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Ajay at 09:13, 18 April 2008

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	Equally important outcomes are the creation and growth of new partnerships with government, private sector, international aid agencies and organizations involved in technology research and development, and the publishing of a reference book for “first mile” and “first inch” implementation in a rural Africa context.		Equally important outcomes are the creation and growth of new partnerships with government, private sector, international aid agencies and organizations involved in technology research and development, and the publishing of a reference book for “first mile” and “first inch” implementation in a rural Africa context.


			==Research Objectives==
			*To develop innovative information and communication technologies (ICTs) and to implement “first mile” solutions
			*Change the behaviour in the use of ICTs – how the use of ICTs has changed community life
			*Cost and benefits of solutions – to quantify what is meant by low cost connectivity
			*Scalability and replicability of technologies – the viability of rolling out the solution
			*Influence on policy and regulation – demonstration of project benefits to the regulator
			*To publish a reference book for “first mile” and “first inch” implementation in rural Africa.


			==FMFI Philisophy==
			In order to overcome the barriers to access the Information Society we need:
			*a change in mindset putting the end user first,
			*bottom up momentum whereby communities are empowered and have a sense of ownership of their own communications infrastructure, and
			*community access to innovative ICTs and a “just do it” approach whereby communities can create networks that in turn create new demand for ICTs on shoestring budgets.

Ajay at 13:12, 25 March 2008

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	==Keywords==		==Keywords==
	Telecommunications, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Access to Information, Grass Roots, Community Wireless Networks, Networks of Researchers, First Mile First Inch		Telecommunications, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Access to Information, Grass Roots, Community Wireless Networks, Networks of Researchers, First Mile First Inch, Last Mile, Last Inch, Least cost connectivity, WiFi, Powerline communication, PLC, Health, Education, Telecentre,

Ajay at 11:52, 11 December 2007

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	== The Project ==		== The Project ==
	First Mile, First Inch (FMFI) is a multi-disciplinary series of projects exploring the technological and social consequences of least-cost telecommunications implemented in remote schools, clinics, and telecentres. The research explores how people interact with new technologies and the changes that occurs in their daily lives. The projects demonstrate how the first mile in poorly served rural and marginalized communities can be bridged with WiFi as well as other off-the-shelf DIY technologies.		First Mile, First Inch (FMFI) is a multi-disciplinary series of projects exploring the technological and social consequences of least-cost telecommunications implemented in remote schools, clinics, and telecentres. The research explores how people interact with new technologies and the changes that occurs in their daily lives. The projects demonstrate how the first mile in poorly served rural and marginalized communities can be bridged with WiFi as well as other off-the-shelf DIY technologies.

Ajay at 14:41, 30 August 2007

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	==Keywords==		==Keywords==
	Telecommunications, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Access to Information, Grass Roots, Community Wireless Networks, Networks of Researchers, First Mile First Inch		Telecommunications, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Access to Information, Grass Roots, Community Wireless Networks, Networks of Researchers, First Mile First Inch

Ajay at 14:41, 30 August 2007

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	Telecommunications, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Access to Information, Grass Roots, Community Wireless Networks, Networks of Researchers, First Mile First Inch		Telecommunications, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Access to Information, Grass Roots, Community Wireless Networks, Networks of Researchers, First Mile First Inch


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Ajay at 09:23, 25 June 2007

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	== The Project ==		== The Project ==
	First Mile, First Inch (FMFI) is a multi-disciplinary series of projects exploring the technological and social consequences of least-cost telecommunications implemented in remote schools, clinics, and telecentres. The research explores how people interact with new technologies and the changes that occurs in their daily lives. The projects demonstrate how the first mile in poorly served rural and marginalized communities can be bridged with WiFi as well as other off-the-shelf DIY technologies.		First Mile, First Inch (FMFI) is a multi-disciplinary series of projects exploring the technological and social consequences of least-cost telecommunications implemented in remote schools, clinics, and telecentres. The research explores how people interact with new technologies and the changes that occurs in their daily lives. The projects demonstrate how the first mile in poorly served rural and marginalized communities can be bridged with WiFi as well as other off-the-shelf DIY technologies.


	==The Development Goals==		==The Development Goals==
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	The key long-term goal is sustainability: to help local communities build their own neighbourhood networks and cultivate the skills required to manage and even replicate the networks in the future.		The key long-term goal is sustainability: to help local communities build their own neighbourhood networks and cultivate the skills required to manage and even replicate the networks in the future.


	==The Context==		==The Context==
	The end point of large communications distribution networks-often referred to as the “last mile” - is usually the most challenging, most expensive and most difficult part to manage in rural environments. FMFI represents a paradigm shift towards “first mile” (the starting point of a network) and “first inch” (the immediate experience of the end user). The project aims to overcome failures in addressing the needs of rural communities through innovative, inexpensive access in various contexts, and to explore and document the sustainability of such access.		The end point of large communications distribution networks-often referred to as the “last mile” - is usually the most challenging, most expensive and most difficult part to manage in rural environments. FMFI represents a paradigm shift towards “first mile” (the starting point of a network) and “first inch” (the immediate experience of the end user). The project aims to overcome failures in addressing the needs of rural communities through innovative, inexpensive access in various contexts, and to explore and document the sustainability of such access.


	==The Impact==		==The Impact==
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	Equally important outcomes are the creation and growth of new partnerships with government, private sector, international aid agencies and organizations involved in technology research and development, and the publishing of a reference book for “first mile” and “first inch” implementation in a rural Africa context.		Equally important outcomes are the creation and growth of new partnerships with government, private sector, international aid agencies and organizations involved in technology research and development, and the publishing of a reference book for “first mile” and “first inch” implementation in a rural Africa context.


	==Keywords==		==Keywords==
	Telecommunications, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Access to Information, Grass Roots, Community Wireless Networks, ~~Research~~ Networks		Telecommunications, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Access to Information, Grass Roots, Community Wireless Networks, Networks of Researchers, First Mile First Inch

Ajay at 09:22, 25 June 2007

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	Equally important outcomes are the creation and growth of new partnerships with government, private sector, international aid agencies and organizations involved in technology research and development, and the publishing of a reference book for “first mile” and “first inch” implementation in a rural Africa context.		Equally important outcomes are the creation and growth of new partnerships with government, private sector, international aid agencies and organizations involved in technology research and development, and the publishing of a reference book for “first mile” and “first inch” implementation in a rural Africa context.

			==Keywords==
			Telecommunications, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Access to Information, Grass Roots, Community Wireless Networks, Research Networks

Ajay at 08:56, 1 June 2007

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	== The Project ==		== The Project ==
	First Mile, First Inch (FMFI) is a multi-disciplinary series of projects exploring the technological and social consequences of least-cost telecommunications implemented in remote schools, clinics, and telecentres. The research explores how people interact with new technologies and the changes that occurs in their daily lives. The projects demonstrate how the first mile in poorly served rural and marginalized communities can be bridged with WiFi as well as other off-the-shelf DIY technologies.		First Mile, First Inch (FMFI) is a multi-disciplinary series of projects exploring the technological and social consequences of least-cost telecommunications implemented in remote schools, clinics, and telecentres. The research explores how people interact with new technologies and the changes that occurs in their daily lives. The projects demonstrate how the first mile in poorly served rural and marginalized communities can be bridged with WiFi as well as other off-the-shelf DIY technologies.


	==The Development Goals==		==The Development Goals==
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	The key long-term goal is sustainability: to help local communities build their own neighbourhood networks and cultivate the skills required to manage and even replicate the networks in the future.		The key long-term goal is sustainability: to help local communities build their own neighbourhood networks and cultivate the skills required to manage and even replicate the networks in the future.


	==The Context==		==The Context==
	The end point of large communications distribution networks-often referred to as the “last mile” - is usually the most challenging, most expensive and most difficult part to manage in rural environments. FMFI represents a paradigm shift towards “first mile” (the starting point of a network) and “first inch” (the immediate experience of the end user). The project aims to overcome failures in addressing the needs of rural communities through innovative, inexpensive access in various contexts, and to explore and document the sustainability of such access.		The end point of large communications distribution networks-often referred to as the “last mile” - is usually the most challenging, most expensive and most difficult part to manage in rural environments. FMFI represents a paradigm shift towards “first mile” (the starting point of a network) and “first inch” (the immediate experience of the end user). The project aims to overcome failures in addressing the needs of rural communities through innovative, inexpensive access in various contexts, and to explore and document the sustainability of such access.


	==The Impact==		==The Impact==

Ajay at 08:35, 1 June 2007

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	== The Project ==		== The Project ==
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	First Mile, First Inch (FMFI) is a multi-disciplinary series of projects exploring the technological and social consequences of least-cost telecommunications implemented in remote schools, clinics, and telecentres. The research explores how people interact with new technologies and the changes that occurs in their daily lives. The projects demonstrate how the first mile in poorly served rural and marginalized communities can be bridged with WiFi as well as other off-the-shelf DIY technologies.		First Mile, First Inch (FMFI) is a multi-disciplinary series of projects exploring the technological and social consequences of least-cost telecommunications implemented in remote schools, clinics, and telecentres. The research explores how people interact with new technologies and the changes that occurs in their daily lives. The projects demonstrate how the first mile in poorly served rural and marginalized communities can be bridged with WiFi as well as other off-the-shelf DIY technologies.