Agriculture
June 25, 2024
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
Read SolutionImplemented by
Raspberry Pi Foundation
Updated on June 24, 2024
·Created on September 24, 2019
ASANKA is a content delivery platform hosted on a low-power device.
ASANKA is a content delivery platform hosted on a low-power device. The stored video, audio, and text content can be accessed via WiFi by 20+ devices.
Target SDGs
SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Market Suggested Retail Price
$700.00
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Community, NGOs
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
TECHAiDE
Competitive Landscape
Direct competitors include RACHEL, Kiwix, and Internet-in-a-box.
Manufacturing/Building Method
The ASANKA device (hardware) is designed and sold separately from Asanka cloud (software). The ASANKA device Operating System runs on a microSD card storage system with a minimum of 64 GB and a maximum of 400 GB. It uses 802.11n WiFi to distribute content and an Ethernet port to download desired content from the ASANKA cloud architecture. ASANKA Cloud contains content fetched from each user's ASANKA Cloud Account (ACA). ASANKA is designed and built in Ghana. The content is created locally. It is country specific and locally relevant, and either designed internally or through subcontractors. Interview with manufacturer
Intellectural Property Type
Trademark
User Provision Model
Directly from manufacturer
Distributions to Date Status
As of August 2019, 200 units were sold in Ghana and Liberia. Interview with manufacturer
Design Specifications
To use the product, users need to register and log in with the username and password used for registration analytics. They can browse several categories on the ASANKA device: ASANKA Cloud, free resources, GES content and ASANKA World Interactive Games. Asanka Cloud contains content fetched from each users Asanka Cloud Account (ACA). Free resources tab delivers content described as Open educational resources (OER) and “freely accessible, openly licensed documents and media that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes. It is the leading trend in distance/open learning and is a consequence of the openness movement.” GES Content contains the current syllabus for basic and senior high school. It addresses access challenges related to content, digital literacy and integration of ICT into any curriculum. ASANKA World Interactive Games contains the girls' empowerment complimentary game.
Technical Support
Available via email, phone and WhatsApp
Replacement Components
N/A
Lifecycle
Unknown
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
Bring media content to underserved African schools and homes in an accessible and low-cost format.
Vetted Performance Status
Unknown
Safety
N/A
Complementary Technical Systems
None
Academic Research and References
“TECHAiDE – Tech Solutions To Empower.” 2022. TECHAiDE. June 24, 2022. https://techaide.global/
“Goal 4.” n.d. Sdgs.Un.Org. Accessed June 24, 2024. https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal4
“Goal 9.” n.d. Sdgs.Un.Org. Accessed June 24, 2024. https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal9
“TECHAiDE Launches ‘Asanka’ Educational Learning Device.” 2018. GhanaWeb. August 9, 2018. https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/TECHAiDE-launches-Asanka-educational-learning-device-675385
Kronk, Henry. 2018. “TECHAiDE’s ASANKA Hosts ELearning on Low-Power and Low-Cost.” ELearningInside News. August 14, 2018. https://news.elearninginside.com/techaides-asanka-hosts-elearning-on-low-power-and-low-cost/
“CAMFED.” n.d. CAMFED. Accessed June 24, 2024. https://camfed.org/us/
“Plan International – Until We Are All Equal.” 2023. Plan International. January 17, 2023. https://plan-international.org/
Compliance with regulations
Content on ASANKA is country specific and complies with the local education curriculum. Interview with manufacturer
Evaluation methods
ASANKA has an analytics component that collects aggregate data. Implementing organizations (schools and NGOs) track performance for their own deployments. Interview with manufacturer.
Other Information
None
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