Regional Workshop on Community-based ICT Integration:
Lessons and Possibilities
Manila, Philippines, March 13-14 2008
Empowering the Community trough ICT
Presented by:
Yohannes Baptista Agusnugroho
IT 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:
Facts:
ASIA INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION
Population Internet Users, Internet Users, Penetration (%) Users Use Growth
ASIA ( 2007 Est.) (Year 2000) Latest Data (% Population) in Asia ( 2000-2007 )
Afganistan 31,889,923 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%
Brunei Darussalem 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%
East Timor 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%
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats3.htm
Korea, North 23,301,725 -- -- -- -- 0.00%
Korea, South 49,044,790 19,040,000 34,910,000 71.20% 6.80% 83.40%
Kyrgystan 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%
Sri Lanka 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%
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.)
Challenges:
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 PT. Metrodata, March 2008
• 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.
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:
InitiateF/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:
What we've achieved:
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 Trained:
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)
Our Methodology:
FORMASI Indonesia
Trainers
Internet Cafe /
FORMASI Training Center Site training at the Community
Computer Rentals
The Community
Our Methodology:
FORMASI Indonesia
Grantee
CTC CTC CTC
The Community
Remarks:
Givingcapacity 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:
InitiateICT 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:
discussion with government on
Initiate
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)
Closing
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