African Great Lakes Rural Broadband Research Infrastructure
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Date
2012
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In IST-Africa Conference
Abstract
The African Great Lakes Rural Broadband Research Infrastructure
(AGLARBRI) addresses the establishment of sustainable broadband markets in areas
where there is demand but no supply of broadband services. The scientific objective
is to validate the reproducibility, scalability and extensibility of earlier successful
results from the Tanzania ICT for Rural Development program. The development
objective is to accelerate the deployment of commercial last mile links by
stimulating community based first mile initiatives. Under-served local communities
in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and eastern DRC are being targeted and
supported by local research and higher education institutions to support capacity
building. Innovative and affordable technical solutions based on off-the shelf
hardware and open source software are being packaged for industrial distribution.
The application focus is on inclusive ubiquitous access, and basic public services
such as Healthcare, education and local administration. The project is well aligned
with the new targets from the UN Broadband Commission, which clearly justify the
mainstreaming of the results from Tanzania to the other neighbouring countries.
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ICT4D, Inclusive Ubiquitous Access, eInfrastructures, eAccessibility, Health Information Systems
Citation
Kahiigi, P., Kariuki, E., Kyalo, V., Masinde, M., Ngarambe, D., Nungu, A., ... & Pehrson, B. (2012). African great lakes rural broadband research infrastructure. In IST-Africa Conference.