Innovative ApplicationsInnovative Applicationsfor Rural for Rural

Broadband CommunityBroadband Community

Michael S. SunggiardiMichael S. SunggiardiTechnology Innovative Consultant to MCIT Republik Indonesia

When We Start?When We Start?

The first internet café (telecenter) in Indonesia is a real restaurant in the middle of a Botanical Garden in Bogor, 60 KM from Jakarta, using a dial-up modem with speed 14,400bps to Jakarta-ta on 1 July 1995

Why we built Internet Café? …. • Telephone line is

very limited and expensive

• Internet access is expensive

• Population of computer owner is small

• Nobody knows about internet

Decrease in ServicesDecrease in Services

Services within Telecenter has dropped every year, because cellular operators already provide the same services to the same customers of Telecenter, and they give a better solution and have full mobility

Access to ContentAccess to Content

Concentrate on Internet Access only and let them choose content on their own

Build Internet AccessBuild Internet Access

In 2009, we built 6,000 PLIK (similar to telecenter) and 2,000 MPLIK (mobile telecenter) serving 76,000 villages all over Indonesia to provide internet access with small bandwidth because at the time we only had satellite technology.

ICT in IndonesiaICT in Indonesia

We never think about how to develop ICT-based content

13 years13 years

Type of ContentType of Content

In the beginning we are very excited with web technology that can merge texts with photos that provided a very appealing look to websites.

Now technology goes beyond your dreams as photos are switched to high definition videos which need a big bandwidth (broadband)

Video of Sugata Mitra "Hole in the Wall"

Big BandwidthBig Bandwidth

Are we READY?

We need BIG BandwidthWe need BIG Bandwidth

YESYES when you are in a developed countries when you are in a developed countriesNONO if you are in a developing country if you are in a developing country

Broadband?Broadband?

So .... we can’t make So .... we can’t make innovative applicationsinnovative applications

for Rural for Rural Broadband CommunityBroadband Community??????

What is the solution?What is the solution?

RepositoryRepository

To overcome big bandwidth or broadband that can't be delivered to rural areas in Indonesia, we add a device to store video and image for people browsing at telecenters without depending on slow connection of internet.

UbiquityUbiquity

We collect books, pictures, videos and internet knowledge that later can be accessed easily from telecenters and we will convert them into local languages if necessary . This content is accessible from any type of device.

Big PortalBig Portal

Built a portal to collect all information to telecenters or to nationwide knowledge exchange and dissemination of information

ICT at Rural AreaICT at Rural Area

Repository consist of two big systems, one at telecenter and other at national data center.University or Cooperative helping the people in rural areas to apply ICTs in their daily life.

Apps for Rural AreaApps for Rural Area

Programs that are suitable in rural area are daily used apps for farmers who connect to social networks to develop collaboration between people in the same or different areas.

Cross BrandingCross Branding

Since we now live in a global village, cross branding is the most important thing for doing business at the telecenter

Thank YouThank You