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Internet Society (ISOC) and Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) initiated a project called, 'Wireless for Communities' in 2010. The project aims to provide a holistic, community-empowered approach to connecting rural communities to the Internet. The motivation for the W4C project by ISOC and DEF is twofold. One is to totally democratize the availability of connectivity and enable access to information at the will of citizens outside urban centres - and remote rural areas in particular; second is to address the lack of content, product and services originating from rural areas which affects the economy from percolating to the bottom of the pyramid.
Through this project, DEF trained local communities to operate wireless technology and deployment of the same for rural connections linking to Internet. The project aims at three components:
- Training the trainers for technological knowhow of wireless networking
- Deployment of wireless across rural communities, especially in clusters
- An open forum to discuss best practices, lessons learnt, to educate on issues from both a technical and policy perspective
Wireless Training at Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh
At the initial phase of the project, DEF selected 10 people from local region to provide the ToT programme and the training on basic understanding of the wireless networking. The venue Chanderi was selected because, at Chanderi, DEF has a centre for the weavers and has well established infrastructure, a centre with multi-faceted activities like ICT Training Centre, Textile Designing & Apparel Designing Centre, Weaving Centre, Centre for various other activities for the Self help Groups to come to the centre and use the centre resources and facilities to engage themselves, train themselves and work towards self empowerment.Read more >>
At the initial phase of the project, DEF selected 10 people from local region to provide the ToT programme and the training on basic understanding of the wireless networking. The venue Chanderi was selected because, at Chanderi, DEF has a centre for the weavers and has well established infrastructure, a centre with multi-faceted activities like ICT Training Centre, Textile Designing & Apparel Designing Centre, Weaving Centre, Centre for various other activities for the Self help Groups to come to the centre and use the centre resources and facilities to engage themselves, train themselves and work towards self empowerment.Read more >>
Wireless Training at Tehri, Uttarakhand
The workshop and training aims to provide primary and secondary knowledge, skills and training on wireless technology, its usefulness, deployment, and operation of wireless networks. It aims to train community youths in the deployment and operation of such networks. Digital Empowerment Foundation is a networking partner with Hevalvani Community Radio Staion at Tehri, Uttarakhand, and both the organization have shared good collaborative works and initiated many development based project in areas of Skill development, ICT literacy for youths, women, children and adults through DEF's various projects like gyanpedia, engo and epanchayat. Read more >>
The workshop and training aims to provide primary and secondary knowledge, skills and training on wireless technology, its usefulness, deployment, and operation of wireless networks. It aims to train community youths in the deployment and operation of such networks. Digital Empowerment Foundation is a networking partner with Hevalvani Community Radio Staion at Tehri, Uttarakhand, and both the organization have shared good collaborative works and initiated many development based project in areas of Skill development, ICT literacy for youths, women, children and adults through DEF's various projects like gyanpedia, engo and epanchayat. Read more >>
Wireless Training at Sonapur, Assam
The objective of the training was to set up temporary mesh wireless network, with testing and live demonstration with all essential wireless equipments within a range of 5 KM with one relay station and two nodes. The workshop, perhaps first of its kind in Assam, in terms of wireless knowledge dissemination and training, discussed critical aspects of wireless technology and deployment. Specifically, it brought out the importance of IP address and its significance, the characteristics of class A, class B and class C Address. Read more >>
The objective of the training was to set up temporary mesh wireless network, with testing and live demonstration with all essential wireless equipments within a range of 5 KM with one relay station and two nodes. The workshop, perhaps first of its kind in Assam, in terms of wireless knowledge dissemination and training, discussed critical aspects of wireless technology and deployment. Specifically, it brought out the importance of IP address and its significance, the characteristics of class A, class B and class C Address. Read more >>
Wireless Training at Tura, Meghalaya
The workshop and training aims to provide primary and secondary knowledge, skills and training on wireless technology, its usefulness, deployment, and operation of wireless networks. It aims to train community youths in the deployment and operation of such networks. Digital Empowerment Foundation have set up Tura Internet Service Centre (TISC) at Tura, Meghalaya and as one of its early training programme for skill development for youths in wireless connectivity and hardware knowledge have been a successful workshop. Read more >>
The workshop and training aims to provide primary and secondary knowledge, skills and training on wireless technology, its usefulness, deployment, and operation of wireless networks. It aims to train community youths in the deployment and operation of such networks. Digital Empowerment Foundation have set up Tura Internet Service Centre (TISC) at Tura, Meghalaya and as one of its early training programme for skill development for youths in wireless connectivity and hardware knowledge have been a successful workshop. Read more >>
