Whitepapers

White Papers

The Freedom Toaster concept is one that can bring great benefit to many people around the world. If we think of the Freedom Toaster as a 'bandwidth substitute', then wherever we find low Internet penetration and low bandwidth infrastructures we will also find a place that would benefit from the Freedom Toaster. These places could be low bandwidth areas due to economic reasons (i.e. poverty areas in the developed world)) or due to slow infrastructure development (i.e. lack of computers/dialup/dsl in developing countries), or a combination of both.

It is not difficult to imagine many different scenarios in which the Freedom Toaster as it stand today, and the concepts upon which it is based on, will bring important solutions to communities and countries around the world ( read the User Case Studies PDF 172kb). For this reason the Shuttleworth Foundation has prepared Freedom Toaster White Papers (An educational report made available to the public/specific decision making body that expounds on a particular issue. It is called white paper because it was originally bound in white) for presentation to three different audiences, the United Nations, Governmental Agencies, and Non Governmental Organisations.

These White Papers are being made available to the public so that anyone may increase their own understanding of the Freedom Toaster Project, and may use the information presented in the White Papers to educate themselves and others. These White Papers may be downloaded and used as presentation material to organisations and communities that may be interested in the benefits that the Freedom Toaster Project will bring.

Download White Paper for Government Organizations PDF (147kb)

Download White Paper for NGOs PDF (146kb)

Download White Paper presented to the United Nations PDF (193kb)