Internet-in-a-Box

Also known as IIAB

Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) is a low-cost digital library, consisting of a wireless access point with storage, which users nearby can connect to. The hardware and software from which it is built has changed since 2012, as miniaturization of storage space and electronics progressed. As of 2017, its hardware often consists of a Raspberry Pi with a replaceable storage card.

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It sits within the topics Digital library projects, Educational technology non-profits and Information and communication technologies for development.

Vinony links it to 11 Wikipedia language editions.

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Industrial process.image: IIABv0.5.jpg
Industrial process.caption: The 2017 set-up of an offline medical library. Anyone physically near to the device may connect to it and download the offline content it contains.

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Official website

Internet in a Box - Mandela's Library of Alexandria

Internet-in-a-Box is a tiny, powerful 'Digital Library of Alexandria' that can be set up by any school, medical clinic or community worldwide.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: project
Subclass of: appliance
Official website: internet-in-a-box.org
Image: IIABv0.5.jpg

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Commons category: Internet in a Box

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections

Contents

Digital library
History
See also
References
External links

In 2016, Columbia University's Masters in Public Administration in Development Practice (MPA-DP) explored using these boxes in the Dominican Republic for three months.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Internet-in-a-Box” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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