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ICITI ICITI I t I ntegrated C ommunication & t d C i ti & IT I nfrastructure for the Socio-Economic IT I nfrastructure for the Socio Economic Development of Auroville Bioregion C Capt JV Avadhanulu VSM Indian Navy (Retd.) t JV A dh l I di N (R td ) jv@auroville.org.in +91 ‐ 9443797563

Overview Overview • A new role for ICT • About Auroville About Auroville • ICITI Vision • ICITI Architecture • Implementation Implementation • Summary

A glimpse of history A glimpse of history

Human Unity Human Unity Inter-disciplinary Research Inclusive S Sustainable t i bl Consensus Education Transparent Eco Friendly Development

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Auroville International city of human unity Foundation by Act of Indian Parliament y • Goals � Human Unity � Education, Spiritual & Material Research � Integral Development • UNESCO endorsed the goals and di directions on many occasions i i • Current population 2,150 from 46 countries; projected to grow to countries; projected to grow to 50,000 by 2025 8

Auroville Charter Auroville Charter 1. Auroville belongs to nobody in particular. Auroville belongs to humanity as a whole. But to live in Auroville one must be the willing servitor of the Divine Consciousness the willing servitor of the Divine Consciousness. 2. Auroville will be the place of an unending education, of constant progress and a youth that never ages constant progress, and a youth that never ages. 3. Auroville wants to be the bridge between the past and the future. Taking advantage of all discoveries from without and g g from within, Auroville will boldly spring towards future realisations. 4. Auroville will be a site of material and spiritual researches for a living embodiment of an actual Human Unity. 6 August 2010 9

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12 A R & C U U R E T L T 6 August 2010

Health and healing 13

Handicraft industries 14

Rural Development Rural Development 15

Natural building materials 16

Water 17

Eco friendly transportation

Renewable Energy Solar cooker 19

Education 20

Development and Unity Development and Unity • Hierarchy of needs • Integral Integral – Holistic – Sustainable S i bl • Inclusive – Auroville is part of the bioregion – Spiritual inclusion Spiritual inclusion 6 August 2010 21

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ICITI ICITI • Vision – Harness the power of ICT for material and spiritual p p researches for a living embodiment of an actual Human Unity. y • Mission – Build a state ‐ of ‐ the ‐ art experimental Integrated B ild f h i l I d Communication and IT Infrastructure (ICITI) platform in Auroville and extend it to the l f i A ill d d i h bioregion to pursue Auroville Charter. 6 August 2010 23

Goals • State ‐ of ‐ the ‐ art converged platform to positively g p p y impact quality of life and productivity. • Extend to the bioregion to foster self reliance • Extend to the bioregion to foster self ‐ reliance, prosperity and harmony. • Preserve the biodiversity by minimizing carbon footprint, electromagnetic radiation and electromagnetic pollution. • Practical research for ICT in collaboration, Practical research for ICT in collaboration, consensus building, participative governance, knowledge management and Human Unity knowledge management and Human Unity. 24

Features and functions • Converged infrastructure • Interactive multimedia broadcast • Audio/Video/Web Conferencing g • Internet, Community Portal, Email • Collaboration Tools and eGovernance • Extensible to the bioregion as ICT4D platform • Green Mobile Communication Zone to reduce electromagnetic pollution to a millionth of current level • Knowledge Management System 26

Architecture INTERNET Mobile Switch Servers DSLAM DSLAM PSTN PSTN BSNL BSNL PLMN Exchange Core 10G Router SIP Server SIP Server Distribution 1G Access 100M Bioregion 27

Interconnection and integration g • Fiber to the near by villages (< 10KM) � High bandwidth access to ICITI resources � Low capital and recurring costs • BPL/Internet for farther regions • Green Village Information Centers • Share ICITI applications in development projects • Systematic training and boot ‐ strapping through conferencing tools • Strong network of Auroville � multiplier effect for a boundary ‐ less development platform through space and time independence 28

Stake holders Stake holders DIT, DOT, HRD, DOE Auroville Foundation, Working Commitee Auroville Infrastructure Services IIITB, JIPMER, TCOE, Pondicherry University ICITI Project Team Funding Agencies, AVI Systems Integrator, Equipment Vendors Auroville Services, Units, Projects & Educational Institutions Governance and decision makers Governance and decision makers 3,000 Aurovilians and full timers 50,000 visitors and volunteers Education , Development, Health & Employment Education , Development, Health & Employment 50,000 people in the nearby villages 3,00,000 people in the surrounding villages , , p p g g 29

Research Research • Integrating Open Source Software Components for ICT needs of a township • Robust, cost ‐ effective and eco ‐ friendly ICT subsystems/ R b t t ff ti d f i dl ICT b t / systems/solutions • Collaboration consensus participative eGovernance • Collaboration, consensus, participative eGovernance , Knowledge Management, ICT4Ecology, ICT4HU • Green Mobile Communication Green Mobile Communication – Modeling, controlling, and minimizing EM pollution – Quantify health of the population, flora and fauna in GMC Zone as a control group t l – Record, monitor, analyze and publish results objectively to share knowledge and wisdom to help application world ‐ wide .

Critical factors for success Critical factors for success • Approval for Green Mobile Communication Zone • Cost effective integration of POTS and ADSL • Partnerships • Funding • Funding • Transformation of Culture in an ‘Adhocracy’ 31

ICITI & Auroville Charter ICITI & Auroville Charter • Connect Auroville to the whole world. • Eco ‐ friendly framework for education and research in Auroville, the bioregion and beyond. • Build a ICT powered bridge for integral, sustainable Build a ICT powered bridge for integral, sustainable development of bioregions, heralding a Knowledge Society. Soc e y • Boundary ‐ less instrument for cooperation, collaboration consensus and consciousness for an collaboration, consensus and consciousness for an actual embodiment of Human Unity. 32

Summary Summary • World’s first community converged ICT Infrastructure for protecting the environment and inclusive , integral development of the region development of the region • World’s first Green Mobile Communications Zone • Word’s first ICT4HU experimental platform • Word s first ICT4HU experimental platform 6 August 2010 33

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