Evaluation of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's Wi-Fi Kiosk Program

This white paper has been prepared by World Bank s Transport and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Global Practice at the request of the MIOA . Delivery of the White Paper is part of a wider package of technical assistance by the World Bank to the Government of FYR Macedonia. The paper starts off by giving an overview of the state of telecom development in rural FYR Macedonia from the standpoint of affordability and availability of the commercial broadband Internet access services for the less advantaged groups of the population. The next section describes the Wi-Fi Kiosk Project outlining its scope, aim, and implementation process while bringing forward publics experiences with respect to the Wi-Fi kiosk use. This section also examines technical parameters related to the Internet usage and demonstrates the problematic of the kiosk maintenance in the remote and rural areas. Section five references specific policy and regulatory measures designed by different government stakeholders with a goal to analyse the approach which has been chosen to ensure availability of the fixed and (or) mobile broadband Internet in the rural areas of the country. The white paper concludes with a set of observations and recommendations aiming to address the sustainability of the results achieved by the Wi-Fi Kiosk Project and to offer next steps to increase rural connectivity in FYR Macedonia.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Gelvanovska, Natalija, Viatchaninova, Ievgeniia, Saliu, Artan
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-12-04
Subjects:	3G, ACCESS POINT, ACCESS POINTS, ACCESS TO INTERNET, ACCESSIBILITY, ACCESSION, ACTION PLAN, ADMINISTRATIONS, ADSL, ANTENNA, ANTENNAS, ARTICLE, ATLAS, AUTHENTICATION, BACKBONE, BANDWIDTH, BASIC, BENCHMARK, BROADBAND, BROADBAND ACCESS, BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY, BROADBAND NETWORKS, BROADBAND PENETRATION, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS CLIMATE, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, CLASSIFICATION, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, COMMUNITIES, COMPETITIVENESS, CONNECTION SPEED, CONNECTIVITY, DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES, DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, DESCRIPTION, DEVELOPMENT OF BROADBAND, DIGITAL, DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT, DIGITAL DIVIDE, DOMAINS, E-GOVERNMENT, E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES, E-MAIL, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, ENCRYPTION, END USERS, END-USERS, ENTERTAINMENT, ENTRY, EQUIPMENT, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS, FUNCTIONALITY, GENERAL PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, GOVERNMENT SERVICES, GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS, GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES, HARDWARE, HARMONIZATION, ICT, IMPACT ASSESSMENT, IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, INFORMATICS, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INFORMATION REQUESTS, INFORMATION SOCIETY, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION, INSTALLATION, INSTITUTION, INTERFACE, INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION, INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET ACCESS, INTERNET CONNECTIVITY, INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, INTERNET SERVICES, INTERNET TRAFFIC, ISP, ISPS, KIOSKS, LICENSE, LICENSES, LINUX, LITERACY, MAINTENANCE COSTS, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, MARKET SHARE, MARKETING, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE PHONES, MOBILE SERVICE, NATIONAL STRATEGY, NETWORKING, NETWORKS, NEXT GENERATION, NUMBER OF USERS, ONLINE AUCTION, OPINION SURVEY, PC, PDF, PENETRATION RATE, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, PHONE NUMBER, POLICY FRAMEWORK, PORNOGRAPHY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROCUREMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, RESEARCHER, RESEARCHERS, RESULT, RESULTS, ROUTER, RURAL CONNECTIVITY, SATELLITE, SERVICE DELIVERY, SITE, SMART PHONES, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SUPERVISION, TARGETS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ISSUES, TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS, TECHNOLOGY ACCESS, TELECOM, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, TELEGEOGRAPHY, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONES, TELEPHONY, TIME FRAME, TRANSMISSION, UNIVERSAL SERVICE, UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION, USER, USER EXPECTATIONS, USER GROUP, USES, VIDEO, WAN, WEB, WEB SERVICES, WEBSITES, WHITE PAPER, WIRELESS, WIRELESS ACCESS, WIRELESS SERVICE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/12/24166194/evaluation-former-yugoslav-republic-macedonias-wi-fi-kiosk-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21801
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