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Advance the Web to Empower People
The Remaining 5 Billion Why is Most of The World's Population Not Online and What Mobile Phones Can Do About It
Max Froumentin, Program Manager World Wide Web Foundation October 2010
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World population 2010
(pho
to: N
asa)
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1.7 billion (25%)
Regular internet users
(pho
to: o
pte.
org)
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5.1 bn (75%) Have access to the Web
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3.4 bn (50%)
World population that has access to the Web but doesn’t use it
That seems like a lot
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75% of the world’s population have access to the Web
Really?
What is internet access?
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Desktop
It’s also mobile
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It’s also mobile
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Very few people
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Texting Messaging
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Calling
What the Web actually is
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Web Browser The Web
HTTP
URI
URI URI
What the Web actually is
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Web Browser The Web
HTTP
URI
URI URI
Mobile Browser
What the Web actually is
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SMS Gateway
Web Browser
Apps & Widgets
The Web
HTTP
URI
URI URI
Voice Browser
Mobile Browser
The Web
URI
I The Web
The Web
The Web
The Web The
Web The Web
The Web
What the Web actually is
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SMS Gateway
Web Browser
Apps & Widgets
HTTP
Voice Browser
Mobile Browser
Consequences
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Why are there 3.4 billion people not using the Web?
Consequences
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- Language not supported (speech, fonts, etc.) - No relevant content - No interesting content - No local content - No useful content - Not in my language - I can’t read - My government doesn’t allow it
1. Technical issues / SMS
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SMS
• Output: display of characters • Fixed 160-byte payload • Originally 140 7-bit ASCII • Then 70 16-bit Unicode • Then 140 7-bit language tables
• Input • 12-key dial pads • or more sophisticated
• No documentation • No authoring tools, etc.
1. Technical issues / Voice
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Voice (Interactive Voice Response)
• Output: prompts ok, speech synthesis very limited • Input: either dial-pad, or speech recognition
• Acceptance of dialog systems / NLP
• Similar connected issues as SMS for development
2. Non-technical issues
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No content that is:
• local • interesting • relevant
Consequences
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No knowledge of:
• Applications • Technology • Business models
Consequences
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Business opportunities
• Seed funding • Revenue model
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Chhattisgarh
CGNet Swara
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Chhattisgarh
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The Web For Regreening Alliance
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W4RA
Yacouba Sawadogo
Conclusion
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Many opportunities
Many problems
