BasicInternet:UNDP-BasicInternet information exchange Jan2020
From its-wiki.no
| UNDP-BasicInternet information exchange Jan2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
BasicInternet:UNDP-BasicInternet information exchange Jan2020
| Title | UNDP meeting |
|---|---|
| Place | ITS@Kjeller |
| Date, Time | 2020/01/07, 1000-1200 |
| Contact Person | Gerdi.Stoppel |
| Participants | Gerdi.Stoppel, Josef Noll |
| related to Project | |
| Keywords |
| this page was created by Special:FormEdit/Meeting, and can be edited by Special:FormEdit/Meeting/BasicInternet:UNDP-BasicInternet information exchange Jan2020 |
| Category:Meeting |
UNDP has 3 main focus areas: Eliminating Poverty and Inequality and Clean and Affordable Energy. A “Smart Facility” concept for energy and mobility, ICT and connectivity, security and Internet/IoT has been developed to address these areas. With respect to internet connectivity, two pilot villages in Guyana have been connected to internet with a complete solution including sustainable power. Sensors to support the idea of internet of things are increasingly being used. Opex Costs: Recurring costs account for the major part of expenditures. UNDP has 3-4 contracts with global vendors and local parties for ground segments. Mostly, different technologies like geo station satellite are used. Cost: about 1000 USD per megabit per second. The new technology is still expensive with a great distance to the satellite and low bandwidth. It also needs a lot of customers to be profitable. Currently, it is only Peacekeeping being able to afford it with emphasis on emergency usage. Basic Internet Foundation wants to focus more on the right business model: - Internet lite and narrow band internet - Promote ICT trust-building
Backhaul infrastructure. Fibre optic cable seem best solution for sustainable development and offer bandwidth for AI. Strong need for regulatory framework and policies on national level to ensure that even remote areas receive infrastructure. Prime example Canada: entitlement of every house even at far distance to have telephone line at regulated cost. Example for leapfrog development = mobile phone in Africa. Communication could be done immediately through mobile phones, bank transfers directly online instead of through ATM machines. Considerable results could be recorded in the agricultural sector, when whether forecasts enabled perfect timing for harvesting and sales. Solution village spot: free access to “internet lite”, that is information on health, education, agriculture, woman entrepreneurship, local information in form of pictures and animations (for health information) reaching literate and illiterate locals. Heavy internet
A test phase of the village spot has revealed amazing results with a generated medical knowledge increase from less than 20% to 70%.
Such knowledge increase would have a significant impact for individuals and therefore communities, the country and eventually a global impact.