Wireless Ghana: A Case Study

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 4
1.1 General Detail..........................................................................................................4
1.2 Overview ..................................................................................................................4
1.3 Objectives.................................................................................................................5
1.4 Beneficiaries of the Project .....................................................................................5
1.5 Time and Scope - Major Project Phases.................................................................6
1.6 Sponsors...................................................................................................................6
2. Public Private Partnership Model, Organization, and Leadership ................. 8
2.1 Staffing / Volunteers................................................................................................8
2.2 Community Leadership – Roles and Exchanges....................................................9
2.3 New Nodes - Community Contracts .....................................................................10
3. Project Financing Approach ............................................................................ 12
3.1 Financing Access for Service - Internet................................................................12
3.2 Outlook for the Future ..........................................................................................13
4. Project Technology ........................................................................................... 14
4.1 Template for Network Architecture - Applied Technologies ..............................14
4.2 Technical Problems ...............................................................................................16
5. Benefits to the Community............................................................................... 17
5.1 Educational Benefits..............................................................................................17
5.2 Social Benefits........................................................................................................18
5.3 Business Benefits....................................................................................................18
5.4 Equitable Access Targets ......................................................................................19
6. Society and Economic Factors: Why this Project? ......................................... 21
7. Policy and Regulatory Issues............................................................................ 25
7.1 Existing National Policies......................................................................................25
7.2 Planned Policies and Research..............................................................................25
8. Lessons Learned ............................................................................................... 28
Appendix A – Equipment Proposal Invoice - Internet Connectivity at NIFA Secondary School... 32
Appendix B – Service Billing Invoice - Internet Connectivity at NIFA Secondary School ...........33
Appendix C – Phase II Budget.....................................................................................................34
Appendix D – HOW TO: Browsing Efficiency – Making the most use out of a slow Internet
connection (Page 1 of 2). ..............................................................................................................35