Practical Experiences: ICT For Development in Indonesia Onno W. Purbo IDRC Sabbaticant

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Acknowledgment.. Thank you IDRC Thank you Indonesian Consulate & SFU Thank you my comrades in Indonesian ICT movement including Heru Nugroho, Judith, Donny, Bona, Michael, Johar, Basuki, etc..

Disclaimer.. I’m an engineer I’m not a social scientist or a economics I tend to simplify things..

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

Unfortunately.. (or fortunately?) It is a long 10+ years process.. Not much funding Government World Bank IMF

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

Future objectives.. To see 100 million Indonesians on the Internet by Self-finance Gov’t have not much $$ to provide infrastructure. Sustainable Invest, maintain & operate by communities

Who? Mostly community based.. Not much gov’t funding & support No World Bank, no IMF funding Mostly self-finance & community based

More Questions … How? Where? Funding & Cost?

Quick Answers Where? It is everywhere, all over Indonesia.. Total 7.5+ million Internet users (early 2004) Funding & Cost? Self-finance US$0.5/student/month (RoI 1-2 years) US$15-45/house/month

How? Some simple short answer would be: Education Awareness Encourage Local Authors

How? – the logic.. Community education They understand ICT importance Affordable when shared & Easy to use GUI. They convinced They invest They install They operate They collectively pay all costs They get their $$ back in 1-2 years They influence other communities. Empowerment

Stories Behind The Screen.. “Jihad” for Community Based ICT Infrastructure vs. The Incumbent Jurassic Infrastructure

Empowerment.. It can be self-financed!!

Distribute CD

Web Requests for help, talk & workshop from Nicaragua, Venezuela, Benin, Malaysia, Egypt, Pakistan, Mozambique etc …

Mailing Lists lists subscribers 50+ / second

Workshops Roadshows

Publish ~40 Books..

Impact.. Empower the poor Community based Infrastructure

Comp. Lab. For Street Kids Source: Donny BU

Used Equipments

Children Happy …

Stunned Others

Today ICT Equipments Low Cost User Friendly As a consequence From The People By The People For The People Old Paradigm: Licensed by Government Invested by Multinational Supplied by Vendors Operated by Operator For customer

Major Technologies WiFi – for outdoor usage! VoIP Neighborhood Network

Impact Outdoor WiFi (Internet Wireless) nodes new nodes / month Many neighborhood Networks Cost US$15-45/month/neighbor

Community Based Infrastructure

Outdoor WiFi

VoIP

Neighborhood Network

What if we can change the regulation? Currently WiFi outdoor is licensed band. Only ISP can get such licensed. 1999, we have to pay US$2200/year/node 2002, we have to pay US$270/year/node Fact, Most people run the system w/o licensed

Unlicensing WiFi Band.. TodayNext 5 Years Users1 million17.8 million ISP Tax/yrUS$ US$2.4 million VAT Tax/yrUS$ US$14.8 mllion Invest TaxUS$ 2 millionUS$69.6 mllion PC units50002 million WiFi eqpmnts Large Market! US$35/unit production cost  US$4.5 million industrial value!

The conservative consequences million Internet users

Indonesia will be dangerous! CountryPopulation 2003 Australia20+ million Malaysia23+ million Philippine84+ million Thailand63+ million Vietnam81+ million Burma42+ million Canada31+ million

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 will multiply. You‘ll see the real power of Knowledge.