advantages & implications
Reduces dependency on internet speed & is low cost
Better capacity utilization of existing internet; good for Telcos
Control over content, transmission of focused content in a dedicated environment
Established centralization
Daily updates, latest content
Access to quality content
Data can be updated in times of low network usage
More focus, less distraction, increased retention in schools
Mass courses, cross diversity classrooms, massive collaborations possible
Students stay up-to date on latest research & happenings
Content & the application(s)
Support classroom teaching
Enhance creativity &
broaden outlook
Create a knowledge
thirsty community
Skill Building
Possible Developments With subsidized Aakash Tablet distribution schemes
Night schools and community learning centres
Skill Building Programme
National level education programmes
Testing innovative education methods
Movable studios?
Thanks-ABHIRATH