EmiliaRomagna regional strategy on broadband

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Emilia-Romagna regional strategy on broadband

• Assessore Duccio Campagnoli
• Regione Emilia-Romagna
• Bruxelles, 15th December 2003

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Emilia-Romagna at a glance

• Area 22,120 km2
• Population 4,000,000
• Per capita GP 25,733
• Municipalities 341
• Enterprises 415.000

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The framework

• The Emilia-Romagna region considers the
  development of new technologies as one of the
  main action lines of all its policies to
• create an environment favourable to the
  development of e-government for all its public
  administrations,
• sustain the economic development of the local
  enterprises,
• support the development of information society,
• support the growth of initiatives in the field of
  RD.

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The framework (contd)

• For these reasons it has produced
• a regional bill Regional development of
  Information Society that gives the regional
  government a strong role in the promotion of
  initiatives for the development of
  infrastructures, services and information systems
  in accordance with all regional actors
• a Regional ICT plan for 2002-2005 which concerns
  and invests in 2 main areas applications and
  infrastructures
• a programme supporting RD initiatives.

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The framework (contd)

• The regional bill Regional development of
  Information Society gives the regional
  government the role to activate infrastructures
  and telecommunication networks it also
  identifies the management model of the ICT
  development in the regional territory it has
  designed a governance structure composed by a
  scientific committee, a legislative-economic
  committee and a committee for the definition of
  the policies and co-ordination with all local
  authorities.

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The framework (contd)

• Regarding the infrastructures two kinds of
  interventions have been devised. At the
  organisational level the Region endorses the
  creation of a top level ASP centre aimed at the
  regional public administrations, whilst at a
  physical level it supports the diffusion of
  broadband.

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A view of on-line services provided from Public
Administrations in Emilia-Romagna
average interactivity of public services in ER
Personal ID
Reg. corporal tax
100
Change of address
Building permission
Land register
80
60
Environ. related permits
Registering a company
40
local building tax
University enroll.
20
0
Waste tax
Training courses ESF
Car fines
Job search
e-procurement
Agricultural fuel funds
Day-care enroll.
Medical visits
Public libraries
Choosing a GP
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Present and future use of internet from companies
in Emilia-Romagna
on total n. of companies
e-Government
14,9
8,4
Relationship
Income tax
Income tax
Authorizations
Certifications
Fundings
Tenders
with banks
return
payment
Present
Future
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The broadband diffusion initiative
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The goals

• Our strategy in this area has the following main
  goals
• to create a modern communication network for
  local public administrations to allow for the
  appearance of innovative information systems with
  a technology life of (at least) 30 years and the
  availability of advanced services such as
  videocommunication
• to promote a one-stop-shop approach for
  commu-nication services for all local PA within
  the region

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The goals (contd)

• to make the region as a whole more competitive by
  improving and easing access to broadband services
  for businesses and citizens as well - having the
  telecommunication operators extend the
  infrastructure (last mile)
• to reduce the geographical digital divide.

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Decisions

• Which technological option (fibres and what
  else)?
• Network ownership (dark fibres) or connectivity
  acquisition from telco's?
• Insourced or outsourced network administration,
  operations, and management?

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What role for the PA?
infrastructure
operations
ISP/ASP
Telco
Public investor approach
Turnkey approach
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Technology spectrumat a glance
100
100
100
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Infrastructure figures
(note quotes are constantly updated)
990
1578
2568
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Decisions

• Technology spectrum
• optic fibres wherever feasible (assets)
• otherwise 2-way satellite or xDSL
• Network owned
• reach potentially discriminated areas with
  broadband infrastructure
• Network operations outsourced
• for all technology options
• predefined performance and SLA (Service Level
  Agreement)
• control by a regional centre

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Identified local assets

• Acquedotto della Romagna
• empty cable ducts available for use
• Regional Railway
• cable running parallel to the control ones
• Public lighting network
• ducts
• overhead cables
• Initiatives on the road network
• cycle tracks
• road maintenance
• building of new roads
• almost negligible marginal costs

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Projects stakeholders

• Regional administration,
• 9 provincial administrations,
• 341 municipalities,
• health care system,
• 5 universities.

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The projects phases and timing
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The projects first phase

• The first phase carries out the construction of
  the primary network

Section 3
Section 4
Section 1
Section 2
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The projects first phase (contd)

• The first phase is carried out with geographical
  sections following one another
• it started in June 2003 and it is expected to
  finish by the end of 2006
• it will create a point of access in each
  municipality with a band of 100Mb/sec or 1Gb/sec
  (depending on the population)
• it will reach at least 90 of the population with
  optic fibre. Remaining areas will be covered by
  satellite or xDSL
• the regional investment for the infrastructure is
  around 35 million the total investment
  (including local operators) is around 85
  million.

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Optic fibre backbone, satellite and xDSL
Nb connections not shown
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The projects second phase

• During the second phase MANs will be built .

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The projects second phase (contd)

• The aim of the second phase is to build the MANs
  that will cover municipal areas this phase can
  start before the completion of all the sections
  of the first phase and deals with the issue of
  the last mile, mostly with optic technologies.
  This phase will start in 2004 and should end by
  2006. Public investment is in the region of 40
  million the total investment (including the
  investment by local operators) is expected to be
  around 100 million.

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Impact of the Private Broadband Network of the
Public Administration in Emilia-Romagna
Ranking of regions on the basis of optic fibre
density
Growth 2003-2005 Italia 7
Emilia-Romagna 29
Fonte Osservatorio Banda Larga - Between
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