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= The Basic Internet Foundation =
 
= The Basic Internet Foundation =
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Envision a world of free access to information on health care, education or development.
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'''Connect the Future:''' Envision a world of free access to information on health care, education or development.
  
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Join our quest to make this vision a reality!
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[https://www.basicinternet.org/get-involved Join our quest to make this vision a reality!]
  
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The Basic Internet Foundation aims at optimised content delivery on capacity-limited networks:
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Our work in the Basic Internet Foundation is driven by three questions:
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* The Foundation will offer free access to Information ([[InfoInternet]]) as a carrier of digital content to people in areas with low admission and / or no internet coverage.
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# Is '''access to digital goods and information''' a universal '''human right'''?
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* The Foundation will assist organisations and companies to adapt and disseminate information for the affected recipients should be able to help themselves.
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# How can we '''enable access''', especially for people and groups left behind by traditional business models?
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# How can we provide '''local access to decentralised information''' to address global challenges and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
  
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Digital inclusion is a key for health, education and meaningful work. Connecting developing economies with free access to information through the alliance of IT, Telecom, Academia, and public sector partners will create the partnership for achieving the Sustainability Development Goals (SDG 2030). The unique CTU alliance, addressing a common mission and best praxis for partnership in digital access, will build the basis for sustainable development, a catalyst for achieving the SDGs and business acceleration in Africa.
 
  
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To answer the questions, we adopted the model of the road: '''Once a road is build, pedestrians and cyclists have free access to the road'''. And we ask ourselves: ''What hinders us to address the road model to the access to Internet?''
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Higher penetration of Internet access, especially in rural areas, is the key for sustainable development and supports:
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:''(i)'' Local governments, as digital inclusion is vital for six key sectors: health, agriculture, education, retail, government and financial services.
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:''(ii)'' The people themselves to gain access to information related to education and healthcare, and finally more employment, income generation and productivity growth for everyone.  
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:''(iii)'' Companies that realise the market potential behind this vast number of people currently without access to Internet and, therefore, without market exposure. This may not be in terms of the purchasing power of each inhabitant, but as a result of the mere number of people.
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have identified “access to information and communication technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet” (SDG target 9.c). Though mobile operators play an eminent role, partnership is needed to address the digital access to remote villages and provide information access to people otherwise left left behind.
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[[File:Internet_Lite_Digital_Pedestrians_and_Cyclists.png|600px|center|thumb|''Figure 1: Network slicing for Internet Lite and 5G large cells'']]
  
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==World Development Report==
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* We promote and provide the '''[[Freemium_Access|Freemium model for access]]''' 
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The World Bank’s 2016 World Development Report on Digital Dividends (WDR 2016) reports on opportunities of digital technologies and digital access. Digital access is the key for digital development being the positive driver for sustainable and inclusive development.
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* We build '''[[Information spots]]''' with free access to information, and premium access to broadband services
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* Through ''Internet Lite for All'' we build the basis for '''Digital Inclusion''' and '''Societal Empowerment'''
  
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[[File:Maslow_Digital_access.png|350px|right|Digital Health and food is the basis for further development like education and work]]
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* We see '''[[Digital Health]]''' as enabler for '''digital literacy''', '''better knowledge''' on relevant health issues, and '''social entrepreneurship'''. Energy, digital and health together form the building blocks for '''sustainable development'''
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The CTU alliance will help the unconnected to reach the next steps of the Maslow pyramid, by providing access and information for food and health, and enable the further reach to levels 3-5 for everyone. The WDR 2016 report also highlights the risks that exist if digital societies are only limited to those already being better off.
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The Foundation was established in December 2014 as collaboration between The University Graduate Centre (UNIK) and Kjeller Innovasjon AS. The impact of Basic Internet for the Digital Society is seen as a continuation of Internet deployment from Kjeller, starting with the Arpanet deployment in 1973, and with Opera Software in 1994. <!--- The team consists of Professor Josef Noll, Tor J. Blomseth, Gunnar Nilsson and Vidar Sannerhaugen. Together they have extensive experience with entrepreneurship, innovation, development, implementation and operation. --->
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If you want to read more,
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* please visit our  [https://www.basicinternet.org/blog/ Blog on "Internet Lite for All"] or
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* visit our web and [https://basicinternet.org/get-involved Get involved in the work on ''Connecting the Future'']
  
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Read more? Please download our White Paper '''[[Media:Basic_Internet_White_Paper.pdf|Basic Internet Access for All]]''' or our '''[[Media:201602BasicInternet_workshop_education_health.pdf|Teaser (.pdf slides) for topics on education and health]]'''
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 25 March 2023

The Basic Internet Foundation

Connect the Future: Envision a world of free access to information on health care, education or development.

Join our quest to make this vision a reality!

Our work in the Basic Internet Foundation is driven by three questions:

  1. Is access to digital goods and information a universal human right?
  2. How can we enable access, especially for people and groups left behind by traditional business models?
  3. How can we provide local access to decentralised information to address global challenges and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?


To answer the questions, we adopted the model of the road: Once a road is build, pedestrians and cyclists have free access to the road. And we ask ourselves: What hinders us to address the road model to the access to Internet?

Figure 1: Network slicing for Internet Lite and 5G large cells
  • We promote and provide the Freemium model for access
  • We build Information spots with free access to information, and premium access to broadband services
  • Through Internet Lite for All we build the basis for Digital Inclusion and Societal Empowerment
  • We see Digital Health as enabler for digital literacy, better knowledge on relevant health issues, and social entrepreneurship. Energy, digital and health together form the building blocks for sustainable development

If you want to read more,

How To?

How to establish an info spot

Are you wondering on how to connect your community? We help you in establishing Information Spots by following these 5 steps.

  1. You want to read more on why we use Internet Lite?
  2. You have already plans to connect your community, your school, your health facility? Please read what has to be done in the field prior to establishing an Info Spot
  3. Are you convinced to establish an Info Spot? Then please contact us to make the necessary agreements (MoU), purchase and further steps mailto:info@basicinternet.org
  4. Thus, if everything is agreed, we help you in ordering the equipment, built a Regional Competence Centre to configure equipment ready to be installed
See http://vimeo.com/354375901 for the steps of connectivity
Have a look at the course on how to configure
Experience problems? Please visit Problem solving
5. You are almost there, perform the roll-out in the field, and Best Praxis from our communities

Operation

Monitoring

Our Terminology

  • Information spot - An information spot provides free access to local information, and to Internet Lite
  • Free access to information is based on the Freemium model for access, with free access to information and premium access to broadband services on the Internet
  • Internet Lite for All is the implementation of an Internet with text and pictures, enabled through light-weight protocols such as AMP
  • Digital Inclusion and leaving no-one behind are the core drivers for the free access to information for all
  • Societal Empowerment through digital inclusion, with focus on keeping the value within the community
  • Digital Health for Digital Empowerment - Our research has proven that digital health information not only has significant results on health knowledge, but also empowers people digitally by learning on how to use digital devices and achieve information


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