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Local Community-based Internet Infrastructure Development And Internet Utilisation In Rural Indonesia

Yayasan Mitra Ruang Kolektif (Common Room Networks Foundation)

An existing partnership between Common Room, the Association for Progressive Communications, and the UK’s Digital Access Programme has resulted in the development of a School for Community Networking in the Kasepuhan Ciptagelar region of Indonesia.

This impact grant will help the school provide necessary infrastructure for a ‘build out’ to extend Internet deployment and training for indigenous and other rural communities in and around seven locations.

The project will provide towers, wireless equipment, servers, and training. It will also provide support as community-based Internet is rolled out, to help demonstrate ways the Internet can benefit these communities.

A group of students stand outside, among trees and grass, near the School of Community Networking. There are banners with 'Class of 2022' on either side.
Members of the School of Community Networking, class of 2022
A group of students sit on mats on the ground outside while a teacher sits and speaks at a microphone. There are also bamboo structures providing shade for some students.
Discussions at the School of Community Networking in the Kasepuhan Ciptagelar region of Indonesia.
A student works at a laptop.
An image from the School of Community Networking in the Kasepuhan Ciptagelar region of Indonesia
Two students hold a piece of paper while a third with a pen gestures toward a network diagram they have drawn.
Students at the School of Community Networking develop ideas around a network project.
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