Comments on: Incremental infrastructure, or how mobile phones might wire Africa http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ideos http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-2456286 Ideos Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:45:16 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/#comment-2456286 One thing is certain, technology could be a good strategy to reduce the differences between Rich and poor countries. One thing is certain, technology could be a good strategy to reduce the differences between Rich and poor countries.

]]> By: N.J.Bond http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1630101 N.J.Bond Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:18:27 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/#comment-1630101 Rural poor village woment in all over India is culsturally trained to make her cotton hemp grow,weave and tailor it ot Village millanium fashion of Organic era of frugal living. 5 Families in a bio valley for Indigo dyes in south India was made to extract natural dye by a dyer family.Wever family tailor family .Wshing family. They all speicilaist in one skill inherited from traditional training linked by cell and net. They make the Organic Natural Indigo dyed Jeans pants,Yoga- dress and Child-wear . The entire village is using this material and they are catagries some net B2B markettable. It is equal in making to global quality but price wise it works out to rual. It serves a small town and 10 villages since 1984. Safety ,security,healthy working conditon in rural situvation in bio-factory of enzyme fermenting technology is viable one. The resulting economy is real one .The fashion show is village millanium one. The knowledge and wisdom to do this is net sources by all kids and youths with cell internet.Video operations help them follow the secientific processing tech involved. Every 10 village one bio-factory is possible . The infrastructure is creatively organised by self help group of women and young girls. Only 5 families are engaged now in this Organic natural cloths making . Please visit the web site www.transindiaexports.net, also see another www.thecolours of nature.com. An Spanish textile engineer set it up the model and it is followed by others. Organising infrasturcture creatively in rural India to re discover true India is possible. When true information missing accurate data on economy is useless. We as globalised nations are in 1930 real economy. We as globalised economy are in 2010 infalted world junk economy. If truth is found it need be taken way forward to 3 millaniums situvations and when this way forward must be supported by creative talents . This creative talents can be delibrately trained . Thinking is skill it can be learned .Bono's training on thinking can come to help here . A business model effective vialble sustainable can give true economy to all third world rural poors. Rural poor village woment in all over India is culsturally trained to make her cotton hemp grow,weave and tailor it ot Village millanium fashion of Organic era of frugal living.

5 Families in a bio valley for Indigo dyes in south India was made to extract natural dye by a dyer family.Wever family tailor family .Wshing family.

They all speicilaist in one skill inherited from traditional training linked by cell and net. They make the Organic Natural Indigo dyed Jeans pants,Yoga- dress and Child-wear . The entire village is using this material and they are catagries some net B2B markettable. It is equal in making to global quality but price wise it works out to rual. It serves a small town and 10 villages since 1984. Safety ,security,healthy working conditon in rural situvation in bio-factory of enzyme fermenting technology is viable one. The resulting economy is real one .The fashion show is village millanium one.

The knowledge and wisdom to do this is net sources by all kids and youths with cell internet.Video operations help them follow the secientific processing tech involved.

Every 10 village one bio-factory is possible . The infrastructure is creatively organised by self help group of women and young girls. Only 5 families are engaged now in this Organic natural cloths making .

Please visit the web site http://www.transindiaexports.net, also see another http://www.thecolours of nature.com. An Spanish textile engineer set it up the model and it is followed by others.

Organising infrasturcture creatively in rural India to re discover true India is possible.
When true information missing accurate data on economy is useless. We as globalised nations are in 1930 real economy. We as globalised economy are in 2010 infalted world junk economy.

If truth is found it need be taken way forward to 3 millaniums situvations and when this way forward must be supported by creative talents . This creative talents can be delibrately trained . Thinking is skill it can be learned .Bono’s training on thinking can come to help here . A business model effective vialble sustainable can give true economy to all third world rural poors.

]]> By: Chris http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1612230 Chris Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:43:57 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/#comment-1612230 In the mid 90's I was involved in the Vodafone tender the Uganda network. At the time the government saw <a href="http://www.ukmobilephones.com" rel="nofollow"> mobile</a> as a step to getting communications to the people in a single swoop and bypass landline - I don't think anyone anticipated the benefits of introducing power to areas, or the opportunities. However, at some point saturation will be reached and the operators seeking other revenue streams. Having said that the availability of power is one side of the infrastructure equation. The additional Infrastrucuture costs such as Meetering and billing etc will need to be commerically viable for operators. I feel government assistance and grants rather than a phone tax is more likely to accelerate this opportunity. In the mid 90′s I was involved in the Vodafone tender the Uganda network. At the time the government saw mobile as a step to getting communications to the people in a single swoop and bypass landline – I don’t think anyone anticipated the benefits of introducing power to areas, or the opportunities. However, at some point saturation will be reached and the operators seeking other revenue streams.

Having said that the availability of power is one side of the infrastructure equation. The additional Infrastrucuture costs such as Meetering and billing etc will need to be commerically viable for operators. I feel government assistance and grants rather than a phone tax is more likely to accelerate this opportunity.

]]> By: Constraint-based Innovation Makes Me Smile | Lee Ann Morse http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1512273 Constraint-based Innovation Makes Me Smile | Lee Ann Morse Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:49:16 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/#comment-1512273 [...] - infrastructure can beget infrastructure (By building mobile phone infrastructure, we may be building power infrastructure for Africa - see his writings on incremental infrastructure.) [...] [...] – infrastructure can beget infrastructure (By building mobile phone infrastructure, we may be building power infrastructure for Africa – see his writings on incremental infrastructure.) [...]

]]> By: 없으면 없는 대로 뽑아내기 – Innovating From Constraint in the Developing World « Open Sauce http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1411935 없으면 없는 대로 뽑아내기 – Innovating From Constraint in the Developing World « Open Sauce Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:09:33 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/#comment-1411935 [...] 7. Infrastructure can beget infrastructure. By building mobile phone infrastructure, we may be building power infrastructure for Africa — see my writings on incremental infrastructure. [...] [...] 7. Infrastructure can beget infrastructure. By building mobile phone infrastructure, we may be building power infrastructure for Africa — see my writings on incremental infrastructure. [...]

]]> By: 없으면 없는 대로 뽑아내기 – Innovating From Constraint in the Developing World « Open Sauce http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1411927 없으면 없는 대로 뽑아내기 – Innovating From Constraint in the Developing World « Open Sauce Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:48:07 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/#comment-1411927 [...] Infrastructure can beget infrastructure. By building mobile phone infrastructure, we may be building power infrastructure for Africa — see my writings on incremental infrastructure. [...] [...] Infrastructure can beget infrastructure. By building mobile phone infrastructure, we may be building power infrastructure for Africa — see my writings on incremental infrastructure. [...]

]]> By: serendipityoucity :: ah! I shoulda talked about incremental infrastructure in :: July :: 2008 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1116258 serendipityoucity :: ah! I shoulda talked about incremental infrastructure in :: July :: 2008 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:21:43 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/#comment-1116258 [...] comp paper!  Urgh!incremental infrastructure, and here is more recent reference/use of the term !  It is a great concept that i think is [...] [...] comp paper!  Urgh!incremental infrastructure, and here is more recent reference/use of the term !  It is a great concept that i think is [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Incremental ideas: solar-powered GSM towers http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1115722 …My heart’s in Accra » Incremental ideas: solar-powered GSM towers Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:34:23 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/#comment-1115722 [...] wrote a bit last year about the idea of “incremental infrastructure“. Basically, the idea is that there might be a future for infrastructure [...] [...] wrote a bit last year about the idea of “incremental infrastructure“. Basically, the idea is that there might be a future for infrastructure [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » 2007 - best of a tough year http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-733887 …My heart’s in Accra » 2007 - best of a tough year Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:46:06 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/#comment-733887 [...] “Incremental Infrastructure, or how mobile phones might wire Africa” …I’m restraining myself from responding with another question: “Why the heck do you want [...] [...] “Incremental Infrastructure, or how mobile phones might wire Africa” …I’m restraining myself from responding with another question: “Why the heck do you want [...]

]]> By: Netzwerke kreieren. « Senfsessel http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-483928 Netzwerke kreieren. « Senfsessel Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:03:38 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/07/02/incremental-infrastructure-or-how-mobile-phones-might-wire-africa/#comment-483928 [...] wundervolles Beispiel, wie neu erschaffene Netzwerke neue Märkte (und seien sie auch nur Informationsmärkte) erzeugen [...] [...] wundervolles Beispiel, wie neu erschaffene Netzwerke neue Märkte (und seien sie auch nur Informationsmärkte) erzeugen [...]

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