Empowering the Community trough ICT

Regional Workshop on Community-based ICT Integration: Lessons and PossibilitiesManila, Philippines, March 13-14 2008

Presented by:

Yohannes Baptista AgusnugrohoIT Coordinator, FORMASI Indonesia

Facts:

Indonesia has the biggest population in South East Asia (about 224 million of population in 2007).

On 2000 Internet users in Indonesia only about 2,000,000 users.

On 2007 Internet users in Indonesia increased to become 20,000,000 users.

Internet users penetration from 2000 to 2007 is 900%

Facts:

Based on the statistic, only 8.90% of the Indonesian population access the Internet.

80% of Indonesian International Internet Connection (Backbone) still dominated by Indosat

(http://techno.okezone.com/index.php/ReadStory/2008/02/29/54/87814/indosat-kuasai-80-pasar-backbone-indonesia)

Facts:

ASIA INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION

ASIA31,889,923 1,000 535,000 1.70% 0.10% 53400.00%

Armenia 2,971,650 30,000 172,800 5.80% 0.00% 476.00%

Azerbaijan 8,120,247 12,000 1,000,000 12.30% 0.20% 8233.30%

Bangladesh 150,448,339 100,000 450,000 0.30% 0.10% 350.00%

Bhutan 671,887 500 30,000 4.50% 0.00% 5900.00%

374,577 30,000 176,029 47.00% 0.00% 486.80%

Cambodia 13,995,904 6,000 44,000 0.30% 0.00% 633.30%

China * 1,321,851,888 22,500,000 210,000,000 15.90% 41.10% 833.30%

1,084,971 - 1,000 0.10% 0.00% 0.00%

Georgia 4,646,003 20,000 332,000 7.10% 0.10% 1560.00%

Hong Kong * 6,980,412 2,283,000 4,878,713 69.90% 1.10% 113.70%

India 1,129,866,154 5,000,000 60,000,000 5.30% 13.00% 1100.00%

Indonesia 224,693,997 2,000,000 20,000,000 8.90% 4.30% 900.00%

Japan 127,433,494 47,080,000 87,540,000 68.70% 19.00% 85.90%

Kazakhstan 15,284,929 70,000 1,247,000 8.20% 0.30% 1681.40%

Korea, North 23,301,725 -- -- -- -- 0.00%

Korea, South 49,044,790 19,040,000 34,910,000 71.20% 6.80% 83.40%

5,284,149 51,600 298,100 5.60% 0.10% 477.70%

Laos 6,521,998 6,000 25,000 0.40% 0.00% 316.70%

Macao * 456,989 60,000 216,600 47.40% 0.00% 261.00%

Malaysia 24,821,286 3,700,000 14,904,000 60.00% 3.20% 302.80%

Maldives 369,031 6,000 20,100 5.40% 0.00% 235.00%

Mongolia 2,951,786 30,000 310,000 10.50% 0.10% 933.30%

Myanmar 47,373,470 1,000 300,000 0.60% 0.10% 29900.00%

Nepal 28,901,790 50,000 316,800 1.10% 0.10% 533.60%

Pakistan 164,741,924 133,900 12,000,000 7.30% 2.60% 8861.90%

Philippines 91,077,287 2,000,000 14,000,000 15.40% 3.00% 600.00%

Singapore 4,553,009 1,200,000 2,421,800 53.20% 0.50% 101.80%

20,926,315 121,500 428,000 2.00% 0.10% 252.30%

Taiwan 22,858,872 6,260,000 15,400,000 67.40% 3.00% 146.00%

Tajikistan 7,076,598 2,000 19,500 0.30% 0.00% 875.00%

Thailand 65,068,149 2,300,000 8,465,800 13.00% 1.80% 268.10%

Turkmenistan 5,097,028 2,000 64,800 1.30% 0.00% 3140.00%

Uzbekistan 27,780,059 7,500 1,745,000 6.30% 0.40% 23166.70%

Vietnam 85,262,356 200,000 18,226,701 21.40% 3.60% 9013.40%

TOTAL ASIA 3,733,783,474 114,304,000 510,478,743 13.70% 100.00% 346.60%

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Use Growth( 2000-2007 )

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Opportunities:

Indonesia with more than 224 million is a big market and big opportunity

Indonesian Products need global market and that can be facilitate through a good information and communication tools

Indonesia has lots of human resources to develop

More than 90% of Indonesian people still need a capacity building on ICT

Big opportunity of e-marketing, e-library, e-government, e-learning, etc

Challenges:

Limited access to technology in the rural areas. (TV, Phone Line, Computers, etc.)

Access to the informations still limited (prices, infrastructure, human resources)

National policy that support grass roots to have access to technology is not yet maximized.

Negative perceptions that Internet would bring negative behaviours or impacts (violences, pornography, etc.)

Licensed software too expensive to buy.• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic = US$ 104• Microsoft Windows Vista Business Ed = US$ 157• Microsoft Office 2007 Basic = US$ 186• Microsoft Office 2007 Small Business = US$ 256• Microsoft Office 2007 Pro = US$ 339

People still have less knowledge on other options than using pirated software.

F/OSS is not too popular in Indonesia.

Challenges:

PT. Metrodata, March 2008

Who Are We?

FORMASI Indonesia = Forum Gerakan Pengembangan Koperasi Indonesia = Forum for Indonesian Co-operative Movement

Established in 1987 by 10 NGOs Concern specifically in Co-operative

Movement, and also The Community in General

In 2002, start to have idea on building capacity to the community through ICT

What we've done:

2004 - 2007: FORMASI Indonesia working together with NATCCO Philippines, CULT Thailand, AWCF Philippines, and InWEnt Germany, running the project of it@coops

2006 - present: FORMASI Indonesia working together with Microsoft Indonesia and ASEAN Foundation initiate the project of Community Technology Center (CTC) and Village Information Center (VIC) in 15 provinces in Indonesia.

What we've done:

Initiate F/OSS Discussion among NGOs/Coops/SMEs

Participate on FOSS@Work Workshop Participate on Asia Source II 2007: working together with The

Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology to introduce F/OSS to several SMEs in Jakarta.

Participate on FOSS GIS Training

What we've done:

From the it@coops Project• 15 organizations (NGOs and Co-operatives)

learned ICT through 100 Days Training of the Trainers, and F/OSS Advance Training (total 27 Associate Trainers – 10 Women)

• 5 organizations developed and maintaining Business Development Centre (BDC) supported with ICT.

• 15 organizations developed new websites and virtual networking through Internet.

• 1343 people (member of co-operatives and the society – mostly farmers) learned ICT from the it@coops IT Specialists and Trainers. (577 Women - 46%)

What we've achieved:

Training Conducted by several it@coops IT Specialists & Trainers

What we've achieved:

From the CTC/VIC Project• Up to February 2008, 87 CTCs setup and

running. Each have 3 computers, Internet Connection, & Training Modules

• More than 2500 farmers learned from the CTC (data December 2007)

• More than 3600 farmers use the Internet from the CTC (data December 2007)

• Virtual networking through Mailing List (ctcformasi@googlegroups.com)

• Virtual networking through Online Chat

What we've achieved:

Activities related to the Community Technology Center Program

What we've achieved:

Introduction to Computer Office Productivity Introduction to Internet (Browsing, Email,

etc.) Introduction to Free and Open Source

Software (Linux & OpenOffice.org) Web Development using Content

Management System (CMS)

What we've Trained:

Our Methodology:

The Community

FORMASI IndonesiaTrainers

FORMASI Training Center Site training at the Community Internet Cafe /Computer Rentals

Our Methodology:

FORMASI Indonesia

Grantee

The Community

CTC CTC CTC

Remarks:

Giving capacity building to people to become ICT Trainers.

Encourage ICT Trainers to train the community

Remarks:

Developed & share ICT training materials for the community

• http://www.it-coopsindonesia.com• http://ctc.formasi-indonesia.org

Developed virtual networking through websites, mailing lists, online forum, etc.

Remarks:

Initiate ICT Training to the community (at the FORMASI Training Center and onsite training)

Socialization on the importance of Information and Technology to the community through CTCs and VICs.

Remarks:

Initiate discussion with government on community empowerment topics

Remarks:

Socialization of F/OSS as an alternative to the highly price of Proprietary/Licensed Software

Support the Governments program IGOS (Indonesia Go Open Source)

Capacity Building Needed Participation of Women in ICT Support from other stakeholders

especially the Government Knowledge & Experiences sharing from

others

If you want to accomplish something in the world,idealism is not enough - you need to choose a method

that works to achieve the goal.Richard Stallman

Closing