3. 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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4. Why?
Because with Broadband, the MDGs can B achieved
• The MDGs require
Through e-services
transformational
change, the type of
change broadband
can offer! Health Education Govt
- Often developed by users themselves
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6. Broadband and economic growth:
The Vertical axis shows the %-point rise in *Source: The World Bank (2009)
GDP per 10 %-point rise in penetration.
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7. Mobile will be crucial for last mile rollout in developing countries
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8. Mobile will be crucial for last mile rollout in developing countries:
*Source: ITU World Telecommunications/ICT database
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9. A fixed line subscription is
many times average
monthly salary
*Source: ITU “Measuring the information society 2010”
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10. Mobile devices are also more affordable…
*Source: ITU “Measuring the information society 2010”
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11. 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
12. 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
13. Find out more:
Broadband Commission Reports: available online
Report 1: With key
recommendations for govt
and industry
Report 2: Published July
2011
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15. New direction in communications policy
Some reasons for the policy change:
Broadband connections are no longer luxury
products but necessary tools in day-to-day
life.
Without adequate communications
connections citizens cannot access
information society services.
Some telecommunications operators
are cutting back services in the fixed
copper telecommunications network in rural areas
16. “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.”
Suvi Lindén
17. Broadband Deployment in Finland
1 Mbit/s by 2010
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.
The rate of 1 Mbit/s has been defined as a
universal service but no public funding will be
used.
18. 100 Mbit/s by 2015
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.
Consumers will acquire their subscriber connection
at their own expense.
In built-up areas telecom operators will build high-
speed connections on market terms. This will
achieve a population coverage of around 95%.
19. 100 Mbit/s by 2015
Extending the coverage to 100% will require that
partly subsidised high-speed connections will be
built to around 130,000 households in rural areas.
Public aid – two thirds – will be provided by the
state, municipalities and the EU
The costs of the project will amount to about 200
million euros, of which telecom operators will pay at
least one third.
Implementation in 2009−2015
20. 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
