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Project: BusIMP |
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Web: | http://BusIMP.BasicInternet.no |
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Project leader | Josef Noll |
Project Participants | Christine Holst, Sudhir Dixit, Iñaki Garitano, Danica Radovanovic, Peter Cardellichio, Andrea Winkler, Ingeborg K. Haavardsson, Rozina Dongol, Elibariki Mwakapeje, Helena Ngowi, Bernard Ngowi, Erwan Le Quentrec, Bjarne Tarjei Haugen, Finn Helge Tolpinrud, Ghislain Maurice Norbert Isabwe |
Start Date | 2017/01/15 |
End Date | 2020/01/14 |
Supported by | NFR, Norad |
Objective | The main objectives are supported through deployments and validation in Tanzania and DRC (Congo), focussing on the following sub-objectives:
Bridging the digital divide by providing the InfoInternet infrastructure and digital access. Provision of customised content for education and health purposes, thus creating the basis for jobs, as well as financial and social inclusion A cost-effective, open and scalable Wifi extension of the mobile network for the low-income group, enabling (mobile) operators to provide digital services Education, health and entrepreneurship for women and youth empowerment as representatives of the vulnerable society groups |
Research Domain | 5G Networks, Internet - IoPTS, eHealth |
Keywords | Basic Education, Basic Internet, Communications, Wireless Communications |
Factpage of Project BusIMP
Equipment used in project: DigI:DigI/Equipment
Fact about BusIMP
The BusIMP project has a total budget of 20.1 MNOK, with 14.6 MNOK supported by NFR and Norad. The 10 partners involved in the project are:
- The Basic Internet Foundation will demonstrate the technical feasibility and the business profitability of InfoInternet
- Orange will demonstrate the novel opportunity of freemium access, enable low-end customers to become familiar with digital information, and generate business from other customers through paid voucher system.
- UiO will strengthen the social responsibility in health and education. The Center for Global Health will benefit from leveraging the One-Health services into the digital space. The Department of Technology Systems will benefit from research project development, disseminating the reports and papers in high-quality journals and publications, with exchange students.
- The Ministry of Health in Tanzania supports the roll-out of Digital Health
- The National Centre for Medical Research (NIMR) will contribute with health content and support the roll-out, and will benefit from faster access to health information
- The [[SUA|Agriculture , and SUA in Tanzania will receive faster access to health information and triggers for relevant public health intervention through apps and digital access
- The Global Health Media Project (GMHP) will enable local (off-line) access for their health videos, and pilots the online interactivity
- IPXextenso will extend their GSM off-grid network with Internet and enable a new service market
- Future Competence (FCI) will foster digital competence and education through using their experience from the African market
- Movation will handle innovation aspects, e.g. best praxis applicability of open innovation
Open Action Items
Meetings
DigI related Meeting(s):- NOREC Introduction Seminar Day 13th, 14th and 19th April (onThis property is a special property in this wiki. 13 April 2021)
- Regrouping with AHERI and updates for the Upcoming NOREC Introseminar (onThis property is a special property in this wiki. 12 April 2021)
- School Connectivity with Halotel Tanzania (onThis property is a special property in this wiki. 15 March 2021)
- GCEI Representation in India (onThis property is a special property in this wiki. 9 February 2021)
- People Centered Internet (PCI) Introduction with Basic Internet (onThis property is a special property in this wiki. 5 January 2021)
- ... further results