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= Topics discussed =
 
= Topics discussed =
 
* Follow-up of [[BasicInternet:Ethiopia_Education_Partnership_May2020]]
 
* Follow-up of [[BasicInternet:Ethiopia_Education_Partnership_May2020]]
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* answering
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* Answering specific questions on technology and funding
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* MoE ambition in connecting schools
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* Preparing for proposal writing & ways to achieve funding
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* National Knowledge Portal, having a holistic view on connectivity & skills
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* Priorities of the Government of Norway: ''access, skills, regulations & inclusion''
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From Me to Everyone: (9:05 AM)
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== Background ==
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1) Which of the following supports can BIS provide our schools and nearby communities?
 a) connectivity costs (infrastructure, software/platforms…)
                      b)  digital devices (E.g computers/chrome books, headphones, LCD projectors…  for our digital learning hubs and for using digital contents in the classrooms)
                      c) selection of curriculum and age aligned, culturally appropriate contents in different formats)
                      d) Developing policies of ethical and proper use of contents and devices)
                      e) training our staff and teachers i
           f)  developing tools and systems for monitoring use and measuring the impact of the technology on student learning outcomes, improved teacher capacity and  other outcome targets (including those at community level)
                    g) Making uninterrupted power available (solar) so that children and staff have regular access to contents including during weekends

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MoE has the ambition in connecting all 3500 secondary schools within 2020, and all primary schools thereafter. We ([[EyeNetworks]], [[IBA Ethiopia]], [[BasicInternet:Home|BasicInternet]] created an application to connect 500 schools, and help the government to achieve the goals. See details at  [[BasicInternet:Ethiopia_Education_Partnership_May2020]]
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From Josephine Miliza to Everyone: (9:05 AM)
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Hello everyone, great to join the meeting today

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From Tigist to Everyone: (9:06 AM)
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yes so happy to see you here Josephine

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From Addisalem Genta to Me: (Privately) (9:07 AM)
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what cost prof

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From Me to Addisalem Genta: (Privately) (9:10 AM)
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OPEX costs (Internet connectivity)

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From Tigist to Everyone: (9:14 AM)
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no questions so far from me

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From Me to Everyone: (9:27 AM)
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https://digitalpublicgoods.net/

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From Me to Everyone: (9:32 AM)
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xcbx2iHGaleRRjQ-Y6nDu3Dr254gQtZNS507Qh1kH2A/edit?usp=sharing
yeboo.com - for “village platform”

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From Josephine Miliza to Everyone: (9:38 AM)
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RACHEL
I can be able to get the contact info
We have our colleagues in Malawi who have been using Kolibri for a while
hand

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From Tigist to Everyone: (9:42 AM)
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Josephine has her hands up

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From yehalemabebe to Everyone: (9:47 AM)
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That would be great Josephine

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From Me to Everyone: (9:50 AM)
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1f) our local network control server (LNCC) is a “whitelist” (what is open), “blacklist” (forbidden, e.g. *porn*, denied

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From Me to Everyone: (9:51 AM)
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1f) long term, focus on “Internet Lite” free access to information
1g) 120 W solar panel - our infrastructure runs on solar

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From Me to Everyone: (9:55 AM)
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2) What does BIS expect from our NGO and our local partners what we closely work with (the education offices, schools, communities, academic institutions) to get the project started and sustain the services?

3) What kind of timeline do you think is realistic to translate ideas into action (get the schools connected?

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From Me to Everyone: (9:58 AM)
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/18aln9OlCN-HvjlgaDXWfZeQvKogR_XbTNrNprfNwqBc/edit?usp=sharing
http://ongoing.basicinternet.no

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From Tigist to Everyone: (10:06 AM)
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Thank you Brenda

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From Me to Everyone: (10:14 AM)
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if you have any question, please post it here

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From Brenda Jimris-Rekve to Everyone: (10:15 AM)
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You are welcome Tigist

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From Josephine Miliza to Everyone: (10:15 AM)
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How many schools are being connected?

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From Me to Everyone: (10:17 AM)
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as of now, only Koye Secondary school - it was a pilot - preparing for the 500 school connectivity

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From yehalemabebe to Everyone: (10:17 AM)
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Better to summarize key points and the way forward

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=== MoE, connecting schools ===
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== Follow-up questions ==
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MoE suggest to connect all 3500 secondary schools within 6 months (total envisaged budget 35 million USD). Proposal submitted to the Norwegian Government to support the MoE by connecting 500 secondary schools  
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'''Q1''') Which of the following supports can BIS provide our schools and nearby communities?

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* 
https://owncloud.basicinternet.org/index.php/s/OEeoh7zKx4LOOj6
 (slides, presentation of the concept)
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:: a) connectivity costs (infrastructure, software/platforms…)
                     
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* ''under political discussions in Norway''
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:: b)  digital devices (E.g computers/chrome books, headphones, LCD projectors…  for our digital learning hubs and for using digital contents in the classrooms)
                     
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:: c) selection of curriculum and age aligned, culturally appropriate contents in different formats)
                     
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:: d) Developing policies of ethical and proper use of contents and devices)
                     
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:: e) training our staff and teachers i
          
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:: f)  developing tools and systems for monitoring use and measuring the impact of the technology on student learning outcomes, improved teacher capacity and  other outcome targets (including those at community level)
                   
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:: g) Making uninterrupted power available (solar) so that children and staff have regular access to contents including during weekends

  
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Suggestion to extend SchoolNet towards a knowledge portal in education
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[[File:Ethiopica_zeroRated_2Jun2020.jpg|550px|right|thumb|''Free access to education and health in Ethiopia through zero rating in Telecom Ethiopia network'']]
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* Payee and Prof. Getnet Tadele have a digital hub for schools, the regional Education Bureau(?)
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: '''A1)''' The Basic Internet Foundation has the main focus on connectivity by providing a [[BasicInternet:Solutions|minimum viable solution]], bringing the operational costs (OPEX) for Internet connectivity down to less than 20 USD/month for an information spot. Though the Foundation would like to be able to join for funding 1a...1g, we don't have funds to support. Thus, the solution is to identify potential supporters and prepare a common proposal.
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* they have connected 14 schools (starting with 1 school in 2015, and 4 more schools every year)
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: Regarding '''1c)''' Our common goal is to establish a local platform with educational content, and the free access to the [[National Knowledge Portal]], including the [
https://digitalpublicgoods.net/
 UNICEF initiative on Digital Public Goods.]
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* typically 3-5 years support at each school
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: Regarding '''1f)''' 
As of now, we have implemented a local network control server (LNCC), which is used to determine for free and premium content. The functionality is performed through a “whitelist” (what is open), “blacklist” (forbidden, e.g. *porn*, denied), thus allowing for 
protection of content, and opening for free access.  On the long term, we favour the free access to information through an “Internet Lite” standard, see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ySsYHX7dBSEsWjGyUpoXUQrFXRSsZNlyQ1UxSuyRwE8/edit
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: Regarding '''1g)''' Our equipment runs fine on a 120 W solar panel - as used in Esilalei (TZ)
  
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=== [[National Knowledge Portal]] ===
 
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The discussion which we are all facing is how we manage to ensure access, leading to skills and empowerment, rather than just focussing on social media and entertainment.  Given the work of the Basic Internet Foundation to bring digital health information out to people - see https://digitalhealth.yeboo.com - we see the need to establish a value proposition for governments
 
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*  [[National_Knowledge_Portal
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* Adding ''free access to the National Knowledge Portal'' combines access and regulations, and thus is an easy way to get regulations going.
 
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* See argumentation by 4 Universities in Norway, submitted to the Government: [[Media:Implementing_Digital_Inclusion_on_a_Global_Scale.pdf]]
 
  
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=== Access, Skills, Regulation & Inclusion ===
 
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The background are the recommendation from the
 
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[https://digitalcooperation.org United Nations High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation,] [https://digitalcooperation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DigitalCooperation-report-web-FINAL-1.pdf ''The Age of Digital Interdependence'',] Report and Recommendations by the High-Level Panel, Jun2019, and ''citing the work of the Basic Internet Foundation in ref 59, p12
 
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: 1A: We recommend that by 2030, every adult should have affordable access to digital networks, as well as digitally-enabled financial and health services, as a means to make a substantial contribution to achieving the SDGs…
 
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: 1B: We recommend that a broad, multi-stakeholder alliance, involving the UN, create a platform for sharing digital public goods, ….
 
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https://its-wiki.no/wiki/DigI:Publications

 
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: ''Carlos Rey-Moreno:''  the high level panel on digital cooperation also mentions community networks

 
  
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The Government of Norway has picked up on these topics, and released the ''Digital Transformation and Development Policy", Norwegian Government, Message to the Parliament, Meld. St. 11 (2019-2020), Apr2020, https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/meldst11_summary/id2699502/?ch=1
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Follow up on '''1c)''' The idea is to create a village/school/community platform, where our prototype at [http://yeboo.com Yeboo.com]is used as an example for access to health.
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* focus is on ''access, skills, regulations & inclusion''.
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* Together with the community we work on the design of the community platform: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xcbx2iHGaleRRjQ-Y6nDu3Dr254gQtZNS507Qh1kH2A/edit?usp=sharing

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* Argumentation on how to succeed: [[Media:Implementing_Digital_Inclusion_on_a_Global_Scale.pdf]]
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* RACHEL can be implemented on such a platform
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* we shoudl elaborate on Kolibri (used in Malawi and other places - ''Josephine'') and other solutions for "constrained environments", see [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ySsYHX7dBSEsWjGyUpoXUQrFXRSsZNlyQ1UxSuyRwE8/edit link provided in 1d)]
  
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Both ITU and Unicef focus on connectivity
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: '''Q
2''') What does BasicInternet expect from our NGO and our local partners what we closely work with (the education offices, schools, communities, academic institutions) to get the project started and sustain the services?


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: ITU released a report last week saying that CNs need to be enabled

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:: '''A2''') We ask our partners with the contacts on ground, and to contribute with the installation. The usual way ahead is that we first establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and in that define the focus of the work. Then we outline further into specific project proposals. [[Brenda Jimris-Rekve|Brenda]] manages the partner programme.
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: ITU Smart Villages Blueprint comes out. It could be a good link for CNs and education at the ITU level. They just take time putting things together

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=== How community networks can grow ===
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: '''Q3''') What kind of timeline do you think is realistic to translate ideas into action (get the schools connected)?

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:1. Low cost solution for initial connectivity
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:: '''A3''') The proposal for school connectivity is provided to the Government of Norway. Though, decisions take time - we don't know how long. Thus, we started in parallel to lobby for [
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18aln9OlCN-HvjlgaDXWfZeQvKogR_XbTNrNprfNwqBc/edit?usp=sharing the free access to the National Knowledge Portal (GDocs)]as a strategy for governments. Regarding proposals, we are are public on our activities [[BasicInternet:Ongoing]]

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[[BasicInternet:Solutions
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:2. Next step, establishing scalable community networks
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:3. Adding information and skills (National Knowledge Portal)
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:4. addressing regulations as ''free access to the National Knowledge Portal''
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Envisaged common work is to develop the community platform for ''(i)'' information access and ''(ii)'' community engagement
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== Way ahead ==
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* 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xcbx2iHGaleRRjQ-Y6nDu3Dr254gQtZNS507Qh1kH2A/edit?usp=sharing
 (on developing the community platform)
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* the proof of concept was performed by connected Koye Secondary school
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* the proposal to the Government of Norway addresses connectivity of 500 schools
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Specific tasks
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* Identify opportunities for collaboration (open calls, see 
[[BasicInternet:Ongoing]]
)
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* Establish a proposal for connecting the next 14 schools, see [[BasicInternet:How_To]]

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BasicInternet:Ethiopia Education Partnership Jun2020

Title BasicInternet:Ethiopia_Education_Partnership_Jun2020
Place zoom.basicinternet.no
Date, Time 2020/06/04, 0900-1030
Contact Person Josef.Noll
Participants Brenda Jimris-Rekve, Addisalem Genta Gemiya, Tigist S Hussen, Carlos Rey-Moreno, Josephine Miliza, Payee Nethalem, Getnet Tadele, Fazil Terefe
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Topics discussed

Background

MoE has the ambition in connecting all 3500 secondary schools within 2020, and all primary schools thereafter. We (EyeNetworks, IBA Ethiopia, BasicInternet created an application to connect 500 schools, and help the government to achieve the goals. See details at BasicInternet:Ethiopia_Education_Partnership_May2020

Follow-up questions


Q1) Which of the following supports can BIS provide our schools and nearby communities?

a) connectivity costs (infrastructure, software/platforms…)

b) digital devices (E.g computers/chrome books, headphones, LCD projectors… for our digital learning hubs and for using digital contents in the classrooms)

c) selection of curriculum and age aligned, culturally appropriate contents in different formats)

d) Developing policies of ethical and proper use of contents and devices)

e) training our staff and teachers i

f) developing tools and systems for monitoring use and measuring the impact of the technology on student learning outcomes, improved teacher capacity and other outcome targets (including those at community level)

g) Making uninterrupted power available (solar) so that children and staff have regular access to contents including during weekends

Free access to education and health in Ethiopia through zero rating in Telecom Ethiopia network
A1) The Basic Internet Foundation has the main focus on connectivity by providing a minimum viable solution, bringing the operational costs (OPEX) for Internet connectivity down to less than 20 USD/month for an information spot. Though the Foundation would like to be able to join for funding 1a...1g, we don't have funds to support. Thus, the solution is to identify potential supporters and prepare a common proposal.
Regarding 1c) Our common goal is to establish a local platform with educational content, and the free access to the National Knowledge Portal, including the [
https://digitalpublicgoods.net/
 UNICEF initiative on Digital Public Goods.]
Regarding 1f) 
As of now, we have implemented a local network control server (LNCC), which is used to determine for free and premium content. The functionality is performed through a “whitelist” (what is open), “blacklist” (forbidden, e.g. *porn*, denied), thus allowing for 
protection of content, and opening for free access. On the long term, we favour the free access to information through an “Internet Lite” standard, see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ySsYHX7dBSEsWjGyUpoXUQrFXRSsZNlyQ1UxSuyRwE8/edit


: Regarding 1g) Our equipment runs fine on a 120 W solar panel - as used in Esilalei (TZ)


Follow up on 1c) The idea is to create a village/school/community platform, where our prototype at Yeboo.comis used as an example for access to health.

Q
2) What does BasicInternet expect from our NGO and our local partners what we closely work with (the education offices, schools, communities, academic institutions) to get the project started and sustain the services?


A2) We ask our partners with the contacts on ground, and to contribute with the installation. The usual way ahead is that we first establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and in that define the focus of the work. Then we outline further into specific project proposals. Brenda manages the partner programme.
Q3) What kind of timeline do you think is realistic to translate ideas into action (get the schools connected)?

A3) The proposal for school connectivity is provided to the Government of Norway. Though, decisions take time - we don't know how long. Thus, we started in parallel to lobby for [
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18aln9OlCN-HvjlgaDXWfZeQvKogR_XbTNrNprfNwqBc/edit?usp=sharing the free access to the National Knowledge Portal (GDocs)]as a strategy for governments. Regarding proposals, we are are public on our activities BasicInternet:Ongoing


Way ahead

  • the proof of concept was performed by connected Koye Secondary school
  • the proposal to the Government of Norway addresses connectivity of 500 schools

Specific tasks

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