APNIC Foundation's Head of Programs and Partnerships, Sylvia Cadena, presents on 'Sustainability of Complementary Connectivity Initiatives' at the APrIGF 2023, held from 28 August to 1 September 2023 in Brisbane, Australia.

1. Sustainability of Complementary Connectivity Initiatives
APNIC Foundation – Sylvia Cadena, Head of Programs and Partnerships
APrIGF, August 2023

2. • A neutral, independent, not-
for-profit, membership-
based organization
established in 1993
• Managing Internet number
resources IPv4, IPv6 and
ASNs
• Serving APAC region
• APNIC helps build
essential technical skills
across the region
• Supports Internet
infrastructure development
• Produces insightful
research
• Active participant in the
multistakeholder model of
Internet cooperation and
governance.
Asia Pacific Network Information Center - APNIC
APNIC performs these activities as part
of its commitment to a global, open,
stable and secure Internet that serves
the entire Asia Pacific region

3. To support these activities To strengthen these communities To achieve these goals
Technical Training
and Assistance
Community Development
Grants and Awards
Internet Infrastructure
Research
and collaboration
GLOBAL
OPEN
STABLE
ACCESSIBLE
AFFORDABLE
SECURE
Network
Engineers
Security
Professionals
Internet
Governance
Specialists
Committed to achieve
Meaningful Impact
through these programs
Infrastructure
Inclusion
Knowledge
How the Foundation Works

4. MISSION
To increase investment in Internet
development in the Asia Pacific
region, through education and
training, human capacity building,
community development, research,
and related projects and activities
The APNIC Foundation
VISION
To have a global, open, stable and secure
Internet that is affordable and accessible to the
entire Asia Pacific community
2022 Annual Report

5. Back row: Duncan, Omar, Indika
Front row: Dave, Marcos, Sylvia, Cathlene, Ellisha, Ann and David
Foundation team

6. Programs

7. Foundation Programs

8. Foundation Programs

9. Foundation Programs

10. Project implementation highlights
2021-2023
17 projects directly supporting connectivity for communities across APAC
24 new projects selected to be announced at APNIC 56

11. • Common Room - Local community-based Internet infrastructure development
and Internet utilization in rural Indonesia - Indonesia
• Distant Curve Remote Area Telecommunications - Expand the Central
Australian Desert Project to serve the Nitjpurru indigenous community in
Pigeon Hole - Australia
• Rural Broadband Private Limited (AirJaldi) - Connectivity Bridges: Reaching
remote locations with high-speed Internet services – India
• Boom! Inc - Broadband for all in Yap – Micronesia
• Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia, Inc (ISEA) - Building a model
for community networks linked to social enterprise and sustainable local
economic development - The Philippines
11
Speakers on the panel

12. WiFi Custodian Davao Medical School Foundation team
Internet connection to 4 villages in San Isidro, Davao del Norte

13. Completed
The Philippines
USD 30,000
Davao Medical School Inc.
Internet connection to 4 villages in San Isidro, Davao del Norte
• Two hotspots in four Barangays affected by lack of income due to
strict enforcement of health protocols during the pandemic
• ISP agreement covered installation and maintenance of solar
powered wireless system to relay signal; training provision to 24
“WiFi Custodians” to operate the system, and voucher system
• Four community organizations manage operations with income
generating services (printing and scanning), with USD3,000 in
revenue over 10 months, distributed to local funds according to
policies formulated by the community organizations
• Working area with solar-powered lighting encouraged students
working on on-line classes and research activities to use the system
• 1000+ people benefitted in 10 months (including 690 school children)
Lessons learned
• Community organizations
partnerships with ISPs to
extend connectivity
• Shared revenue models
are worth exploring,
including arrangements
for maintenance, repairs
and training need
• Complementary services
like solar powered lighting
and a secure meeting
area encouraged use

14. In progress
The Philippines
USD 85,000
CVISNET Foundation, Inc.
ISLET Connect
• Provide a stable broadband Internet connection to 3 islands
barangays
• Provides a reliable solar power communications facility
• Establish a web portal that provides both online and offline
information around livelihoods, learning, ecotourism and
disaster risk reduction
• Introduce a sustainable community-based
support operations
• Easily expanded and replicated to nearby islands

15. In progress
Solomon Islands
USD 85,000
SATSOL
SATSOL Data Garden
• Can be towed or transported for rapid deployable to remote locations
• Supports universal access as it doesn’t require prepayment or
subscriptions
• E-wallet to support digital transformation of the village economy
• Deployment and maintenance cost USD 60,000
• Aligned development the National Financial
Inclusion Strategy and Solomon Islands priorities

16. In progress
Papua New Guinea
USD 85,000
PNG University of Technology
Sustainable Smart Villages in Rural Papua New Guinea
• To provide data communications services at
affordable cost in rural underserved PNG
• To determine the sustainable pricing model for
the local community beyond installation and
commissioning
• To cultivate partnerships between the industry,
community, and academia to maximize
community benefits
• To develop the digital literacy package for each
site that will ensure that the benefits of the
communication network are realized

17. In progress
Malaysia
USD 30,000
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Hybrid LoRa Network for Underserved Community Internet (LUCI)
• Develop a multi-channel LoRaWAN
gateway using LAP balloon for water
level monitoring
• Design a Mesh LoRa architecture for
two-way communication between
villages and to the outside world
• Integrate a hybrid LoRaWAN-Mesh
LoRa network into a data
management platform