Experiences in Community Based ICT Movement Onno W. Purbo

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

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

In The Past All Owned by Big Players Distinction Operator vs. Customer

Today.. Community Owned Incumbent Owned

Self-Finance Community Empowerment

Basic Principles Producervs. Consumer Supplycreated by Demand

Components

2-Way Interaction (~1-3 years)

Explicit Knowledge 200+ Young Authors Thousands Book Titles All in Local Language

Vendor Ads Donate Equipments Sponsor / Ads

Physical Interact

Demand

Cost US$ 2-3/book US$ 1-2/magazine US$ 2-5/seminar US$ 50 /workshop Authors Gets US$15-25/articles US$ /book US$ /workshop

Impact Millions persons persons

Self-Finance Demand Creation It can be a self-finance process

Subtle Influence The Policy

In The Past Common ParliamentGovernment Operator Input License Service Guidance

Community Movement Government Community Education / Knowledge

Community Community Movement Government ICT

Community Movement Community Government ICT Pressure

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

What We Learned.. Simple Process of Community Empowerment Self-Finance Education Process Top Down vs. Bottom Up Bottom Up Win! De-Jure vs. De-Facto De-Facto Win!