Wi-Fi for Education and Information Systems in Indian Rural Communities Throughout developing nations, access to Wi-Fi is limited to none. There are huge advantages to having access to the Internet in various ways. An extremely important advantage to Wi-Fi availability is so one can access the Internet for information to educate their selves. The Internet is filled with information right at ones fingertips that can be accessed at any time. Some countries such as India have numerous rural communities that cannot access this information. Lack of Internet access in today’s world can prove to be detrimental to one’s life. People who live in these communities throughout the world that do not have access to Wi-Fi are often less educated and at …show more content…
This is where the MDG “Wi-Fi for Education” comes into play. “Wi-Fi for Education” is a MDG discussed in the book Designing A World That Works For All by Medard Gabel. This MDG discuss the strategy to provide those living in the developing world with Internet access via affordable Wi-Fi so that education related material could be provided to them as it is to many throughout the world. According to the book, “Its goals include providing Internet access (email plus phone service) to 4 billion people, living in the developing world, for $1/month- and to use the Internet as a medium for education…” This is an important factor because people living in these rural communities would not be able to afford Wi-Fi when offered if it was not at an affordable rate. This is because most people living in these communities live a life of poverty and simply cannot afford to pay substantial amounts for Internet access. There also seems to be a few choices in setting up a Wi-Fi infrastructure in developing nations, including a solar powered communications station. “Costs range from $500 per village to $1000 per village to set up a Wi-Fi infrastructure, to $2000 for a village-wide solar powered communications station.” These numbers may seem to be quite affordable, but one must understand how many rural villages in India have a need for this infrastructure. Prices can total up $638 million in order to
First, people will get exposed to the internet world. Global connectivity will make it possible for areas with no wireless network to experience the new world of the internet. When people are connected to heart of the internet, they are open to internet age, and where they will be able to find information about the world around them, study for school, and solutions to problems. Like Mark says that worldwide could be an enormous resource for a large number of people who haven’t access the internet world. For rustic areas, where there is no suitable Wifi connectivity, making global connectivity available in those areas, will be a blessing to people who never have the experience of the internet. Also, Furthermore, global connectivity will make it possible for people to socialize with one another. People will start making friends, getting information online, and chatting with people using Wi-Fi technology as a means of global connectivity. For example, Facebook, Skype, and Meetup are websites that people use to connect to one another. These sites makes it easy for people who not are able to talk to people use that as a means of getting to know others
There have been many studies done on the negative psychological and sociological effects of technology while some may be true technology has its share of positive effects on society. The advances of technology have aided in the access to information from relatively anywhere. According to Hepburn (2013) “By the end of 2014, the number of Internet users was expected to be almost 3 billion, two-thirds of whom live in the developing world, and the number of mobile broadband subscriptions was expected to reach 2.3 billion globally” (as cited in Yáñez, Okada, & Palau2015, p.89). It has become easier to stay connected to family, friends, access personal information, and has improved educational opportunities. Technology is always evolving and changing for the better. “Mobile technologies and networks are increasingly expanding in their sophistication and capacity, and new applications (software programs) are enhancing the ways in which individuals interact” (Giota, 2014).
As stated in the AOW article “, Nearly every single family that has enrolled in Internet Essentials say it has improved their children’s grades—an unimpeachable validation of the importance of home broadband.” This quote from the article is proof that Internet access can radically change lives! Who knows, these family’s children might’ve been failing their classes just because they didn’t have internet access. The quote also shows how important internet is in not only our daily life, but our educational lives as
If we didn't have wifi, we wouldn't be able to receive notifications for our apps that give us certain information. For example, news apps can give us details about what happened or what someone did. If there was a murderer in someone's state, and they aren't connected to wifi, they can be in danger. If there is something the matter with the street that you always take home after work and you are not connected to wifi, you might accidentally go on that street and cause an accident or even fall into a hole where they were doing construction on. Having wifi could prevent you from getting hurt or even killed. So without wifi we could be putting ourselves into more danger than we actually
Are most Americans connected? For people living in a city with free public Wi-Fi, always on Internet is a reality. Feasibility studies have tended to favor large urban areas as candidates for citywide Wi-Fi, but innovative pilot programs indicate that hotspot networks may be achievable for cities of all sizes. For example, New York City has established a free, public Wi-Fi network using public payphone kiosks as the infrastructure for the hotspots. Nearly all cities have a system of existing payphone kiosks, which in this day of mobile phones tend to attract few users, functioning more as targets for vandals. When a free Wi-Fi infrastructure is built in a municipality, three benefits are immediately apparent: Business opportunity enhancement, alteration of commuting patterns, and reducing the digital divide.
“Internet, mobility, and multimedia are important technology tools that are used in education industry” (Hameed 372).Although the internet is an important tool in the classroom and out, it does have downsides. Websites have become more commercialized, and this has made searching through websites difficult since not all websites are reliable. In the Journal done by Shihab Hameed he says that statistics show that teenagers use the internet more than adults, they use the internet to play games, listen to music and meet new people. Hameed also mentions that it reduces student activity. Students are able to get solutions to homework and as result
We’re all used to Wi-FI providing us Internet in today’s world. It’s a great invention because you can skip one extra wire and just use your device no matter where you are in the house. However, you can occasionally come face-to-face with a lagging network. Nothing ruins your browsing experience faster than a lagging Wi-Fi connection.
Living in a community with internet being the norm has really numbed us from the reality of the digital divide. Most of us don’t give a single thought of how difficult it would of not having the convince of the Internet or having electronics. Millions of people each day go through life without the convenience of broad band. Currently, due to the internet being the main medium of conversation for the modern age, having broad band has become a right for people as not having internet will limit you from better jobs, education, and information. Surprisingly, people who use internet are actually a minority compared to people who do not have internet access; more than 4 billion of the 7 billion people in the world do not have access to broad band.
Applications of 3G technology in the Education sector: Perspective Bangladesh ABSTRACT: Bangladesh recently touched a new milestone in Information and Communication Technology with the inauguration of commercial testing of Third Generation (3G) services through the state-run mobile service provider Teletalk. Teletalk will distribute 400,000 (4lacs) 3G-enabled SIMs’ for the capital Dhaka primarily. 3G is supposed to open new windows for mobile
The Internet is a technology that has negative impacts on our daily lives. It has changed aspects of our life for the last 50 years, and it has demonstrated the considerable influence on people’s lives. Almost 3.2 billion people in the world use the internet. The Internet has gained acceptance across the globe, and it has also become a reason behind the critical changes in the modern society. Some of the changes are social isolation, health disorder, lack of privacy and internet addiction.
Implementation of radio technology in helping underdeveloped countries is a cheap and effective solution in spreading education, health information, and news about local and foreign affairs. Radio can reach the most people (approximately an area of a 20 km radius) with the least amount of money, energy and effort. In comparison to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Internet connectivity, radio management is easily teachable and requires less man-hours in training; Internet technology on the other hand, while perhaps more sophisticated, requires longer training hours and more expensive equipment. The sophistication of Internet is too advanced for some of the more rural areas of
The fact that many people have access to Internet through their jobs or schools and colleges, especially universities makes it harder to determine actual Internet penetration. Moreover, according to the ITU, the primary source of Internet connectivity in many countries is cybercafés while in several countries Community Multimedia Centres (CMC) are created mainly in rural areas to facilitate Internet access for the rural population.
Why do I need a laptop? Most universities already have public workstations connected to a reliable and secure wi-fi connection. These are available in the classrooms, hallways, library and all other common areas. All the
The technological world is now divided into two- firstly, those who use computers and internet and then, those who do not. This has created a troubling gap which is known as the ‘digital divide’. The digital divide is usually defined as the global divide in the expansion of technologies in comparison to others. Many researchers, scholars and the policymakers are now studying this division and are trying to analyze how these people could use the internet and other digital technologies to improve their everyday life. But, the problem here is that people from these section do not have adequate access to the internet due to which they are unaware of how internet can become a part of their daily lives and those who have, do not know how it can contribute to a greater wellbeing. They do not know how to use the internet in a right manner that can actually help adding meaning and purpose to their lives.
When we asked the participant about their opinion of the importance of connecting to the internet, the results revealed that 65% of the respondents from LSC-Sample felt that connecting to the internet is “Extremely Important”. Furthermore, some comments from the participants show the attitude of how important to be connected, “the internet is a life saver” as stated by one of the responses. Furthermore, “Under the current situation in Syria, the internet plays crucial roles in term of security and protection”. On the other hand the result from the second sample (RSC-Sample) revealed that 55% of the respondents also “Extremely Important”, “it is heart breaking not to be able to be in contact with the loved one inside Syria, it is also important to be able to download some important documents through the internet coming from Syria, as the host country demanding for” as suggested by one of the participants.