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NextGen Conference Bristol 15 Nov 2011TRANSCRIPT
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Global Perspectives
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Who ? • A forum consisting of 58 key personalities from industry,
government and the UN family.
What ? • Advocacy for the importance of broadband infrastructure &
services.
Why? • Because broadband connections are an essential element in
modern society, like roads or electricity.
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• The MDGs require transformational change, the type of change broadband can offer!
Why? Because with Broadband, the MDGs can B achieved
Through e-services
Health Education Govt - Often developed by users themselves
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Broadband and economic growth:
*Source: The World Bank (2009) The Vertical axis shows the %-point rise in GDP per 10 %-point rise in penetration.
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Mobile will be crucial for last mile rollout in developing countries
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*Source: ITU World Telecommunications/ICT database
Mobile will be crucial for last mile rollout in developing countries:
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*Source: ITU “Measuring the information society 2010”
A fixed line subscription is many times average monthly salary
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*Source: ITU “Measuring the information society 2010”
Mobile devices are also more affordable…
The broadband ecosystem
The broadband ecosystem
Broadband Summit in Geneva:
Four key targets for 2015
1. Making broadband policy universal 60% of developing countries should include broadband in their Universal Access
2. Making broadband affordable entry-level broadband prices should amount to 5 % or less of monthly GNI p.c. in developing countries
3. Connecting homes to broadband 40% of households in developing countries should have Internet access
4. Getting people online Internet user penetration should reach 60% worldwide, 50% in developing countries and 15% in LDCs
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Find out more: Broadband Commission Reports: available online
Report 1: With key recommendations for govt
and industry
Report 2: Published July 2011
Case Finland
l Some reasons for the policy change: ü Broadband connections are no longer luxury products but necessary tools in day-to-day life.
ü Without adequate communications connections citizens cannot access ü information society services.
ü Some telecommunications operators are cutting back services in the fixed copper telecommunications network in rural areas
New direction in communications policy
“Information society policy has reached a point where broadband has become a
basic service. That is why everyone needs to be guaranteed access to it - it
has to become a universal service.”
“In today’s information society top quality broadband connections are
essential for people’s everyday life or business everywhere in the country.”
Broadband Deployment in Finland 1 Mbit/s by 2010 l By July 1st, 2010 every permanent residence must
have a reasonably priced access to a fixed or wireless subscriber connection with an average downstream rate of at least 1 Mbit/s.
l The rate of 1 Mbit/s has been defined as a universal service but no public funding will be used.
100 Mbit/s by 2015 l By the end of 2015 all permanent residences shall
be within two kilometres reach of high-speed connection permitting at least 100 Mbit/s connections.
l Consumers will acquire their subscriber connection at their own expense.
l In built-up areas telecom operators will build high-speed connections on market terms. This will achieve a population coverage of around 95%.
100 Mbit/s by 2015 l Extending the coverage to 100% will require that
partly subsidised high-speed connections will be built to around 130,000 households in rural areas.
l Public aid – two thirds – will be provided by the state, municipalities and the EU
l The costs of the project will amount to about 200 million euros, of which telecom operators will pay at least one third.
l Implementation in 2009-2015
Intelligent Community by Intelligent Community Forum
1. Broadband Connectivity - New essential utility for economic growth 2. Knowledge Workforce - Creating Economic value through processing & use of information
3. Digital Inclusion - Prevent digital inclusion 4. Innovation - Capacity for economic & social renewal in businesses and citizen services 5. Marketing & Advocacy - Building the vision and communicating the competitive values of the community
Public Sector Efficiency Productivity Collaboration Digital Agenda