Objetivo
Mejorar la gobernanza democrática (participación
ciudadana, transparencia, rendición de cuentas y
gestión de servicios públicos) de instituciones públi-
cas locales (gobierno, salud, educación y seguridad)
y organizaciones sociales de las provincias peruanas
de Acomayo (departamento de Cusco) y de San Pablo
(Cajamarca), haciendo un uso innovador de tic apro-
piadas al entorno rural.
Principales actividades
Las actividades se desarrollaron en tres áreas.
• Infraestructura tic. Se desplegó una operación
de redes de telecomunicación en las provincias
de Acomayo y San Pablo para 44 instituciones
públicas, que permitieron el acceso a Internet y
a telefonía IP (telefonía entre terminales telefó-
nicos a través de Internet sin necesidad de tener
computadora). También se reforzó el equipamiento
informático (computadoras, impresoras y redes
locales), se empleó una metodología propia para el
diseño participativo de las redes de telecomunica-
ción, se capacitó a usuarios, gestores y encargados
de mantenimiento, y se implantó un modelo de
gestión y operación concertado entre las institu-
ciones públicas beneficiarias. Por otra parte, se
apoyó con capacitación a pequeñas empresas
locales del sector tic que ofrecen sus servicios de
mantenimiento a las municipalidades y se acom-
pañó el proceso de establecimiento de alianzas
público-privadas entre las municipalidades y las
empresas locales para asegurar la sostenibilidad
de la infraestructura de telecomunicación.
• Sistemas de Información. Se implantó un sistemas
de información y aplicativos que apoyo a la gestión
de las instituciones públicas y la relación con las
organizaciones sociales. Se ofrecieron herramientas
que refuerzan las áreas de trabajo seleccionadas:
presupuesto participativo, rendición de cuentas y
transparencia, vigilancia ciudadana, gestión educativa,
gestión en salud, promoción del desarrollo económico,
y gestión de la inversión pública.
• Mejora participativa de procesos. Se diseñó e imple-
mentó una metodología que combina la adaptación
simplificada de la reingeniería de procesos y la
investigación-acción participativa. Se mejoraron las
formas de trabajo mediante un análisis participativo
de estos y se introdujo de forma transversal el uso
apropiado de sistemas de información y la infraes-
tructura tic. Además, se mejoraron los procesos en
las áreas de trabajo seleccionadas y se reforzaron
capacidades (como forma de reducir las brechas de
capacidades entre las instituciones públicas y las
organizaciones sociales). Para ello se empleó el enfo-
que basado en derechos: responsabilidad, autoridad,
toma de decisiones informadas, gestión de recursos
y comunicación.
Principales resultados
Con el proyecto se implantó la tecnología y se inició
el trabajo de refuerzo de instituciones públicas, el
apoyo a organizaciones sociales y los espacios de
concertación. Por tanto, los resultados en términos
de productos/servicios (outputs) son: infraestructura
para acceso a servicios tic, implantación de siste-
mas de información y, aplicativos y capacitaciones.
Los resultado en términos de efectos (outcomes) se
centran en el impacto de la infraestructura tic y los
sistemas de información (dos redes de telecomuni-
cación para 44 instituciones públicas con tecnología
Wi-Fi para largas distancias —WiLD— y equipamiento
informático que dan acceso a Internet y telefonía IP
con conexión a la red de telefonía pública de Perú).
Además, se capacitó a personal de empreseas públi-
cas y privadas y se implantó un modelo de gestión
y operación en el que cada institución mantiene los
equipos ubicado en su establecimiento (computa-
dora, impresora, y sistemas de acceso a la red de
telecomunicación) y las municipalidades mantie-
nen lo elementos comunes de la red (repetidores).
Actualmente las redes están operativas con una
disponibilidad media superior al 90 % y se trabaja
con pequeñas empresas locales del sector tic y en
el proceso de transferencia del mantenimiento a los
actores locales.
Amazon Digital Radio Network using HF
This project provides a digital communication infrastructure for traditional communities in the isolated rural rainforest areas in Acre State, in the Amazon region of Brazil. This research is the continuation of the Fonias Juruá academic research project where, in 2015, five High Frequency (HF) radio stations were installed inside the Alto Juruá Reserve, in communities without any communication infrastructure, sometimes taking more than one day by boat to reach the nearest phone. The project aims at expanding and improving the already existing radio network, testing and adapting the social technology that was previously developed, analog voice communication, based on the local community requirements and feedback. Each HF station will be equipped with a digital modem, connected to the radio, which will allow digital data exchange between the communities.
BIDYA: Digital and Accessible Library
BIDYA seeks to act on some of the factors that affect the educational track of children, teenagers and young people with visual disabilities. Its goal is to offer tools that will favor their reinsertion and continuity in the formal education system, thus guaranteeing equal opportunities. The limited availability of study material in braille, audio, electronic, or extended character format is one of the greatest difficulties visually impaired students encounter in the educational system. BIDYA proposes the creation of a system for digitizing books and making them available online through a repository of books and other materials in various formats. The Digital and Accessible Library will allow universal access, regardless of geographic and physical barriers or mobility limitations.
Digital Mapping
There are more than 300 informal settlements in the metropolitan area of Guatemala. The goal of the Digital Mapping project is to design a methodology that can be used to identify risk factors and areas, and then apply this methodology in pilot settlements so that it can be assessed, improved and replicated in others. Information will be collected by the local population and field workers with the help of drones and mobile devices, and this data will help streamline and prioritize public policies and/or actions to prevent tragedies in these territories. The information will be made available through an online platform. The project seeks to become a benchmark for multisectoral participation in the production of urban information and diagnosis. The topic of informal settlements was chosen because of its relevance and a pressing need at national level.
Mexicoleaks
Méxicoleaks is an independent whistleblowing platform for leaking information in the public interest of Mexico. In addition to offering a platform where whistleblowers can share information safely and anonymously, Méxicoleaks is an alliance of media outlets and NGOs working together to build a more transparent and democratic Mexico. Since its creation, the partners behind Méxicoleaks have published 27 news stories based on13 leaks, including information regarding embezzlement in the public real estate loans system, the systematic mass destruction of pre-Hispanic ruins, and other cases of corruption.
AgriNeTT: e-Agriculture in the Caribbean
AgriNeTT is an e-Agriculture project which infuses ICT into the agriculture sector of Trinidad & Tobago to build a knowledge intensive agriculture economy. The project provides ICT tools for the farming community and agricultural institutions to help to drive economic growth of the agriculture sector and increase its competitiveness. The project aims to increase agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale farmers, in particular women and youth and family farmers. The AgriNeTT team has developed two Open Data platforms which serve as a repository for agriculture data sets from institutions and associations. Several mobile and web-based applications have been developed for the platform: AgriExpense – a farm financial management tool, AgriPrice – provides up-to-date data on market prices, AgriMaps – a Land Suitability tool which recommends preferred crops for various parcels of land, and AgriDiagnose – a pest and disease diagnosis system.
Hablando con Julis (Speaking with Julis) v 3.0 – Español e Inglés
Hablando con Julis (HCJ) is a technology solution for people with speaking, reading and writing difficulties. Recognized by MIT Technology Review as the Social Innovation of the Year, it has already reached more than 5,000 users in Latin America and shown great results. The idea was born as a result of a personal need: Julis is a 24 year old young woman who was born with a disability due to which she is unable to speak, so her family led the development of a technology that would allow her to communicate. This is how Hablando con Julis came to be. The HCJ solution allows anyone to communicate, improve their pronunciation, and learn to read and write in a short period of time. It works for people aged 3 to 85 with speech difficulties, Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, in cases of illiteracy, and for people who have lost their ability to speak due to an illness.
IPv6 deployment
Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (UNT) is the largest university of Northern Argentina and its community includes more than 80,000 people. The Rector’s Office connects UNT to the Internet and has a Class C IPv4 block and a link provided by ARIU (the Association of Inter-University Networks), as well as a /48 IPv6 prefix. Currently, IPv6 implementation at UNT is limited to the WiFi network of the Herrera Center. Internet connectivity is provided by a tunnel broker (SixXS) using 6to4 encapsulation. UNT wants to address the coexistence of IPv4 and IPv6, at first in one of the centers with the largest network infrastructure and then gradually migrate to other centers until the entire infrastructure is operating on native IPv6. The project seeks to (a) complete the overall design for IPv6 deployment at Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, including the definition of an IPv6 addressing plan for all the centers that are part of the university; (b) research and develop laboratory prototypes for IPv6 addressing, routing and security solutions; (c) implement an IPv6 backbone between the Herrera Center and the Rector’s Office to provide connectivity via the global routing IPv6 prefix provided by ARIU; (d) deploy IPv6 in the Wi-Fi and wired networks of the Herrera Center; (e) test and continuously monitor the project once it is operational, and (f) conduct a feasibility study on IPv6 deployment in the rest of the institution.
BGP Security in RENATA’s Infrastructure
The project involves the implementation of origin validation for BGP routes in RENATA’s network backbone, which provides interconnection services to SNCTI in Colombia and the rest of the world. Specifically, the project will focus on the major exchange points in Bogotá (which provides connectivity to the Clara Network) and in Barranquilla (which provides Internet connectivity). Initially, approximately 50% of the institutions connected to RENATA will participate. From a technical point of view, public key infrastructure for Internet resources (RPKI) will be implemented for all participating organizations, using the model for cryptographic validation (Route Origin Authorization) hosted by LACNIC. The project will cover both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Working towards the university of the future, RENATA is embarking on this project –the only one of its kind worldwide– in order to increase the region’s leadership in BGP security.
Protecting the TOR Network against Malicious Traffic
Tor is an overlay network that enables anonymous communication between applications that communicate over TCP. This network serves hundreds of thousands of users, allowing them to decide when they wish to be identified, thus keeping their online data from being tracked and protecting the privacy of their activities against third party tracking attempts. Despite being used mainly to avoid online censorship in countries under dictatorial regimes, in a way, this anonymity network supports hidden services and allows drugs dealing, pedophilia, human trafficking, protecting botnets, sending SPAM, DDoS attacks, and other cybercrimes. In this context, the project seeks to provide a solution to the growing traffic of malicious code that is being sent over this network. The goal of the proposal is to research methods and techniques for protecting the Tor network against malicious traffic, while maintaining the privacy and anonymity of harmless traffic.
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