BasicInternet:India collaboration Jun2017

= Notes = Notes from Jim:
 * AirJaldi report we did on our project in Harisal, Maharastra.
 * press release from Economic times, Maharashtra to have India’s first ideal digital village, by KRISHNA THEVAR:
 * based on experienced 30% downtime of national fibre network
 * Video on "first digital village" from with Microsoft’s Prashant Shukla. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_30bsPCxywA

Economics:
 * Emphasis is on affordability.  WiFi hot spot prices: Rs50 (0.7€) for 1GB, or Rs250 (~3.5€) for 20GB.

Other activities
 * MWINGO - Kenia deploying “Free Wifi”

Lessons learned and way ahead

 * Information (text, pictures, local video)
 * call it Communication and other value-added-information, not amusement Amusement (video, streaming, ….)

Our (BasicInternet) wish for collaboration:
 * 1. common vision towards Digital India
 * 2. ramp-up of Internet adoption by e.g. free access to information with a sustainable business model
 * 3. together for a global standard “InfoInternet”, use the team in India to connect to Microsoft
 * 4. using your technology/product knowledge

Way heade, suggestion from Jim:
 * convince the India team (HQ Delhi)
 * spend time face-to-face
 * bringing it out to areas where 2G/3G is not well deployed, using an own area (Harisa - old HP connections)

to Sudhir: - talk to Ambica, keep her informed