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BasicInternet:Microsoft IdeaFest2019

Title BasicInternet:Microsoft IdeaFest2019
Place Microsoft@Munich
Date, Time 2019/07/03, -4July2019
Contact Person Marcus Morrissette
Participants Josef.Noll, Axel Meiling, Hendric Tronsson, Marcus Morrissette, Jan Kulbe, Doris Dräger, Jana Ruhland, Thorsten Eberhardt, Alex Vincent
related to Project DigI, BasicInternet
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Free Access to Information - Microsoft Team contributions

Josef presenting the 60 sec design video (click to see the video)

Get a 60 second glimt: Connecting the Unconnected

The Basic Internet Foundation got an invitation to participate at the Microsoft Idea Fest 2019 in Munich in July 2019. 38 non-profit organisations asked Microsoft Germany to help, and Microsoft delivered. Alex Meiling and Hendric Tronsson from Digital Oxygen joined us to promote the idea of "Connecting the Unconnecting" and "Internet4All".

We had the pleasure of having a total of 4 design teams working for us for two days, with a tremendous Marcus Morisette as our host for these two days.

Marcus, Axel and me celebrating the successful design
Our 4 Microsoft Design Teams (except those preparing the video)

The main outcomes of the 2-days design sprint were:

  1. Converting the message from Connecting the Unconnected to Free Access to Information is a Human Right (this is what we have to work for).
  2. The Pony Express bringing content to the unconnected villages
  3. A Basic Internet App and Information Architecture will help in seamless information exchange across villages and regions.
Summary of all Design Contributions


Given the costs of service delivery, e.g. USD 640 to connect a village with a 4 Mbit/s link, needs a new architecture for #DigitalInclusion and #SocietalEmpowerment. All team members and all visitors appreciated the free access to information, thus work concentrated on the technology behind.

1. Free Access to Information is a Human Right

Bridging the Digital Divide

One of the topics clearly articulates was the understanding that free access to information should become a human right. We are not yet there, but we agreed to bring our thoughts together to make it happen.

Arguments supporting the demand were:

  • Bridging the digital divide is essential to reach the SDGs
  • #AI for good should be explored to support the demand
  • we need a Digital Geneva Convention
Mission overview: Connect the World
Free Access to Information for All

Connecting the world needs

  • Attention and social media involvement
  • Content creation, here: images for the information spots
  • low cost infrastructure, wifi information spots are excellent candidates
  • transport of heavy files, e.g. videos and courses through people commuting
  • install, connect and update locally at the information spots
Connect the World
Stories of People

2. The Pony Express transporting content

Flow diagramme


Overview Pony Express
The digital Pony Express
Technical Goal


mUber content distribution
Imagine the transport use


3. The Basic Internet App and the Information Architecture

Conclusions