ICT4D: Conceptual Framework Onno W. Purbo IDRC Sabbaticant

References Mailing List

Acknowledgment.. Thank you IDRC Thank you SFU & Indonesian Consulate 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..

The logic / The Process Day 1: University students & hobbyists Chat / Talk Share implicit knowledge Year 1-2: Some put it into writing (explicit knowledge) Year 2-3: Community convinced. Year 4-5: Community invest own infrastructure. US$0.5/student/month (RoI 1-2 years) US$15-45/neighbor/month

Let’s lay out the strategy Use ICT to liberate people.. Self-finance replication process Encourage self-finance knowledge producer

My Favorite Path High Impact Maximize Bang For The Buck Minimal Outside Funding Self-Finance if possible Sustainable

Unfortunate Consequences.. It is a long (10+ years) process Only those who have Vision Believe Dedication Commitment …… may survive on such path

Development Conceptual Framework The options

Top Downvs. Bottom Up Supply Driven Encourage Consume Written Law based Copyright Closed Source Project based Project funded Organized Demand Driven Encourage Produce Consensus based Copyleft Open Source Community Movmt Self-funded Messy

Con’t.. Centralized Short Term Project Multinational Investment Telco Infrastructure Supply Driven Multi National Investment Distributed Long Term Movement Collective Community Investment Community Based Infrastructure Demand Driven Capacity Building

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

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

Past Regulatory Framework Network Operator Service Operator Reseller Customer Government License Telco First Customer Later Supply First Demand Later

Today.. Community Owned Incumbent Owned

Regulatory Challenge Network Operator Service Reseller Community Government License Community Network Community Network Community Network Community First Telco Later Demand First Supply Later

Self-Finance Replication.. Look at The Model.. Suggested Strategic Point

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

Development Injection For Development Agencies For Government

Dev. Injection Networking Platform Incentive for Authors Facilitate Knowledge Distribution Facilitate Link Between Manufacturer & Demand

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 Government Community ICT Pressure

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

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 equipts 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

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

Thank You Knowledge is power Share it It will multiply