BasicInternet:AfricaUniversity-BasicInternet May2020
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BasicInternet:AfricaUniversity-BasicInternet May2020
Title | BasicInternet:AfricaUniversity-BasicInternet_May2020 |
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Place | Zoom.us |
Date, Time | 2020/05/26, 1400-1500h |
Contact Person | Sanjay Maharaj |
Participants | Josef.Noll, Brenda Jimris-Rekve, Munashe Furusa, Pius I T Muzariri, Sanjay Maharaj |
related to Project | BasicInternet |
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Notes from the meeting
Follow up topics
- National Knowledge Portal and Digitisation for Zimbabwe
- Collaboration amongst Universities (vice chancellors)
- Role of partners: Universities, private companies, government, ....
- Project funding
Discussion Topics
Digitisation for Zimbabwe Collaboration amongst Universities (vice chancellors) Role of partners: Universities, private companies, government, .... Project funding
Digitisation of Zimbabwe through the National Knowledge Portal
A National Knowledge Portal combines three aspects (see Figure 1), all being central for the digitisation of Zimbabwe, including the government, entrepreneurs, and every single inhabitant:
- Knowledge distribution for education, health, governmental information, as well as digital public goods. As an example, the portal may hold courses to acquire digital skills, and handle certificates for the educational sector.
- Data governance and innovation of national data is the core for value creation within the country. “Data is the new oil”, this statement of Telenor’s CEO Sigve Brekke demonstrates the value of data, and the need for building the economy around these national data.
- Inclusive access to the National Knowledge Portal is an easy way ahead for regulations. License conditions for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Mobile Operators could include the “free access to the National Knowledge Portal” as a prerequisite for a license.
see more at National Knowledge Portal
We invite for discussion on the Strategy for National Knowledge Portal - please add your comments https://docs.google.com/document/d/18aln9OlCN-HvjlgaDXWfZeQvKogR_XbTNrNprfNwqBc/edit
Example from other states in Africa: Ghana has opened a national portal, and Ethiopia provides free access to education and health:
- Ghana has now (June2020) opened the National Portal, focussing on financial and governmental services
- Ethiopia has changed the regulations with free access to the National Digital Library (http://NDL.ethernet.edu.et), as well as to the Ministry of Health, and additional COVID-19 pages.
How does the Basic Internet Foundation work
- see our Wiki: BasicInternet.no, and How to establish an information spot
- Example: Hackathon in Dar es Salaam: https://its-wiki.no/wiki/DigI:TZ-Hackathon_Feb2020
- Our solution for an Information Spot, targeting OPEX of 20 USD/month: http://Solutions.Basicinternet.no
- We require a local partner who should in this case be a university (Africa University) and as Zimrane(spelling)?
Village platform development (for technologists)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xcbx2iHGaleRRjQ-Y6nDu3Dr254gQtZNS507Qh1kH2A/edit
Business model with operators
- Demand for free access to information
- 5G, https://its-wiki.no/images/a/ac/202002_5G_IoT_Sustainability_Noll.pdf