DAY ZERO - GERMINATION SEPTEMBER 2017
MeshingAround 1.
WHAT = A Technology // Beyond Digital Divide;
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WHY = Every 2 of 3 people in the world do not have proper access to The Internet (as of 2017) // Can’t enjoy benefits from basics of e-commerce, egovernance, social networking and e-education // You don’t really need to wait for The Internet;
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HOW = e-platforms built upon Peer-To-Peer Mesh Network // Secure back-end + end-to-end encryption mimicking The Internet // Testing ground of disasterprone island economy;
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OPEN = Sit back and imagine the endless possibilities
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WHO = Ankur Podder, Grad student at MIT, Independent podder@mit.edu MIT Development Ventures ~ IdeaPitch ~ Fall 2017 * Project Blog URL//(I.e. Create One)
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ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
INQUIRY - ISLAND ECONOMIES EARLY OCTOBER 2017 PRECEDENT STUDY - INITIATIVES
insularity
(towards island economies) “ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience.”
TODAY - TOWARDS AUTARKY! DECEMBER 2017
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STAGE 1 - PORT BLAIR IN NUMBERS MID OCTOBER 2017 FOCUS GROUP AND DATA COLLECTION
108,058
89.76%
POPULATION
LITERACY RATE
80%
53%:47%
MIDDLE INCOME GROUP
MALE:FEMALE
99%
10%
SMARTPHONE USE
24x7 INTERNET (THIS INCLUDES MOBILE DATA CONNECTION AND WIFI HOTSPOTS)
PORT BLAIR
STAGE 1 - PORT BLAIR IN NUMBERS MID OCTOBER 2017 FOCUS GROUP AND DATA COLLECTION
80%
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10%
24x7 INTERNET (THIS INCLUDES MOBILE DATA CONNECTION AND WIFI HOTSPOTS)
CONNECTIVITY
STAGE 2 - FUNNELING TO THE CORE MID OCTOBER 2017 BREAKING DOWN KEY ISSUES TO FIRST PRINCIPLES
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RISE OF DETACHED SINGLE OWNERSHIP HOMES
LACK OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESS
HOME MANAGEMENT ISSUES
LACK OF E-PLATFORMS
BROKEN SECTOR OF HOME SERVICE AGENTS AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT
LACK OF ALTERNATIVE CONNECTIVITY PLATFORMS LIKE PEER-TO-PEER TECHNOLOGIES
STAGE 3 - PRIORITIES END OCTOBER 2017 MEETING WITH JOOST !!! RISE OF DETACHED SINGLE OWNERSHIP HOMES
LACK OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESS
OFFLINE + P2P TECH-BASED AGGREGATOR PLATFORM FOR HOME SERVICE AGENTS HOME MANAGEMENT (PLUMBERS, ISSUESELECTRICIANS, CARPENTERS, LACK OF E-PLATFORMS SERVICE FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS) AND HOME OWNERS
BROKEN SECTOR OF HOME SERVICE AGENTS AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT
LACK OF ALTERNATIVE CONNECTIVITY PLATFORMS LIKE PEER-TO-PEER TECHNOLOGIES
STAGE 3 - PRIORITIES END OCTOBER 2017 MEETING WITH JOOST !!! RISE OF DETACHED SINGLE OWNERSHIP HOMES
LACK OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESS
OFFLINE + P2P TECH-BASED AGGREGATOR PLATFORM FOR HOME SERVICE AGENTS HOME MANAGEMENT (PLUMBERS, ISSUESELECTRICIANS, CARPENTERS, LACK OF E-PLATFORMS SERVICE FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS) AND HOME OWNERS
BROKEN SECTOR OF HOME SERVICE AGENTS AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT
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STAGE 4 - FIELD WORK NOVEMBER 2017 PRECEDENT NETWORKING - THE BEST IN THE WEST
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