NDLI: Mobile-enabled delay tolerant networking in rural developing regions

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Galati, A. Bourchas, T. Siby, S. Frey, S. Olivares, M. Mangold, S.
Copyright Year	2014
Description	Author affiliation: Disney Res. Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Galati, A.; Bourchas, T.; Siby, S.; Frey, S.; Olivares, M.; Mangold, S.)
Abstract	Mobile technology is already playing an important role in the economic and social empowerment of rural communities in developing regions. However, rural areas often suffer from slow and unreliable network infrastructures. This limits access to content and services that may promote economic development. Focusing on under-served areas in rural developing regions, we aim to explore how ICT systems for collective intelligence can be used to foster economic and social empowerment of rural communities. In our model, microentrepreneurs equipped with low-complexity cinema-in-a-backpack systems can deliver educational and entertainment content in remote villages. The content is distributed to microentrepreneurs by means of opportunistic (delay-tolerant) networks. In such networks, mobile infostations mounted on public transportation vehicles deliver content without the support of telecom operators or any other dedicated network infrastructure. The delay tolerance of opportunistic networks makes them ideally suited to environments with under-developed ICT infrastructures. We discuss the technical challenges behind distributing digital content with a low-cost delivery mechanism and opportunistic networks. We also establish the case for DTN as a socially-grounded approach to mobile empowerment in the context of rural development. Toward this end, we present our work in an ongoing project that provides communities in rural South Africa with cinema experience by training microentrepreneurs in the operation of a DTN-enabled microfranchise.
Starting Page	699
Ending Page	705
File Size	6584438
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781479971930
DOI	10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970359
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2014-10-10
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Economics Africa Mobile communication Motion pictures Mobile handsets Internet Business
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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