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Discussing LoRaWAN spectrum with regulatory authority

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On November 22, 2022 the ISOC Kyrgyz Chapter Research Team had visited office of the State Telecommunications Regulatory Body and met representatives of the Spectrum allocation Monitoring Department.

ISOC team conducted introductory presentation about all activities of the chapter, its achievements and defined areas for cooperation with regulator to reach common goals in improving connectivity in the Kyrgyz Republic.

In particular, the research team made presentation about the project of using of the lorawan spectrum to monitor and predict natural disasters in country.

Kyrgyz Republic had reached good mobile connectivity in populated areas of the country. In some destinations there’s good connectivity in near populated areas that present such georisks as landslides, avalanches, mudflows.

Presently, in many of areas of potential natural disasters, authorities use geostationary satellite connectivity, gsm communication as well as old-fashioned manual observation tools. LoRaWAN had not yet been used for the given purposes so far.

The team explained the technology, learned about the regulatory environment and invited authority representatives to participate in upcoming forum to be held on December 7, 2022

Изилдөө тобу пилоттук жерлерди тандады

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Research team held meeting to discuss potential locations for deployment of internet of things and lorawan technology to monitor and forecast natural disasters.

As a result of discussions, research team had selected Tatyr landslide, Baytik meteostation and Adygene lake. The pilot locations are based near Bishkek and easy to access and check the deployment and functionality of the internet of things and data transmission via LoRaWan technology.

Tatyr landslide is locatd in 30-40 km south of Bishkek The landslide formed on the slope of the northern exposure, which is 1510 meters long, 250 to 300 meters wide and 10-15 meters thick. The main factors of formation are the fallout of anomalous atmospheric precipitation in combination with the impact of groundwater wedging out in the form of springs, as well as a close predisposition to a tectonic fault. The last activation was in 2004. 

Adygene glacial lake located at an altitude of 3583 meters above sea level, on the northern slope of the Kyrgyz ridge, in the Adygen gorge, 43 kilometers south-west of the city of Bishkek in the Alamudun district of the Chui region.
The moraine lake is located 260 meters north of the Adygene glacier. The length of the lake from south-west to north-east is 371 meters, the greatest width in the central part of the lake is 170 meters. The perimeter of the lake is 1090 meters, the area is 34101 square meters.
The lake is located on the sea of the glacier. There are three more lakes in the south and southeast. The most southeastern lake, located at an altitude of 3640 meters above sea level, was formed along the northern edge of the glacier and its southern coast is the coast of the glacier.
The length of this lake is 188 meters, the maximum width is 70 meters. The perimeter of the lake is 550 meters, the area is 17142 square meters. A stream flows out of the northeastern side of Lake Adygene, which after 330 meters flows into a small moraine lake. In the southern part of the lake there are 10 more small moraine lakes.
In the southeastern side of the lake there is a hut for hydrologists and glaciologists. The lake poses an increased danger to the city of Bishkek, as it is prone to destruction of the banks and river bed and the formation of mudflows.

Baitik station (HM01) is located in Kyrgyzstan south of Bishkek on the river Ala-Archa. It’s good location to test equipment for water and snow measurements.

After initial pilot stage, team is intended to relocate communication equipment and sensors to Jalal-Abad and Naryn oblasty locations, where the most of natural disasters happen.

The European Union will help rural youth strengthen digital skills and be resilient to new challenges

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The project “Promoting Equal Economic Opportunities and Resilience of Youth” in the Kyrgyz Republic (Sanarip Insan (Digital Citizen) was launched with the financial support of the European Union.

The aim of the project is to provide knowledge of the work of the digital and green economy to young people and women living in rural regions of the Kyrgyz Republic. This project provides for holding information events to increase the level of digital literacy in cooperation with the media and social networks, adapting and developing educational and methodological materials with representatives of the education sector, as well as conducting joint initiatives with representatives of the digital economy and government agencies to train young people to work in digital platforms in the e-government, e-commerce and digital economy sectors.

Within the framework of the project, the involved representatives of youth and women will receive the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully start their activities on Kyrgyz and international digital platforms, digital wallets, marketplaces, and will receive advanced IT enabled entrepreneurial skills. As a result of passing the training, representatives of youth and women will be able to receive funding for the implementation of their IT start-ups.

The final result of the project is to improve the indicators of youth protection according to the Sustainable Development Goals and the protection of human rights.

The project is implemented by the European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) together with the Public Association “Internet Society Kyrgyzstan Chapter” with the support of the European Union Delegation in the Kyrgyz Republic. The duration of the project is 30 months.

Additional information about the project can be obtained: by phone +996 (755) 330335 and by e-mail: [email protected] or by phone +32 (0) 26465139 and by e-mail: [email protected].

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