Can Internet access be sustainably provided in ultra low density, isolated and economically poor population areas in a developing country context.
by Neill Hogarth
1. What business models are suitable to support sustainable Internet?
1.1. What financial model is appropriate?
1.1.1. the "charity" model
1.1.2. the "business" model
1.2. Others
1.2.1. social engineering
1.2.1.1. culture
1.2.1.2. management
2. What technologies are relevant to the research?
2.1. In which similar domains has there been efforts to deliver sustainable services in a similar environment?
2.1.1. power
2.1.2. water
2.1.3. ...
2.2. Where and how has the internet been provided and to what uses is it put?
2.2.1. What are the uses of the Internet?
2.2.1.1. communication
2.2.1.2. research
2.2.1.3. delivery of services
2.2.2. What are the methods Available to deliver Internet?
2.2.2.1. cable
2.2.2.2. satellite
2.2.2.3. wireless
2.2.2.4. bus
3. What do we understand under sustainable?
3.1. What is sustainable development?
3.1.1. What can be learned from the study of previous cases?
3.1.1.1. failures
3.1.1.1.1. Guyana
3.1.1.1.2. rest of world
3.1.1.2. sucesses
3.2. What "makes" sustainable?
3.2.1. Which sustainable models are approprpriate?
3.2.1.1. VSM
3.2.2. What are the "properties" of sustainability?
3.2.2.1. Andrea's COBRA presentation
3.3. Are there negative properties of sustainability?
3.3.1. Blocks development?