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NRIDS Needs Your Help – Solve the Connectivity Crisis in Syangja, Nepal
Related to country: Nepal

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Computer centers in the Syangja district of Nepal are facing a connectivity crisis. Entire villages get email and browse the internet through the equivalent of the cellular phone you carry in your pocket.

Cellular internet bandwidth is billed by the minute. As NRIDS information centers become increasingly popular costs are rising to prohibitive levels. Often, shared connections at cellular speeds are not fast enough to support today’s high bandwidth internet.

Stuck on slow connections, many rural Nepali communities are being cut off from the electronic resources the western world takes for granted.


NRIDS has a plan to solve the connectivity crisis. Using the same inexpensive wi-fi hardware installed in homes and coffeshops throughout the western world, NRIDS hopes to build a wireless repeater on a high ridge-top at Kharsuko Lake.

NRIDS has technically skilled volunteers willing to implement this project for free, but has no funds to purchase the necessary radios and antennas. All it takes to make this network possible is USD $8000. Please donate now by clicking the button to the right of this page and help connect residents of Syanjga with each other and the rest of the world.

With minimal financial resources and by relying on the support of its dedicated volunteers, NRIDS has succeeded in establishing five community information centers (CICs) throughout the Syanjga district in central Nepal. Syangja’s CICs are based on a model carefully tailored to local needs, and are able to remain sustainable while offering computer training, business services, and information access to Syangja’s residents.

Unfortunately, Syanjga’s CICs face a connectivity crisis. These CICs are linked to the internet through Nepal’s CDMA cellular data network. Essentially, this means entire villages of rural Nepalis get email and browse the internet through the equivalent of the cellular phone you carry in your pocket.

Cellular reception throughout Syangja is often poor. CDMA bandwidth is billed by the minute, and as CICs become increasingly popular costs are rising to prohibitive levels. Often, shared connections at CDMA speeds are not fast enough to support today’s high bandwidth internet. Stuck on slow connections, many Nepali communities are being cut off from the electronic resources they need.

NRIDS has a plan to solve this connectivity crisis. Using the same inexpensive wi-fi hardware installed in homes and coffeshops throughout the western world, NRIDS hopes to build a wireless repeater on a high ridge-top at Kharsuko Lake. This wireless network will link Syangja’s CICs with each other, and with a high-speed internet connection in the major city of Pokhara only 50 km away.

A wireless network would enable Syangja’s CICs to offer new services to improve the lives of local citizens:

* Faster, more stable internet access at a fraction of the cost
* Free voice and video calls from one networked village to another
* Affordable international calls to family working abroad, allowing conversations on a weekly instead of monthly basis
* Telemedicine programs to connect doctors in Pokhara’s hospitals with rural clinics in Syangja
* Centrally hosted services to give businesses and communities a presence on the internet

NRIDS has technically skilled volunteers willing to implement this project for free, but has no funds to purchase the necessary radios and antennas. All it takes to make this network possible is USD $8000. Please donate now by clicking the button to the right of this page and help connect residents of Syanjga with each other and the rest of the world.

Please visit our website http://nridsnepal.org.np for details information about the projects of NRIDS.
CLICK HERE TO DONATE : http://nridsnepal.org.np

April 28, 2009 | 1:51 PM Comments  0 comments

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Tracking the MDGs of Nepal!

District-level efforts in support of the MDGs

The MDG Report for 2005, prepared with the participation of a wide range of stakeholders, indicated that Nepal, despite the 12-year conflict, was likely or potentially able to meet all the Goals except universal primary education and HIV/AIDS. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper included analyses of sectoral policy from an MDG viewpoint. An MDG Needs Assessment, published in 2006, informed the three-year Interim Plan of the Government. With the conflict moving towards resolution, Nepal could achieve almost all the Goals.

An MDG Needs Assessment was conducted in one district, and five district MDG Progress Reports were prepared with the full participation of district-level stakeholders. A poverty monitoring and analysis system has been put in place at the national level, and a district system will follow. These systems, along with the NepalInfo database, capture most of the MDG indicators. A monitoring framework has been developed for the community level. The United Nations system, major donors and civil society organizations supported these initiatives.

These past efforts are now leading to concrete outcomes. The government has asked the United Nations for technical assistance to develop a package of initiatives to support national and local development strategies based on the MDGs and align them with the new Interim Plan. This will also form the basis for the preparation of a vision document, on which subsequent five-year plans will be based. The support involves: updating the MDG Needs Assessment and Costing; a macroeconomic framework and financing strategy consistent with the MDGs; identifying capacity development needs and tools to monitor the outcomes of MDG-based planning; and a framework for localizing the Goals at the subregional level. The United Nations is assisting the government in integrating the MDGs into its review of the Interim Plan, linking it to the Medium-term Expenditure Framework and the annual budget.

Major challenges include programmatic coordination and donor harmonization. Institutional weaknesses and capacity gaps also need to be addressed. The government is moving to align the MDGs with central planning and monitoring processes and to localize the Goals at national and district levels. But a resource crunch may also hamper achievement: It has been projected that a significant upscaling of interventions and a doubling of aid would be needed to meet the MDGs by 2015.

Source : UN agencies

November 5, 2007 | 5:20 AM Comments  0 comments

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Tech Day concludes !
Related to country: Nepal


Tech Day Agenda, October 31, 2007

Tech Day was of benefit to executives and program managers in relief and development organizations, as well as those who implement information and communications technologies (ICTs) in these organizations. Managers and employees of local and international NGOs, government and UN agencies, and Nepalese nonprofit organizations participated in this event. Nepal Rural Information Technology Development Society (NRIDS ) , Sudip Aryal presented the ICTs activities being carried out in Nepal and NRIDS activities. (see Tech Day page for more information). Tech Day was held at the Hotel Himalaya.
Agenda, October 31
9:00 - 9:30 Registration and meet participants
9:30 Welcome Gregg Swanson
9:40 ICTs in Disaster Response:
the Value of Simulations Robert Patton, ADRA Asia
10:00 GPS in Emergency Response Steve Glassey
10:20 Geographic Information Systems:
Developments and Opportunities Gregg Swanson
10:45 Break
11:00 Developments in Mobile Satellite Communications Gregg Swanson
11:30 - 12:15 Exhibits and BGAN demo
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 3:00 Exhibits (continued)
1:00 - 1:20 ISAT phone demonstration
1:00 - 1:20 Presentation:
Nepal Rural Information Technology Development Society (NRIDS) Sudip Aryal
1:20 - 2:20 Roundtable discussions
(topics to be announced before lunch)
3:00 End of planned agenda, exhibits close


Source:www.humaninet.org

November 1, 2007 | 7:19 AM Comments  0 comments

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Farmers take to Internet surfing during leisure
About this event: Internet Governance Forum 2007
Related to country: Nepal


SYANGJA, Oct 19 - Farmers here in Mayatari VDC of Syangja have grown a curious interest. After a long day's labor, many farmers here spend time at the village Community Information Center surfing the information superhighway.

Jagat Bahadur KC, one among such farmers who has become fond of information technology lately, quips, "Though I am a farmer by occupation, how can I stay detached from information technology in this age?"

"We learn about each and every thing going on in our district by coming to the Center," another farmer Ganga Bahadur Gurung says, "All the more, the internet even provides information about the whole world." Gurung says that he travels for an hour everyday from his village Pelkachaur VDC to learn computer in Mapatari VDC.

These zealous farmers got the chance to be acquainted with computers only after Nepal Rural Information and Technology Society brought two computers to Mapatari for the purpose. Members of the society bought the pair of computers with the sum collected from Deusi and Bhailo during Tihar festival.

The center is also a sharing ground for local farmers. It provides space for sticking personalized notices so that farmers here won't have to worry about buying or selling their cattle, or even searching for farmhands. According to chairman of the society Sudip Aryal, the society has extended such community clubs also to Bagalthok, Karendada, Rangkhola, Bayaraghari, Bayatari villages of Syangja and Kaskikot, Dhital and Dang villages of Kaski district.

Although the center also serves as a library where farmers can flip through newspapers, the center charges a nominal Rs 10 per hour to everyone interested in using the internet. Following the club's popularity, it has been receiving pressure from farmers in other neighboring villages, requesting extension of such services to their own villages.

Source: Kathmandu post (National Daily of Nepal)
http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=126063

October 28, 2007 | 5:48 AM Comments  0 comments

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ADB Assisting Nepal in Combating Corruption
Related to country: Nepal



MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is assisting Nepal in combating corruption by strengthening the capacity of concerned government institutions in fulfilling their respective mandates. The assistance is in line with the objectives outlined in the economic development plan of the impoverished South Asian nation.

“Good governance and strong institutions are central requirements for poverty reduction and economic growth. Effective anticorruption measures are at the core of good governance, as corruption erodes confidence in public institutions, depresses investment, slows development, and worsens poverty,” said Gambhir Bhatta, senior governance specialist of ADB’s South Asia Department.

The Technical Assistance to Nepal for Support to Anticorruption Institutions promotes good governance through stronger action against corruption in the public sector and greater accountability and transparency in government operations and service delivery. By reducing corruption and improving governance, ADB and Nepal hope to contribute to economic growth, poverty reduction and better development outcomes in the country.

ADB will provide a $400,000 grant for the project, estimated to cost $475,000. The government will cover the balance.

Improving governance and anticorruption practices is especially important for Nepal in its quest for sustainable development as outlined in the country’s Tenth Plan. With per capita income of about $311 a year and poverty incidence of 38%, Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world.

In 2007, Nepal was also perceived to be the 131st most corrupt country among the 179 included in the cross-country database compiled by Transparency International. Public expectations of how government officials should behave and how they should address the needs of the masses have risen considerably. A renewed focus on effectively addressing the corruption problem has accompanied these rising expectations.

The government has identified five institutions for the project. The first is the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse and Authority. The second is the Special Court, which prosecutes corruption cases. The third, National Vigilance Centre, primarily monitors asset declarations of public officials. The fourth is the Office of the Auditor General, a constitutional body that conducts independent audits and evaluations of public resource use and promotes and upholds public accountability. The fifth institution is the Public Accounts Committee, a select committee of the House of Representatives that examines the Public Accounts and the Report of the Auditor General to reduce misuse and abuse of public funds.

“These institutions play an important role in curbing corruption in Nepal. However, considerable work is required to improve their capacity, professionalism and outreach,” said Mr. Bhatta.

Source:http://www.adb.org

October 16, 2007 | 12:48 AM Comments  0 comments

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Community Information Center (CIC) established in Manakamana VDC

A Community Information Center (CIC) was established in Manakamana VDC, Metha Bhurum of Syangja District on 5th October 2007. This happened with the support and initiation of Nepal Rural Information Technology Development Society (NRIDS) and active participation of the local people of Manakamana VDC, Metha Bhurum in Syangja. This center provides the basic functionalities of a library, Local Information center, and the meeting point of the people for various discussions and decision making. As NRIDS motto goes "For the Community by the Community and with the Community" CIC Metha Bhurum is established and it is running smoothly as Local Information Center. Here, Major daily newspapers like Kantipur, Gorkhapatra and Weekly, monthly newspapers are also available which the contribution from the Local people themselves was. Also the Villagers paste their notices on the notice board for advertisement of their production, services and goods. For example if a villager has to sell a buffalo then he comes to the CIC and makes the CIC volunteer to paste that news in the notice board.
In the capacity of NRIDS President (Mr.Sudip Aryal) presented the ideas of CIC.NRIDS expects that this CIC will turn to be a success in transforming Village with ICTs. This CIC has also decided to make village profile and Old People Experience book in near coming future. In this CIC the Technical research unit is also formed for the village technological advancement.

October 9, 2007 | 4:46 AM Comments  0 comments

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