1. Community Based ICT Development: An Experience
Onno W. Purbo

2. 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 ..

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

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

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

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

7. Indonesia 1993 Internet Users Few Cybercafe None
Schools on Internet None
ICT books Few
ICT Magazine Few

8. 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

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

10. Empowerment ..
It can be self-financed!!

11. Distribute CD

12. 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 …

13. Mailing Lists
2600+ lists
subscribers
50+ / second

14. Workshops Roadshows

15. Publish ~40 Books ..

16. Subtle Influence The Policy

17. In The Past Guidance Parliament Government License Input Operator
Service
Common

18. Community Movement
Government
Education /
Knowledge
Community

19. Community Movement
Government
Community
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT

20. Community Movement
Government
Pressure
Community
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT

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

22. The conservative consequences
17.8+ million Internet users

23. 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

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

25. 5 January 2005
Unlicensing 2.4GHz

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

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

29. On Canada CPAC TV Channel 25 March 2004 21:10

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

31. 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  …..

32. Thank You
Knowledge is power
Share it
It will multiply