On August 20, Mark Zuckerberg made the case on Why Internet Connectivity is a Human Right. The striking number, 5 billion people in the world are still without internet connectivity as of 2013. Here is a brief of his analysis:
Algorithm
low cost data + limited data = limited access *knowledge economy =
Facebook
Introduction
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In his proposal Mark Zuckerberg points out that
Facebook will not necessarily profit from this initiative but his purpose is
just the inclusion of people.
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5 billion people without internet access.
Of these, 4 billion own feature phones and 1 billion have smart phones.
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People should get at least a service like Facebook
and then grow from there.
Why internet is so
important
To spread knowledge, the more things we all know, the better ideas,
products and services we can all offer and the better all of our lives will be.
He says “The knowledge economy is the future”.
4 Obstacles on the path to
connecting everyone
1.
Most people in the world don’t have much
disposable income to spend on data access.
2.
The global infrastructure required to deliver
the internet is extremely expensive.
3.
Lack of understanding of what a data plan is.
4.
A lot of people do not have cell phones yet, but
they are not covered in this presentation.
The Vision
Increase data delivery by 100x in the next 5-10 years by bringing down
the underlying costs of delivering data, and using less data by building more
efficient apps.
The Rough Plan
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Making internet access affordable by making it
more efficient to deliver data.
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Using less data by improving the efficiency of the
apps and experiences we use.
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Helping businesses drive internet access by
developing a new model to get people online.
Win-Win Situation
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This is good for people because they’ll have an
affordable way and a reason to connect to the internet and join the global
knowledge economy.
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This is good for mobile operators because
they’ll have more customers who want to buy more data, which will increase
their profits and help them invest in building out the networks
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This is good for phone manufacturers and
technology providers because more people will want better devices, which will
push the industry forward.
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This is good for internet services because the
efficiencies we’ll all drive will make it easier and cheaper for the next 5
billion people to access their services.
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This is good for the world because everyone will
benefit from the increased knowledge, experience and progress we make from
having everyone connected to the internet.
Conclusion
If it all works according to plan 5 billion people will have at least a data service called Facebook.
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