Free access to basic information –
a driver for innovation
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«Hjernekraft fra Kjeller» 7.10.2015
Stian Løvold
UNIK - Universitetssenteret på Kjeller
[email protected]
Hovedbudskapet
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Tilgang til (basis-informasjon på) internett er et
«must» for innovasjon og velstandsøkning
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Milliarder av mennesker har ikke tilgang til internet
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Dette prøver Basic Internet Foundation (og andre) å
gjøre noe med
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For å løfte folk ut av fattigdom
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For å skape et marked
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Basic Internet Foundation har fokus på Helse,
Utdanning og Entreprenørskap
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Gratis tilgang til Basic Informasjon på internett kan
være av interesse flere steder…
Mobile Innovations
Sep 2009, Josef Noll
.... and the Internet
Mobile Innovations
Sep 2009, Josef Noll
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Internet to the backwoods
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Google: «Project Loon»
Helium filled balloons
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Facebook: Solar powered
drones
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One-Web(O3b) &
Elon Musk (SpaceX):
Low-flying satellites (swarms)
Microsoft: TV - «White space»
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Basic Internet Foundation
RascomSTAR Mobile Innovations
Sep 2009, Josef Noll
>50% of the World’s population have no access
• Knowledge is the basis for
health, education and
entrepreneurship
• Provide access to basic
knowledge, means
– access to
education
– access to health
information
– opportunity for
entrepreneurship
BasicInternet.org
BasicInternet.foundation
Basic Internet
Josef Noll, Dec2014
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Basic Internet core network
at Kjeller
• Example: Opera Mini
satellite-based
–encrypted request from Opera
RasComStar
Mini browser
–Opera access Web page,
removes animations, and
compresses the page
–Compressed page is sent to
device
–typical 80% reduction
• Usage results
radio-based
–4 MByte average user
–20 MByte max user/month
BasicInternet.org
BasicInternet.foundation
Basic Internet
Basic Internet
Core Network
Josef Noll, Dec2014
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Cost of ICT development
Basic Internet
Costs/user/month [US$]
Comparison - society costs
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exclusion
0.5
year 1
year 2
year 3
• local Wifi spots
• based on Satellite
connectivity
BasicInternet.org
year 4
year 5
half a
dollar is
enough*
BasicInternet.foundation
Source: UK GOVERNMENT UNIT COST DATABASE
www.data.gov.uk/sib_knowledge_box/toolkit
Basic Internet
Josef Noll, May2015
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Pilot:
Implementation in DRC (Congo)
• Installed Internet access:
– University of Lisala
– Deployment at 4 other
universities in Kinshasa (DRC)
– 10 additional implementations
• New installations, with Orange
and other partners:
– New pilot in DRC
– Upcoming pilots in Mali
– ++++
BasicInternet.org
BasicInternet.foundation
Basic Internet
Josef Noll, Sep2015
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The Basic Internet Foundation
Excellent Team and Collaboration
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Josef Noll, professor and innovator
Gunnar Nilsson, founder and entrepreneur
Tor Blomseth, strategist and lawyer
Linda Firveld, Women Sp3akers and
entrepreneur
• Vidar Sannerhaugen, founder and advisor
• Stian Løvold, director at UNIK
• …
Collaboration with a.o.
• Kjeller Innovasjon & UNIK (founders)
• CWI Norway and CTIF (DK) - academic support
• Opera Software - free access to the Internet
• IPXextenso - solar-powered base stations for off-grid,
• Breiband.no - technology and maintenance
BasicInternet.org
BasicInternet.foundation
Basic Internet
Josef Noll, May2015
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