Homework 1, Due April 9, 6:30 pm

An NGO is a developing country has hired you to help bring Internet Kiosks to a their country. Your job is to research the feasibility and cost of providing at least one Internet kiosk per every 10,000 citizens. Keep in mind some of the constraints for computing in developing countries that we discussed in class and in your report, answer the questions below.

To choose a specific country for this assignment, pick a number at random from 90-177. Then visit the list of countries by Human Development Index (http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/) the number that corresponds to the number you chose will be the country you should research for this assignment. (However, feel free to roll again if the result looks hopeless or inappropriate, for example, North Korea might not be a good choice because of lack of available information.)

What are the technical requirements of an Internet Kiosk for your target country?
What contingencies or constraints do you need to plan for?
Provide an overview of cost estimates for the kiosk project. Include hardware, software, networking and maintenance costs.
What recommendation would you make to the funders of your project in terms of kiosks feasibility?

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