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The Internet in Developing Nations: A Grand Challenge Larry Press Professor, IS CSU Dominguez Hills A grand challenge: connecting the world’s rural villages Larry Press Professor, IS CSU Dominguez Hills /fac/lpress/ Measuring and Reducing the Digital Divide: a Grand Challenge Larry Press Professor, IS California State University, Dominguez Hills lpress@ Background We have done Training Pilot studies ICT readiness assessments Conferences and workshops Outline Background Village applications and business models Backbone architecture and feasibility Project policies (lessons learned from NSFNet) Conclusion – G8 Outline A decade of activity Where are we? A grand challenge: connect all villages The NSFNet strategy Cabled and wireless technologies Why Bangladesh? Outline A decade of activity The NSF approach Architecture and feasibility Village models and applications Action plan – WSIS Outline A decade of measurement activity Time for action – a grand challenge: Provide a high-speed Internet link and a point of presence in every village in every low and lower-middle income nation. 3 billion people 3 million villages A Grand Challenge Grand challenges I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth. John F. Kennedy, 1961 ? Thats one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. Neil Armstrong, 1969 Grand Challenges I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth. John F. Kennedy, 1961 ? Thats one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. Neil Armstrong, 1969 A Grand Challenge A Grand Challenge A grand challenge Connecting the approximately 3 billion people residing in 3 million villages of the developing nations within ten years. A grand challenge Connecting the approximately three billion people residing i