Community Based ICT Development: An Experience Onno W. Purbo onno@indo.net.id

Disclaimer .. I’m a jobless common Indonesian I’m an engineer I’m not a social scientist or a economics I’m certainly not a regulator .. I tend to simplify things ..

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

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

The Vision .. To See Knowledge Based Society in Indonesia ICT is used a tool / platform

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

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

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

Empowerment .. It can be self-financed!!

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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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Publish ~40 Books ..

Subtle Influence The Policy

In The Past Guidance Parliament Government License Input Operator Service Common

Community Movement Government Education / Knowledge Community

Community Movement Government Community ICT ICT ICT ICT ICT

Community Movement Government Pressure Community ICT ICT ICT ICT ICT

Unlicensing WiFi Band .. Today Next 5 Years Users 1 million Large Market! US$35/unit production cost  US$4.5 million industrial value! Today Next 5 Years Users 1 million 17.8 million ISP Tax/yr US$116.000 US$2.4 million VAT Tax/yr US$812.000 US$14.8 mllion Invest Tax US$ 2 million US$69.6 mllion PC units 5000 2 million WiFi equipts 5500 130.000

The conservative consequences 17.8+ million Internet users

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

Pro Community Policy Government Pro-Community Pro-People Pro-Poor ICT ICT ICT ICT ICT

5 January 2005 Unlicensing 2.4GHz

Others Learn From Us!! Thanks Goes To International Development Research Center (IDRC) in Canada. CERN Geneva, Swiss.

“What If No Telco Necessary?” Onno W. Purbo, CERN Courier July 2003

On Canada CPAC TV Channel 25 March 2004 21:10

Keep in mind It is a long 10+ years of dedication & development processes … SORRY BUT - Not much celebration, parties, ribbon cutting, & spot lights …

The Catch … Need A “Leader” It’s not easy to find one  ….. 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