SchoolWeb Solution Karim Lakhani President & C.E.O Advanced Interactive, Inc. Tel:

“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for one day.

Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." Lao Tzu

“ Give the African nations a cost effective, self managed, self sustaining ICT architecture and they can be empowered to address the social and economic problems that plague the Continent”

Cost-Paying through the nodes

Africa South Africa Rest of Africa

Communication and Infrastructure Telephone Lines per 100 inhabitants –USA66.45 –Canada65.51 –Europe40.54 –Americas35.4 –Asia10.84 –Africa2.62 Source-: International Telecommunication Union 2001

Connectivity Internet Users per 10,000 inhabitants USA4995or49.95% Canada % Americas % Europe % Asia4444.4% Africa850.85% Source-: International Telecommunication Union 2001

SchoolWeb Overall Concept

SchoolWeb Librarian-Web Ordering

SchoolWeb Librarian-Search Engine

WorldSpace -Satellite Coverage

WorldSpace System

Complete Solution in a Single Server Access Router SchoolWebOld File,Print/Mail /Cache,Web/Streaming Servers HP Laser Printer Storage ABCDEFGH SELECTED ON-LINE Switch Management Console VPN FireWall Remote Management SchoolWeb

High Reliability HP Server Linux Operating System File Server (WinNT, AppleTalk, NFS) Network Services (FTP, Printer Server, DHCP, DNS) Roaming & Web Server Broadcast Caching/Dynamic Caching Server Local Search Engine Web Server(s) Streaming Server Automatic On-Line Backup Redundant System Network Security (Firewall, VPN) Automatic Power Failure Safeguards Remote Monitoring/Maintenance

Ai’s Remote CommunityLink

Benefits Increases Economic Growth Creates Opportunities and Empowerment Improves Delivery of Social Services Improves Efficiency of Government Services

Examples Trains farmers how to grow crops in the drylands Instructs micro-business owners about market prices Provides training materials for the general educational benefit of a community

More Examples Health-- Kenya doctor solves life threatening disease of malaria complications through Ai’s HealthWeb Travel Marketing -- Zimbabwe has put a complete tourism guide on-line Education teachers and students in 18 schools are participating in a World Bank initiative to connect schools to the net and develop collaborative projects

More Examples Trade and Commerce -- Craftsman market products worldwide. Journalism Gender

Our Four-Pillar Philosophy Components Connectivity Content Care

Components (Computers)

Components (Wireless)

Connectivity

Potential Content Partner The Commonwealth of Learning

Content Partner African Digital Library

Care Technology Transfer to Local Partner Installation & Training Remote Monitoring/Maintenance Technical Support Tools for Creation of Local Content Continuous Content Update Provide a Sustainable Business Model for Communities Provide Content for the Health and Education sectors

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