Offline Digital Library for Remote Areas that has no Internet Access and Unstable Electricity Power
Summary
As one of the world’s largest archipelago countries, Indonesia faces significant challenges in distributing wealth including basic infrastructures such as electricity and internet to some of its most remote islands. Due to its remoteness, people in this remote area mostly lived in poverty, which also lead to poor education quality. The digital library based on the Raspberry Pi “minicomputer” was created to address this issue. This device can store more than 2500 educational movies and e-books that can be viewed offline and has been demonstrated to be reliable even in areas with unpredictable electricity.
Some achievements:
- 2019 a recorded in a book of 111 innovations by Indonesian on page 218 (http://bic.web.id/public/storage/flippdf/111%20Inovasi%20Indonesia%202019%20Final/index.html).
- 2020 copyrights registration (000171596 & 000178099).
Product Impact
Desa Onan Rungu – North Tapanuli – North Sumatera (2018) Desa Suka Maju – Bengkayang – West Kalimantan (2019) Desa Suka Bangun – Bengkayang – West Kalimantan (2019) Desa Lumban Lobu – North Tapanuli – North Sumatera (2019) Distrik Homfolo – Sentani – Papua (2019) Distrik Wesaput – Wamena – Papua (2019) Nabire – Papua (2019 and content update in 2020) Kel. Takome – West Ternate – North Maluku (2020) Denpasar – Bali (2021) Kel. Togafo – Ternate Barat – Maluku Utara (2021) Kec. Genteng – Surabaya (2022) Makassar (2022) Aceh (2023)
Product Uniqueness
Research found that interest in reading particularly among young people in remote villages and area in Indonesia is significantly lower than those who have facilities to access reading books as in urban and cities. It is a digital library that can be equally functional in remote areas with no internet connection and has limited or unstable electric power. It was built by using Raspberry Pi with more than 2500 e-books and videos installed in it.
Inventor
- Dr. Rinda Hedwig S.Kom,M.T
- Jimmy Linggarjati, S.Kom., M.Sc.
- Wiedjaja Atmadja, S.Kom., M.Kom.
- Daniel Patricko Gemeno Hutabarat, S.T., M.T.
- Ivan Alexander, S.T., M.T.I.
- Rudy Susanto., S.Kom., M.T.I.
- Dr. Marincan Pardede, S.Si, M.Si.
- Wishnoebroto, S.Pd., M.Hum., MA.
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