Internet-in-a-Box is a low-cost digital library, consisting of a wireless access point with storage, which users nearby can connect to.
Its realization in hardware and software has changed since 2012, as miniaturization of storage space and electronics progressed. As of 2017, its hardware consists of a Raspberry Pi with a replaceable storage card.
Columbia University's Masters in Public Administration in Development Practice (MPA-DP) has explored using these boxes in Cuba and the Dominican Republic, for three months in 2016.
Video Internet-in-a-Box
Digital library
The digital library is composed of multiple modules. Examples of modules include Wikipedia in a specific language, Wikipedia's Medical Encyclopedia, Khan Academy lite, and OpenStreetMap.
Maps Internet-in-a-Box
History
The concept grew out of One Laptop per Child's school server project.
See also
- Meta: Internet-in-a-Box
- Kiwix
- Afripedia Project
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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