1. Communication System Design 2003 The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

2. Laos Open Source Final presentation ລາວ ໂອເພນ ສອສ ຣາຍງານຄຣັ້ງສຸດທ້າຍ 20 May 2003

3. Overview Introduction Methodology Results Remaining problems Recommendations for the future Summary Questions & Answers

4. Introduction ແນະນຳ ເບື້ອງຕ້ນ

5. Team members Daniel Nihl é ndnn@nuol.edu.la Voravit Tanyingyonggolf@nuol.edu.la Boun Om Phimsipasombounom@nuol.edu.la Vilaphonh Manivanhwebmaster@nuol.edu.la Thanousith Phoutonesyeddy_kc@nuol.edu.la Souvanthong Vorraboutsouvan_03@nuol.edu.la

6. Background

7. Organization Involved KTH  Royal Institute of Technology NUOL  National University of Laos SIDA  Swedish International Development cooperation Agency NAFRI  National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute, Laos JHAI foundation  Non Government Organization (NGO) STEA  Science and Technology Environment Agency

8. Goals Training  Capacity building  Networking & Linux Generating ICT policy and plan draft  ICT Policy  ICT plan Basic infrastructure Set up (optional)  Web server  Mail server

9. Methodology ຂະບວນການ ປະຕິບັດ

10. Time Line Phase1: KTH, Sweden11 weeks  Training  ICT policy and plan drafts Phase2: Vientiane, Laos6 weeks  Set up basic infrastructure services  ICT policy and plan drafts

11. Implementation Phase1  Training  Information Communication Technology (ICT) Phase2  Basic infrastructure set up with Laos script enabled  Information Communication Technology (ICT)

12. Project Solutions Training  Theoretical training  Practical training Information Communication Technology (ICT)  Brainstorm  Survey  Assessment and Analysis Basic infrastructure services  Services installation  Localization

13. Training Theoretical training  Lectures from experts Internetworking course IT-University network system Wireless training session ICT document writing UN ICT Task Force  Group Study Recitation Discussion

14. Training (cont) Practical training  Problem based learning approach  Labs [1] Links & LANs DNS DHCP Web Server + Database Basic Router Configuration Mail server http://vvv.it.kth.se/edu/gru/2G1701

15. Project Solutions Training  Theoretical training  Practical training Information Communication Technology (ICT)  Brainstorm  Survey  Assessment and Analysis [2] Basic infrastructure services  Localization (Laos script enabled)  Services set up

16. Information Communication Technology (ICT) Phase1 (Top-Down approach)  Big picture  Break the object to small pieces  Brainstorm Phase2 (Bottom-Up approach)  Survey and gathering information  Assessment and Analysis  Synthesize and summarize the conclusion

17. Project Solutions Training  Theoretical training  Practical training Information Communication Technology (ICT)  Brainstorm  Survey  Assessment and Analysis Basic infrastructure services  Services installation  Localization

18. Basic infrastructure services Services installation  Equipment acquisition  Services set up Web server Mail server Localization  Laos script enabled  Based on Laonux (Laos Localization project)  http://laonux.muanglao.com

20. Results ຝົນ

21. Results - Training Training  Increased knowledge  Now maintaining the system Web server www.nuol.edu.la Mail server mail.nuol.edu.la

22. Results - ICT Survey results Improved situation

23. Results - ICT ICT  Documents handed over [3]  Increased awareness  Contribution to Material for Workshop

24. Results – Basic setup New ways of communicating Accessibility to information Learning experience

27. Problems encountered Troubleshoot and repair  Laos government main satellite link  Laos second and third level DNS  Router configuration Other tasks  Make Ethernet cables  Negotiations for equipment

28. Remaning problems ປັນຫາທີ່ ເຫລືອ

29. Remaining problems Lao script implementation  Incompatibility with Internet Explorer Developer contacted  Translation remains Translation team in action Maintenance  Limited competence Workshop by Lao team members

30. Recommendations for the future Increase the cooperation KTH-Sida-NUOL  Workshop later this year Laos Internet exchange, Laos-IX  At NUOL IT center Research exchange  Thesis exchange  instructors/personnel exchange Csd projects

31. Summary ສຫຼບ

32. Summary Goals achieved Work continues in Laos  IT Center education workshop  ICT workshop in LAOS planned 21-23 July Conclusion on ICT development in Laos  Work project-based  Concrete rather than abstract

33. Summary/SWOT Strengths  Little bureaucracy  Good cooperation/dynamic team  Lasting results – team members working for NUOL Weaknesses  Limited time  Hard to actually use the budget  First time to produce ICT

34. Summary/SWOT (cont) Opportunities  Big impact  Improve research/education Threats  No funding  No follow-up on ICT  Hard to keep competence at NUOL

35. Questions & Answers ຖາມຕອບຂໍ້ສງ ສັຍ

36. References [1] Lab-exercises (See lab-section) http://csd.ssvl.kth.se/~csd2003-team2/deliverables.html [2] NUOL campus survey (appendix 1) http://csd.ssvl.kth.se/~csd2003- team2/External/LAOS_OT12_030514_1_0.pdf [3] ICT policy and plan draft http://csd.ssvl.kth.se/~csd2003- team2/External/LAOS_OT12_030514_1_0.pdf For further information please see the project web page at http://csd.ssvl.kth.se/~csd2003-team2