CHILE - 2011 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ACCESS INITIATIVES IN THE NEXT DECADE Plenary Session II
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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ACCESS INITIATIVES IN THE NEXT DECADE
Plenary Session II
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Policy
ModelsTechnology
The DreadedDigital Divide
Smart phone…dumb content
Public accesslocus focus
OUR EXPERTS….
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• Gabi Barna, Chair, Telecentre-Europe, Romania
• Florencio Ceballos, Senior Program Specialist, International Development Research Centre, Canada
• Reshan Dewapura, CEO, Information and Communication Technology Agency, Sri Lanka
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Florencio
Let’s include everyone!
Video
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About us
Telecentre-Europe is an inclusive and vibrant network that increases the impact and effectiveness of telecentres throughout Europe by fostering knowledge sharing and learning amongst its members.
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Vision
At Telecentre-Europe we believe we can help create relevant and scalable approaches towards achieving e-Inclusion for the next 292 million Europeans – i.e. all of those who lack Basic ICT skills today.
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Membership
80 organisations in 53 nations, from every continental area across the world. The 33 European nations are represented on the Telecentre-Europe online community by around 50 local, regional and national telecentre networks, which between them include more than 25,000 telecentres.
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Services
• Knowledge sharing
• Advocacy
• Capacity building
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Contact
www.telecentre-europe.org
www.facebook.com/TelecentreEurope
http://twitter.com/telecentres
Challenges and Opportunities
for Public Access Initiatives
5th April 2011
3rd Global Forum on Tele-Centers
Santiago, Chile
Reshan DewapuraCEO, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka
ICT & Impact on Public Access
Policies
Public Access initiatives – Tele-centres, Service-centres, Community Information-centre will continue to be implemented and supported.
Broadband Connectivity – Affordable and Accessible quality broadband for everyone
Low cost computing – Affordable computing for everyone
Local & Localized content – Local Language capability in computing
ICT & Impact on Public Access
Technology
Ever increasing Broadband & Wireless connectivity / access Increasing Mobile penetration & new Mobile Technology New Delivery platforms for e-Services Digital Applications with multiple delivery channels
Public Access Models
Public Good vs. Commercial enterprise Financial Sustainability vs. Social Sustainability
The Sri Lankan Experience
Land Area: 65,610 Sq. Km
Population: 21,130,000
GDP/capita: US$ 2000
Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee
Time Zone: GMT +5:30
Languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English
Capital: Colombo (Commercial)
Sri Jayawardenepura (Admin)
Exports: Garments, Tea, Gems,
Rubber, Tourism, IT/BPO
Administration: 9 Provinces, 25 Districts,
25 Divisional Secretariats
Telephone: 80% penetration
Internet : 1.8 million users
Broadband: 400,000 connections
e-Sri Lanka
ICT Policy,Leadership &InstitutionalDevelopment
InformationInfrastructure
Re-engineeringGovernment
ICT HumanResourcesCapacityBuilding
ICT Investment& Private SectorDevelopment
e-Society
Peace
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The Sri Lankan Experience
Ampara - 32
Anuradhapura - 41
Badulla - 42
Batticaloa – 16
Colombo - 12
Galle - 30
Gampaha - 15
Hambantota - 32
Jaffna – 5
Kalutara - 22
Kandy - 49
Kegalle - 32
Kurunagala - 45
Polonnaruwa - 23
Matara - 32
Monaragala - 32
NuwaraEliya - 24
Matale - 19
Puttalam - 17
Ratnapura - 42
Trincomalee - 16
Vauvniya - 5
600 centers
www.nenasala.lk
The Sri Lankan Experience
Lanka Government Network (LGN) Connected Government Over 500 entities connected
National Backbone Network (NBN) Island-wide Ultra High Bandwidth
Broadband Backbone Provision of affordable broadband
connectivity to all parts of the country
School Net2011/12
6,000 Computer Labs in Schools
The Sri Lankan Experience
Govt. to Citizen Govt. to Business Govt. to Govt.
G2BG2C G2GI n t e r n e t I n t r a n e t
Sri Lanka Country Portal
Information
Bank
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E A R C H I T E C T U R E
Nation- Wide ICT Infrastructure
E-Government Supporting Infrastructure
I N F O R M A T I O N A R C H I T E C T U R E
People Hub
Government Internal Solutions One Stop Solution
Telecommunication Backbone
LGN (Lanka Government Network)
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e-EPF
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e-Bill
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Lanka - Gate
LIX (Lanka Interoperability Exchange
Mobile
Payment
Gateway
Credit Card
Payment
Gateway
Land Hub
Establishments
Hub
Mobile
Service
Management
HR Policy &
HRD
Tele-Centers what did we want out of them?
Tele-Centres are a public good…
Only a means to an end - not the end game
Subsidizing, supporting for good (or long time) is not taboo…
Does it / Will it: Increase ICT Literacy in the country Create an ICT Savvy society in the village Open-up the minds of the rural youth Provide them with new knowledge and new skills Bring out the innovator and entrepreneur in them Open-up opportunities that were beyond them
Tele-Centers what did we want out of them? (cont….)
Through that does it / will it: Connect poor/rural communities with dynamic opportunities Revitalize Rural Development - Social & Economic Increase Employment Reduce Poverty Empower rural communities Empower Women & marginalized groups
If the answer is yes to all or most of these we need to keep the tele-centres running / keep them subsidized
Building 600 business enterprises that are sustainable on the long term was NOT the objective
Challenges for Public Access Initiatives
Usage of the Tele-centers
On-going change in the profile of the tele-centre user
From a varied cross section of the population to a BOP dominated profile
Sustainability: Financial sustainability vs. Social sustainability
Proliferation of mobile phones and advent of innovative mobile devices
Opportunities for Public Access Initiatives
Future of Tele-centers (next 10 yrs – last phase ?!)
Focus on Value Added Services
Focus on Informational / Educational content
Focus on the new target users - BOP
Focus only on Socially sustainable models
Thank You
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