ICT Connectivity: A Real Life Experience Onno W. Purbo 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 UsersFew CybercafeNone Schools on InternetNone ICT booksFew ICT MagazineFew

10+ Years Later, Today Million Indonesian Internet Users WiFi outdoor installations CyberCafes schools on the Internet 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

Outdoor WiFi

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 units to 2 million unit computers units to units ISM band equipment. Justify an industrial migration from antenna and tower manufacturing to ISM band equipment manufacturing at US$4.5 million value.

VoIP

Neighborhood Network

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-Finance Demand Creation

Publish ~40 Books..

Education is Key!

Comp. Lab. For Street Kids Source: Donny BU

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Children Happy …

Stunned Others

We do more.. Run free talks on Internet at schools Facilitate Open Source Communities Currently schools on Internet 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  …..

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