ESEAP Conference 2024/Submissions/Connecting the Unconnected: Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB)

Connecting the Unconnected: Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB)

Abstract/description

Connecting the Unconnected: Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Medical and Educational Frontiers Where Internet is a Challenge. IIAB is an effort to provide Wikipedia, MDWiki, and other content via physical media. It is primarily for distribution in places where access to the Internet is limited or controlled. The device includes software that creates a Wi-Fi hotspot that offers closed platform access. In practice, this means that up to 32 users who are within a couple of hundred meters of the hotspot can connect to the device and access or download the content that exists on the device: Wikipedia slices, medical knowledge, videos, and books.

The talk will include detailed of applications and practical challenges of using it in public places. IIAB is not intended to further connect users to the Internet or to content, beyond what is presented in the Box itself.

Relationship to ESEAP or to the theme

Access to the internet can be challenging in various regions worldwide. The concept here is to raise awareness about a device that can address such issues, particularly in the ESEAP region, and facilitate the sharing of knowledge.

Username/s

• Suyash Dwivedi

Session type

Lecture (with some practical expreiance)

Duration

30 minutes

Session outcomes

The anticipated outcome of raising awareness about a device addressing internet access challenges in the ESEAP region is an increased understanding among communities and stakeholders.