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12 Apr 2012

An Inter-American Development Bank Working Paper (if you encounter difficulties in opening the document after clicking on the link, please simply copy the link address into a new browser window and hit enter)  reports results of an evaluation of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative in Peru.

“Although many countries are aggressively implementing the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program, there is a lack of empirical evidence on its effects. This paper presents the impact of the first large-scale randomized evaluation of the OLPC program, using data collected after 15 months of implementation in 319 primary schools in rural Peru. The results indicate that the program increased the ratio of computers per student from 0.12 to 1.18 in treatment schools. This expansion in access translated into substantial increases in use both at school and at home. No evidence is found of effects on enrollment and test scores in Math and Language. Some positive effects are found, however, in general cognitive skills as measured by Raven’s Progressive Matrices, a verbal fluency test and a Coding test.”

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Posted by Anja Kiefer

31 Jul 2009

The Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Development Bank has just completed a study on Economic Development and Inclusion through Local Broadband Access Networks. The countries visited by an international consulting team to conduct the field research are Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Peru.

The main findings of the study have been presented at a webinar on July 30, 2009 and can be downloaded here:

http://fominblogs.iadb.org/universalaccess/

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Posted by Peter Wolf

01 Jul 2009

In 2007, Peruvian telecommunications provider Rural Telecom won a government subsidy for a new initiative, Banda Ancha Rural BAR (Rural Broadband Project). The BAR project aims to install broadband internet and phone services via wireless networks in more than 3,000 rural communities. Rural Telecom acquired the entire central and northern central part of the country, and has begun installing 1,654 internet cabins, more than 1,100 public payphones and hundreds of fixed phone lines in over 2,000 communities. FITEL, a national telecommunications fund, subsidises the project with $8.8 million (USD). In addition to this strategic partnership with the Peruvian government, Rural Telecom will expand the project commercially to provide service to thousands of additional private clients.

Compared with other FITEL projects or similar ICT initiatives in other countries, which normally aim to install expensive satellite (VSAT) networks, the BAR project combines the installation of wireless and mobile technologies with an intense sensitisation, training and content generation campaign. Presently, Rural Telecom is carrying out the following activities in conjunction with technical installation: [Read more →]

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Posted by Peter Wolf

30 Oct 2007

Telecenter Peru (Rural Telecom)Telecenter Peru (Rural Telecom) 

Many rural regions in Peru are disconnected from the world of telecommunication. Calling a relative or surfing in the World Wide Web still impossible for the majority of rural population living in the remote areas of the Andes or Amazon. But that is about to change now. Already in July the government has published a tender on the implementation of a countrywide broadband connection. Finally in early October President Alan García Pérez charged a Peruvian telecommunication company with the realization of the project. Within one year Rural Telecom is instructed to establish conections to 2000 villages in eleven districts. The aim is to enable more than a million Peruvians to obtain access to telephone and broadband connections. For a period of five years the Peruvian government is going to subsidize the project with 8, 8 million US-Dollars. 

Among public and private telephone extensions it is supposed to establish public internet access points in each village. Signing the contract Rural Telecom commited itself to offer capacity courses for using computers as well as the internet for the Peruvians. In addition each village is supposed to obtain an internet page promoting relevant regional information, which will be designed and maintained also by Rural Telecom in co-operation with municipalities. CIM-employee Peter Wolf is supporting Rural Telecom in the implementation process.

In co-operation with mine owners Rural Telecom is about to extend the project. While the telecommunication company provides the infrastructure, the mining companies will pay for capacity courses.

The implementation of new technologies like CDMA-wireless in the 2000 villages offers a wide range of cooperation possibilities in value-added services for the international development cooperation. Public private partnerships will play an important role to support these additional services. 

Contact: peter.wolf@ruraltelecom.com.pe

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Posted by Anna Rau