Internet-in-a-Box
 The 2017 set up of an off line medical library. Anyone physically near to the device may connect to it and download the offline content it contains. |
Internet-in-a-Box is a low-cost digital library, consisting of a wireless access point with storage, which users nearby can connect to.[1]
Its realization in hardware and software has changed since 2012, as miniaturization of storage space and electronics progressed.[2] As of 2017, its hardware consists of a Raspberry Pi with a replaceable storage card.[1]
In 2016, Columbia University's Masters in Public Administration in Development Practice (MPA-DP) explored using these boxes in Dominican Republic for three months.[3]
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.[3][1]
History
The concept grew out of One Laptop per Child's school server project.[1]
2017 version of IIAB with medical content
An older version of offline Wikimedia content and a WiFi transmitter.
Video overview of efforts in Dominican Republic
See also
- Meta: Internet-in-a-Box
- Internet-in-a-Box software and community documentation
- Kiwix
- Afripedia Project
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Watkins, Don. "How to create an Internet-in-a-Box on a Raspberry Pi" (in en). https://opensource.com/article/17/5/internet-in-a-box-raspberry-pi. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ↑ Gaskill, Braddock (2014). "Internet in a Box". https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale12x-supporting/default/files/presentations/Internet-in-a-Box_by_Braddock_Gaskill.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Internet-in-a-Box: Connectivity for the Rest of the World". 13 June 2017. http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2017/06/13/internet-in-a-box/. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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