Designing distributed agricultural information services for developing countries

Sahilu, Henok; Villafiorita, Adolfo; Weldemariam, Komminist; Belachew, Mesfin; Zewge, Amanuel

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“…Finally, mWash 3 and [10] consider the problem of collecting and disseminating information to ensure a safe access to sanitized water. Other interesting topics tackled in relation to developing countries are related to agriculture [33], and e-government [29], among others; see [28] for more examples of interesting ICT applications for developing countries. These solutions address key issues in developing countries and bring actual improvements.…”

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“…Hence, mobile phones in these areas are primarily feature phones used for voice and SMSs. Several innovative solutions are thus based on the use of mobile phones and text messages to address specific issues like keeping track of vaccine cold chains [13], improving agriculture [33], or easing administrative procedures [29], but cannot be generalized to the broader scope of datadriven applications. Major industrial actors like Google (project Loon for All) and Facebook (Internet.org) are also conducting pioneering projects in this field, showing the potential for new applications and business in these areas.…”

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Opportunistic data services in least developed countries

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According to many studies, IT should become a key facilitator in establishing primary education, reducing mortality or supporting commercial initiatives in Least Developed Countries. The main barrier to the development of IT services in these regions is not only the lack of communication facilities, but also the lack of consistent information systems, security procedures, economic and legal support, as well as political commitment. In this paper, we propose the vision of an infrastructure-less data platform well suited for the development of innovative IT services in Least Developed Countries. We propose a participatory approach, called Folk-IS, where each individual implements a small subset of a complete information system thanks to highly secure, portable and low-cost personal devices as well as opportunistic networking, without the need for any form of infrastructure. In this paper, we focus on the exploitation and feasibility analysis of the Folk-IS vision. We also review the technical challenges that are specific to this approach.

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Opportunistic data services in least developed countries

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“…But low connectivity is not the ultimate and unique barrier. Several solutions have considered the use of mobile phones (and text-messages data transfer) to address specific issues like tracking vaccine cold chains [6], improving agriculture [13], or easing administrative procedures [10]. Despite their undisputed interest, these initiatives remain confined to specific applications and their generalization faces many obstacles: lack of global information system infrastructures, maintenance of the system, security concerns, etc.…”

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According to a wide range of studies, IT should become a key facilitator in establishing primary education, reducing mortality and supporting commercial initiatives in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The main barrier to the development of IT services in these regions is not only the lack of communication facilities, but also the lack of consistent information systems, security procedures, economic and legal support, as well as political commitment. In this paper, we propose the vision of an infrastructureless data platform well suited for the development of innovative IT services in LDCs. We propose a participatory approach, where each individual implements a small subset of a complete information system thanks to highly secure, portable and low-cost personal devices as well as opportunistic networking, without the need of any form of infrastructure. We review the technical challenges that are specific to this approach.

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Designing distributed agricultural information services for developing countries

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