Europe and Rural Broadband

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Title: Europe and Rural Broadband

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Europe and Rural Broadband
Presented By Pawel Radziulis
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Project summary

Analysing Broadband Access for Rural Development
(A-BARD) is Coordination Action to research rural
broadband provision and use, as part of the
Scientific Support to Policies (SSP) in the EU
Sixth Framework Programme
Conducted by partners from six European
countries Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland,
Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom

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Broadband today

Remarkable broadband growth in the past year
EU 25 29,6 mln broadband access lines (July
2004)
EU 10 below 1 mln
Wireline solutions (DSL, cable modem) dominate in
the short/medium term, but wireless (WiFi,
satellite, 3G, etc.) is increasing
Broadband is a very dynamic area, with
technology, applications and services moving very
fast

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Broadband take-up by technology(EU 15 July
2004)
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Rural area - today

25-40 of the European population lives outside
major cities and towns
New technologies and infrastructures for advanced
communications introduced mainly in towns and
cities (greater unity)
Rural areas will need comparable information
technology, telecommunications and broadcasting
infrastructures to urban centres if they are to
compete
Digital divide will increase if rural areas will
continue to lag behind urban areas

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Growth in Penetration/Coverage ratesJune 2003 -
2004
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Key questions to be answered

What applications and services exist, what is
emerging, how, when and who should implement the
solutions?
When will they be accessible and affordable in
rural areas?
What socio-economic aspects need to be considered
to ensure that meaningful applications and
services development and implementation takes
place in rural areas?

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The vision of A-BARD project

To create a European Technology Platform
involving stakeholders of the whole eRural value
chain, in order to achieve the objectives fixed
by the Lisbon Strategy and eEurope initiative.

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What we want to do

From January 2005 to December 2006
Continuously identify views on the issues and
barriers to widespread broadband provision and
the extent to which broadband can act as external
driver of change in rural economies

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To provide answers to key questions the project
will

Monitor and assess relevance of applications of
IT and broadband projects in the rural domain
Quantify and typify rural areas - rural areas
differ widely as do their specific IT needs
Undertake detailed case studies, identify good
practice, convene local workshops
Disseminate findings widely, and coordinate with
other relevant EU projects and initiatives
Prepare policy recommendations that are driven by
rural needs

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Specifically the research aims to

Focus and enhance awareness and understanding of
the benefits of mobile applications and services
deployment in rural areas
Identify the institutional and policy frameworks
that are delaying roll-out
Identify areas where further RTD is needed to
provide universal solutions
Identify best practice, guideline and toolkits as
aids to widespread deployment
Facilitate the exchange of experience and best
practice to rural stakeholders and interests

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Dissemination target groups

Users (actual or potential) of broadband
services, applications and technologies in rural
areas, local public and private sectors actors
involved in the implementation of broadband in
those areas
Local, national and European policy makers
Fellow EU broadband projects and other European
networks and clusters.

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Contacts project leader