Deploying a Rural Wireless Telemedicine System: Experiences in Sustainability
Surana, S.
Patra, R.
Nedevschi, S.
Brewer, E.
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA;
This paper appears in: Computer
Publication Date: June 2008
Volume: 41,
Issue: 6
On page(s): 48-56
ISSN: 0018-9162
INSPEC Accession Number: 10196178
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/MC.2008.184
Current Version Published: 2008-06-24
Abstract
A primary concern for projects supported by aid programs is sustainability. Although there is a growing belief that information and communication technologies (ICT) can significantly impact development, in practice creating sustainable ICT projects is extremely difficult. A typical project consists of a pilot stage that aims to demonstrate the basic goals, followed by a deployment stage that aims for both scale and sustainability. A novel ICT project in rural India uses long-distance Wi-Fi networking to enable high-quality videoconferencing between eye hospitals and remote village clinics. The project highlights the importance of sustainability as a first-class goal for systems research.
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