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Bringing the outside world to the remote mountaions: The Nepal Wireless Networking Project
University of Agder.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Computer Science.
University of Agder.
2012 (English)In: International Conference on Information Systems 2012: ICIS 2012), Orlando, Florida, USA, 16-19 December 2012, Red Hook: Curran Associates, Inc., 2012, Vol. 3, p. 2102-2114Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This teaching case presents the story of the Nepal Wireless Networking Project (NWNP) and its effort to connect villages in remote areas of Nepal to the outside world. Despite lack of access to proper equipment, the fact that it was illegal to install wireless network, lack of technical competence and the difficult terrain in the Himalayan mountains, Mahabir Pun, the initiator of NWNP, suceeded in bringing Internet access to these villages which led to improvement in education, health services and incomegenerating activities. The case describes the development of NWNP from inception to today, the stakeholders involved, services provided, current challenges and ideas for future improvements. It illustrates the importance of the champion, the process to get stakeholders commitments, the importance of contextual understanding, and the challenges of scaling up from pilot projects to wider implementations in the context of developing countries

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Red Hook: Curran Associates, Inc., 2012. Vol. 3, p. 2102-2114
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Information Systems, Social aspects
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Computer and Systems Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-27609Local ID: 119acbfc-79b2-4b90-8749-6ce08a22f44cISBN: 9781627486040 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-27609DiVA, id: diva2:1000796
Conference
International Conference on Information Systems : 16/12/2012 - 19/12/2012
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Godkänd; 2012; 20131112 (andbra)Available from: 2016-09-30 Created: 2016-09-30 Last updated: 2017-11-25Bibliographically approved

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