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Motivating community-based ICT infrastructure development (pdf 35kb)

This article explores the experience of using a community-based approach to funding and building ICT infrastructure.

It draws on a case study of a community-based project in Indonesia which built over 5000 outdoor WiFi installations through a community-driven approach without external assistance.  

The article describes the experiences of this initiative and highlights the lessons, successes and challenges in taking a community-based approach to ICT infrastructure development.


 

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