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Swedish IT policy

Maria HällAdministrative manager

Government IT policy Strategy groupMinistry of Industry, Employment and Communications

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Governments IT policy Strategy Group –since october 2003

Advisor to the IT minister and the Government

• IT minister Ulrica Messing, chairman, eight members from different sectors

• Integrate IT policy in other policy areas• Forum for dialogue and cooperation

– The Cabinets Office– External players (public, private)

• Show best practice• Debate on opportunities and risks• Establish working groups on different issues

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Governments IT Policy Strategy Group

• Five prioritized areas and working groups created– ICT in schools and learning– ICT in healthcare– Economic growth in ICT industries– ICT and culture– ICT infrastructure and broadband

• Focus on use of ICT– ICT policy in other policy areas– mobile dimension -> convergence

• The public sector´s use of ICT important– good example of ICT use– public procurement– important driver for development

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• Tradition of technical system building etc. (Ericsson)• Tradition of cooperation between public and private

sector• Early liberalisation of telecom market• Broad experience of new technology as a result of

the 1998 reform of computers to employees• Internet early a cultural phenomenon – not technical• ITIS – ICT in schools

Background ICT

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e-Government in Sweden40 year of experiences

Public digital data

Web Access to Public Digital Data

1960 – 1979

Public data stored in digital databases – Mainframe1980 – 1984Local Networks – Mainframe

1985 – 1989Local Networks - PC + Telecommunication

1990 – 1994Local Area Networks Infrastructure (LAN)

1995 – 1999Urban Area Networks Infrastructure (UAN),

Internet, www2000 – 2004Rural Area Networks Infrastructure

Broadband, Open Networks

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”An Information Society For All”

The Government Bill 1999/2000:86The Government Bill 1999/2000:86

New Government Bill spring 2005New Government Bill spring 2005

Swedish Government ICT Policy

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Governmental ICT- Initiatives in Swedenafter year 2000

• Funding - Broadband Infrastructure in Rural Areas, 2001-2006

• New Legislation on Electronic Communication, 2003

• ICT-policy Strategy Group – Coordinating Gov Activities

• Delegation for the Development of Public e-services

• Board for Electronic Administration – Standards for Information Exchange

• ITPS – evaluation of Swedish ICT-policy – report in English

• New Parliamentary Bill 2005 – “New ICT-policy”

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Accessibility

Confidence

Competence

Use of IT

Prioritisedtasks

A Leading IT nation – An Information Society for AllGoals

Policy direction

GrowthEmploymentRegional DevelopmentDemocracy and EquityQuality of LifeGender Equality and Cultural DiversityA sustainable SocietyEfficient Public Administration

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IT-infrastructure policy

Over the next few years, households and businesses in all parts of Sweden should acquire access to IT-infrastructure with a high transfer capacity.

– Primarily achieved through market channels– Central government has an overall responsibility for ensuring that IT-infrastructure is available nationwide.

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Population density

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Background – IT infrastructure development in Sweden

• Deregulation of the telecom market 1993

• Local Authorities establish their own IT-infrastructure

• Many players involved– Private local, regional and national– Public - local, regional and national

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The Government initiative

• IT-infrastructure funding 525 million €

• Structural funds and other regional grants 57,5 million €

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The guiding principles for Governments broadband initiative:

1. Identifying areas where the market will not supply ICT-infrastructureLocal Authority IT- Infrastructure Programme

2. An open procurement procedure in order to engage market players as far as possibleLocal Authority Deployment

3. A requirement that networks established with public grants should be open, i. e. operator-neutral Conditional Agreement/Contract

Safeguards in the Swedish system to avoid distortion of market mechanisms

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xDSL Radio LAN (802.11 a - h)

PLC

LANFiber Optics

FWA3,5 & 10,5 GHz

3G/UMTS

NMT450/CDMA

Deregulated Market- increased diversity

FWA - Local Access 3,5 GHz

Backbone

Regional/Local Nod – RIX/LIX

Cable TV LAN

Satellite

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Conduits etcConduits etc

Passive equipmentPassive equipment

Active equipmentActive equipment

IPIP

IP-based servicesIP-based services

Only one player?Only one player?

Many playersMany players

Where?Where?

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