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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