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+ | During the panel and the discussion we reached to a common understanding of the success sustainable school/community connectivity. UCSAF (Universal Communication Service Access Fund) supports school connectivity and is inviting to a proof-of-concept involving 10 schools. Main conclusions were: | ||
+ | # '''OPEX costs''' need to be affordable for the local communities/schools. It has to be ensured that the OPEX costs can be covered locally, thus a target of max '''20 USD/month''' is envisaged for rural areas. If there is a certain demand, then access solutions with higher costs can be considered. | ||
+ | # The '''Internet''' need to be '''centred around people''' and need to '''answer the needs of the local communities'''. Main goal should be to ''empower the society'', including content hosted locally. | ||
+ | # Both inclusion of '''policy makers''' and '''policies to ease the roll-out of community networks''' are essential for the success of digital inclusion. Community networks find their role in areas where mobile operators don't see a viable business model. | ||
= Agenda Sustainable School Connectivity Workshop = | = Agenda Sustainable School Connectivity Workshop = |
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DigI:TZ-Sustainability SchoolConnectivity Feb2020
Title | Sustainability in School Connectivity-Feb2020 |
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Place | MUHAS@DarEsSalaam |
Date, Time | 2020/02/27, 10:30-12:30 |
Contact Person | Catherine R. Kimambo, Felix Sukums |
Participants | Asanali Msangi, Joseph Bishi, Catherine R. Kimambo, Felix Sukums, Eden Wanyimba, Rashid Ally, Felix Sukums, Matogoro Jabera, Joseph Bishi, Christine Holst, Julius Peter, Peter Mmbando |
related to Project | DigI |
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Objectives
Panel Discussion on Approaches, Challenges, and Sustainability of Community Networks and School Connectifity. Including contributions from Governmental representatives addressing sustainability in school connectivity
Venue
The meeting took place at MUHAS@DarEsSalaam in the MUHAS Harvard Room at MUHAS HD-CHPE Building, 2nd Floor. The workshop was part of the DigI Hackathon.
Participants
- MUHAS: Felix, Asanali, Nyoni
- African Child/Basic Internet TZ: Catherine, Ben
- UDESO: Eden Wanyimba
- BOACSE: Rashid Ally
- Joseph Bishi (Zimbabwe)
- Univ Dodoma: Matogoro Jabera, n.n., n.n.
- University of Oslo/Basic Internet: Christine, Josef, Brenda
- Kenya - AHERI: Barrack, Robert
- UCSAF: Albert Richard
- Internet Society: Peter Mmbando
Main Take-away
During the panel and the discussion we reached to a common understanding of the success sustainable school/community connectivity. UCSAF (Universal Communication Service Access Fund) supports school connectivity and is inviting to a proof-of-concept involving 10 schools. Main conclusions were:
- OPEX costs need to be affordable for the local communities/schools. It has to be ensured that the OPEX costs can be covered locally, thus a target of max 20 USD/month is envisaged for rural areas. If there is a certain demand, then access solutions with higher costs can be considered.
- The Internet need to be centred around people and need to answer the needs of the local communities. Main goal should be to empower the society, including content hosted locally.
- Both inclusion of policy makers and policies to ease the roll-out of community networks are essential for the success of digital inclusion. Community networks find their role in areas where mobile operators don't see a viable business model.
Agenda Sustainable School Connectivity Workshop
- 10:30 Welcome (Felix)
- 10:45 The "National Knowledge Portal" for Tanzania (3 min video - https://owncloud.basicinternet.org/index.php/s/gfyTAbyhLifvyja)
- 10:50 Knowledge uptake from Digital Content (Christine Holst) (10' + 5')
- 11:05 Connecting Schools, Health Stations and Communities (participants)
- reports from DigI projects in collaboration with communities
- 11:30 School connectivity pilot (Vodacom & UCSAF)
- 11:45 Affordability and Sustainability in School connectivity (Catherine R. Kimambo)
- 12:00 Panel on School/village/primary Health facilities -
- 12:25 Conclusions and Action Items (Catherine/Juliana)
- 12:30 End of workshop