This presentation was given in the 8º Congresso Luso-Moçambicano de Engenharia (CLME 2017), on September 6th, 2017 in Maputo, Mozambique.

1. Fraunhofer Portugal @ 8º Congresso Luso-Moçambicano de Engenharia & V Congresso de Engenharia de Moçambique
04 a 08 de Setembro de 2017, Maputo, Moçambique
Promoting Digital Inclusion
Waldir Moreira | Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS
waldir.junior@fraunhofer.pt
SV4D – SUSTAINABLE VILLAGES FOR DEVELOPMENT
REMARKABLE TECHNOLOGY, EASY TO USE
REMARKABLE TECHNOLOGY, EASY TO USE

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1. Access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
i. Today
2. Sustainable Villages for Development (SV4D)
i. Objectives
ii. SV4D Architecture
iii. ICT4D Communication Infrastructure – WiBACK
iv. Framework for Occasional Connectivity – Postbox Sync
v. Ecosystem
3. SV4D in Mozambique
i. First Pilot
ii. Advantagens vs. Traditional Solutions
iii. Expected Impact
4. Acknowledgments
1. Agenda

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 ICTs have really evolved
 2/3 of the world population live in areas covered by mobile broadband networks
 ICT services have become affordable
 However
 53% of world population still
has no access to Internet
 Europe: 20,9%
 CIS: 33,4 %
 Americas: 35,0%
 Asia and Pacific: 58,1%
 Arab States: 58,4%
 Africa: 74,9%
1. Access to ICT
Today
Source: ITU Facts and Figures 2016

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 Promote the access to broadband Internet and ICT in CPLP developing countries
 Create a global network of rural villages.
 Establish ICT Living Laboratories to support multidisciplinary ICT4D projects:
 Health, Agriculture, Education, Government, …
 Encourage the development and deployment of e-services
(e-health, e-learning, etc…).
 Reduce digital divide and improve quality of life
2. Sustainable Villages for Development
Objectives

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2. Sustainable Villages for Development
SV4D Architecture
SV4D – Sustainable Villages for Development
Agriculture
Hydroponic
Farming
ICT4D Communication
Infrastructure
…
…
…
E-Government
Culture &
Education
Health
Framework for
Occasional Connectivity

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 Deployments in Africa, Europe and South America;
 Very efficient and high Quality Networks;
 ‘Plug & Play’ - System; Utilizable by e.g. Municipalities, not only Telcos.
200 Mbps, <2ms Latency
Reach: 20 / 200km (p.h./total)
 Self-Managing Backhaul-Network
 Works in license free spectrum
> Access: WLAN, 3G, 4G, FM-Radio,...
2. Sustainable Villages for Development
ICT4D Communication Infrastructure – WiBACK

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 Postbox Sync allows for the exchange of digital
information in unconnected rural areas;
 Software Framework for occasionally connected
Android Phones that allows storing and relaying of data:
 Data ‘moved’ (relay) between phones until one phone is
reaching a covered area to synchronize;
 Full Offline support for Online applications;
 Automatic data synchronization with 3rd-party REST services;
 Geolocation data retrieval;
 Multi-user support with traffic and session management;
 Multiple data collection applications support;
 Data transfer support between devices via WiFi, Bluetooth and NFC;
 Support for sensitive data encryption.
2. Sustainable Villages for Development
Framework for Occasional Connectivity – Postbox Sync

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2. Sustainable Villages for Development
Ecosytem

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 Joint effort between INCM, Fraunhofer and ARCTEL@CPLP
 Collection of software and hardware that compose a
broadband communication network
 Goals
 Deploy hotspots to reduce the effects of digital divide
 Schools, universities, hospitals
 Develop services that answer the needs of Mozambican users
 Involving intelectual resources from the country (Done by Mozabicans to Mozambicans)
 Identify business models to turn these deployments indeed sustainable
 Be capable of generate revenue without demanding a great financial effort from users
3. SV4D in Mozambique
First Pilot

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3. SV4D in Mozambique
First Pilot

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 Hotspots will serve people of diferente ages and literacy levels
 This explains the strategic choices for deployment sites
 The secondary school of Pista Nova serves 1.500 students with the aid of 44 teachers
 The impact in the quality of life of citizens is expected to be very positive
 Easy access to information
 Progress and improvement in the teaching/learning process
 Provide the basis for technological literacy
 Facilitating the access to local government services
 Sustainable development if local communities
3. SV4D in Mozambique
Expected Impact

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4. Acknowledgments
DeM – Deus ex Machina CTFhP – Collective Transfer FhP

13. Fraunhofer Portugal @ 8º Congresso Luso-Moçambicano de Engenharia & V Congresso de Engenharia de Moçambique
04 a 08 de Setembro de 2017, Maputo, Moçambique
Promoting Digital Inclusion
Waldir Moreira | Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS
waldir.junior@fraunhofer.pt
SV4D – SUSTAINABLE VILLAGES FOR DEVELOPMENT
REMARKABLE TECHNOLOGY, EASY TO USE
REMARKABLE TECHNOLOGY, EASY TO USE