Study BuddyA SELF UPDATING KIT WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL LOCAL WI-FI FOR RURAL STUDENTS

Current Scenario More mobile phones (800M+) than toilets

63% people face quality &reliability issues ( voice drops, connection breaks)

88% cite ‘expensiveness of mobile data’ as top barrier to adopting mobile broadband

Internet penetration: Low (15% as compared to ~50% in China, Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria)

Unreliable internet connectivity as one of 2 major roadblocks towards increasing penetration

To contribute more than 4.6% to GDP by 2018

High speed mobile internet. Affordable?

3/4ths of rural India < 5k per household ~ INR 800 per person

Firms have increased internet data costs by as much as 100%

Data used per gadget has risen (3G ~ 3x that of 2G)

Barriers to realization of full potential

In a survey in US, 64% students said technology did more to distract students than help academically

Data cost growth > rural income growth

Absence of a dedicated &

comprehensive setup

Sub par infrastructure

Content

Digital education

The conceptEXPLAINED

Tiny bytes of internet to drive big change

Mobile internet

Custom device

Application on user device

Basics of the device

Processor

Wi-Fi

HDD

Dongle

Sends data via mobile network at a moderate speed

Directs changes in the hard disk, coordinates other actions

Transmits the data into a given room

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Dongle-cloud interactions

Provides internet

Dongle

Listens to a static IP

Dongle

Looks for the changes in the cloud server

CPU

Makes changes in the hard drive

CPU monitorsthese

Router

Transmits to students

Cost & Capacity

Processor

Wi-Fi

HDD

Dongle

INR 3.5k

INR 2.5k

INR 4k

~INR 10k

Serves upto 50 people at once

Can serve 4,000 students a day

High speed access because of local sharing

Power consumption ~ a light bulb

Study studios

A place where students can bring in their devices and learn

A spare room in the school could double up

Could serve as a community library & night learning centre

Could have solar panels for charging in case of outages

Advantages & implications

Reduces dependency on internet speed & is low cost

Better capacity utilization of existing internet; good for Telcos

Control over content, transmission of focused content in a dedicated environment

Established centralization

Daily updates, latest content

Access to quality content

Data can be updated in times of low network usage

More focus, less distraction, increased retention in schools

Mass courses, cross diversity classrooms, massive collaborations possible

Students stay up-to date on latest research & happenings

Content & the application(s)

Support classroom teaching

Enhance creativity &

broaden outlook

Create a knowledge

thirsty community

Skill Building

Possible Developments With subsidized Aakash Tablet distribution schemes

Night schools and community learning centres

Skill Building Programme

National level education programmes

Testing innovative education methods

Movable studios?

Thanks-ABHIRATH