The Internet For All: From Access To Agenda Dr. Madanmohan Rao Principal Consultant Planetasia.com, India [e-mail]

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The Internet For All From Access To
AgendaDr. Madanmohan RaoPrincipal Consultant
Planetasia.com, Indiamadanr_at_planetasia.com
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The 6 Cs of Internet Success

• Connectivity
• Content
• Community
• Commerce
• Capacity
• Culture

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Recent Developments

• Riots in Indonesia - and the online Chinese
  diaspora
• Indian IT Task Force recommendations
• SchoolNet initiative in Thailand
• World Bank report Knowledge in Development

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Access

• National Internet infrastructure backbones,
  gateways
• Regulations ISPs, Internet telephony, content
• Local Internet access kiosks, cybercafes,
  community centres

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Access

• Cost of computers, modems, toll (phone, Internet)
• Value local content, local services, local
  relevance, global advantage
• Local expertise (network literacy, information
  literacy)

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Access Recent Developments

• Leland Initiative Africa
• 5 new ISP licenses Malaysia
• Internet backbones Indian Railways, Electricity
  Boards
• Crackdown on dissidents Turkey, China
• Diaspora effects China, India, Vietnam
• Community centres Peru, India

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Educational Access

• Universities, colleges (Kerala IT policy)
• Schools (Hong Kong, Thailand Goa)
• Libraries (Australias NOIE)
• Voluntary initiatives (NetDay)

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SMEs, SOHOs

• Traders (AsianSources, KoreaSources)
• Handicrafts organisations (PeopLink)
• Asia-Pacific Coconut Community

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National Regulation Sri Lanka

• Telecom deregulation
• Lower customs duties on computers
• 7 ISPs
• Doubling of Internet user base this year

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National Regulation Singapore

• E-commerce hub
• Broadband Internet access
• Government services, education
• Content hub for Chinese diaspora

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Sustainable Networking Development Programme

• 33 countries, small islands
• Harness local international synergies
• Communications entrepreneurship
• Create awareness of value, promotion in media
• Users providers of information

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Kiosks, Cybercafes

• Kiosks access, employment, diversified services
  (Indonesia WasantaraNet)
• Cybercafes 1,500 in 85 countries

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International Initiatives

• Microsoft (WebTV, portals, smart schools)
• Cisco (Internet schools India, China, Taiwan,
  Philippines)
• IBM (School of Internet Studies, Bangalore)
• World-Tel (community access centres)
• IDRC, APC, WorldBank

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Capacity

• Webwriters, visualisers, Intranet project
  managers, creative programmers, e-commerce
  product managers, backbone/hub solutions
  providers, online archivists, Web promotions
  managers, information architects, online
  community developers, multilingual publishers,
  Intranet systems integrators, Java programmers

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Recommendations

• Gartner Group Asia needs IT manpower
• IDC Government industry support
• ICCC Cooperation between techies, social
  scientists, economists

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Recommendations

• Internet Industry Associations governance,
  lobbying, consumer rights, IPR
• Activism (boycotts in Spain, Germany)
• Fora (online, offline, cross-sectoral)

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Value of Access National Level

• Disaster relief
• Public health
• Economic sectors (agriculture, trade,
  manufacturing, banking, news media)
• Government services
• Politics
• Diaspora

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Regional Level

• Bilateral cooperation South Korea, Japan
• Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies
• Non-Aligned Movement
• ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Electronic
  Commerce
• Africa Information Society Initiative

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References Books

• The Race to the Intelligent State, by Michael
  Connors
• The Clever Country? Australias Digital Future,
  by Daniel Petre and David Harrington

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References Books

• Public Access to the Internet, by Brian Kahin
  and James Keller
• Civilising Cyberspace, by Steven Miller
• The Canadian Internet Advantage, by Jim Caroll
  and Rick Broadhead