31 October 2018
09:00 – 09:30
Registration
09:30 – 10:00
Setting up the context of the Summit
This session will initiate with the brief introduction about the Summit and its background. This session will be showcasing ISOC’s engagement with community networks globally and especially in Asia Pacific. The session will also highlight the recommendations of the first CNX and identify the common elements between community networks and community radio stations.
Panelists:
Rajnesh Singh, Internet Society
Osama Manzar, DEF
N. Ramakrishnan, Ideosync
Panelists:
Rajnesh Singh, Internet Society
Osama Manzar, DEF
N. Ramakrishnan, Ideosync
10:00 – 10:30
Setting up the expectation
Self-introduction of participants and identify their expectations from the Summit. Each participant will have 3 minutes to share his or her expectations.
10:30 – 11:00
Networking tea
11:00 – 12:00
Session I: Mapping synergies between community network (CN) & community radios (CR)
Format: Workshop
The session will have the best practices from each community radio stations and community network operators. Each will have 5 minutes to share the following:
1) technical & legal requirements
2) community engagement
3) content enabler/producer and
4) sustainability approach
Panelists:
Suman Basnet, AMARC Asia-Pacific
Osama Manzar, DEF; India
Representative from UNESCO
N. Ramakrishnan, IdeoSync
Thereafter, participants will be divided into 4 groups based on the above pointers and identify synergies between the two. The session will try to identify 10 major synergy pointers to lead to the second session.
The session will have the best practices from each community radio stations and community network operators. Each will have 5 minutes to share the following:
1) technical & legal requirements
2) community engagement
3) content enabler/producer and
4) sustainability approach
Panelists:
Suman Basnet, AMARC Asia-Pacific
Osama Manzar, DEF; India
Representative from UNESCO
N. Ramakrishnan, IdeoSync
Thereafter, participants will be divided into 4 groups based on the above pointers and identify synergies between the two. The session will try to identify 10 major synergy pointers to lead to the second session.
12:00 – 13:00
Session II: Role of CN & CR in public wi-fi access space
Format: Panel
The session will have experts from CR, CN & Private Sector to share their views on how they can help in creating public wi-fi access spaces in a sustainable manner. Panelists will have 5 minutes to share their opinion.
Panelists:
Dr. Sarbani Banerjee Belur, Gram Marg
Senthil Kumar M, SevaMom
Vignesh, IIT Delhi
Osama Manzar, DEF
UNESCO Representative
Moderator: Rajnesh Singh, Internet Society
The session will have experts from CR, CN & Private Sector to share their views on how they can help in creating public wi-fi access spaces in a sustainable manner. Panelists will have 5 minutes to share their opinion.
Panelists:
Dr. Sarbani Banerjee Belur, Gram Marg
Senthil Kumar M, SevaMom
Vignesh, IIT Delhi
Osama Manzar, DEF
UNESCO Representative
Moderator: Rajnesh Singh, Internet Society
13:00 – 14:00
Networking lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Session III: Engaging CRs to create barefoot community network engineers
Format: Discussion
On the basis of Session I, this session will identify how barefoot wireless engineers can be created with support from community radio station operators. The session will have learnings from community wireless network operators and how they have created barefoot engineers.
The session will identify opportunities and challenges for community radio members to be upskilled as barefoot wireless engineers and become microentrepreneurs who run public wi-fi access spaces. The session will be discussion oriented and strictly moderated.
On the basis of Session I, this session will identify how barefoot wireless engineers can be created with support from community radio station operators. The session will have learnings from community wireless network operators and how they have created barefoot engineers.
The session will identify opportunities and challenges for community radio members to be upskilled as barefoot wireless engineers and become microentrepreneurs who run public wi-fi access spaces. The session will be discussion oriented and strictly moderated.
15:00 – 15:30
Tea
15:30 – 17:30
Session IV: Live tech demos of community network solutions
Format: Tech demo
The session will provide opportunity to a number of CNs to share their technology solutions that can be adopted by community radio operators. Each CN will have 15 mins for their demo. Thereafter, the session will have questions and answers from participants.
Maarit Palovirta, Internet Society, on Piloting Community Networks in Kyrgyzstan – Lessons Learnt
Senthil Kumar M, SevaMom
Dr. Sarbani Banerjee Belur, Gram Marg
Ronel Vincent Vistal, Community Cellular Networks in Rural Aurora, University of the Philippines
The session will provide opportunity to a number of CNs to share their technology solutions that can be adopted by community radio operators. Each CN will have 15 mins for their demo. Thereafter, the session will have questions and answers from participants.
Maarit Palovirta, Internet Society, on Piloting Community Networks in Kyrgyzstan – Lessons Learnt
Senthil Kumar M, SevaMom
Dr. Sarbani Banerjee Belur, Gram Marg
Ronel Vincent Vistal, Community Cellular Networks in Rural Aurora, University of the Philippines
17:30 – 18:30
Conclusion & reiterating 15 major points that have been discussed throughout the day
18:30 – 20:30
Dinner & networking platform by Internet Society
