B3 regions: Regions for Better Broadband Connection. Carlos Cabo

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Project Title Regions for Better Broadband Connection

Acronym B3 Regions

Programme INTERREG IVC Programme

Priority / Innovation and the knowledge economy

Sub-theme Information Sociey

Duration 2008.09-2010.08

Leading partner Region of Piamonte

Website http://www.b3regions.eu

B3 regions project summary

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Overall objective

‘B3 Regions’ aims to create European network composed by 16 public authorities

representing 8 different Member States, aiming to improve their innovation policies by

transferring their best practices related to regional implementation of ICT connections into

2007-2013 Structural Funds programmes.

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The project has two principal activities

Sharing knowledge and experiences concerning Broadband in order to help the Involved Managing Authorities to develop their telecommunication action plans into the Operational Programmes 2007-2013.

Dissemination process to spread Best Practices to external stakeholders. It will particularly target Managing authorities and ICT agencies willing to implement successful Broadband strategies through structural funds.

PartnersRegion of Piamonte Italy

Region of Sterea Ellada GREECE

CC.AA. Cataluña

Spain

Region of Malopolska POLAND

Region of Lower Silesia POLAND

Region of Crete

GREECE

Fundecyt

Spain

City of Lodz

POLAND

CSI-Piemonte ITALY

NYnet - UK

National Communications Authority HUNGARY

iCentres BULGARIA

Region of Sardinia ITALY

University of Cyprus CYPRUS

University of Crete GREECE

Region of Lodz POLAND

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Actions lines

¬ Demand Aggregation

¬ E-Government services and management of the infrastructure

¬ State aids Regulation

¬ Education Services

¬ ICT Observatories and Integrated Portals

¬ Access in remote rural coastal mountain areas

¬ EU broadband search engine

¬ Prublic Private Partnership and funding models

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B3 Regions is structured according to 3 main processes strongly interrelated to deliver the main output of the project: the action plans.

Component 3 Exchange of Experiences

Component 2 Communication and Dissemination

Component 1 Project Coordination and Management

Metodology

Component 1 Component 2 Component 3

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Metodology

This component aims at making relevant stakeholders across EU aware of the project’s activities and results

Project website www.b3regions.euInternational recognition:

– The B3 Regions project was presented at the National Convention on the Communication Technologies. 14th May 2009 in Sasso Marconi (Italy).

– B3 Regions Launch Conference  took place on the  first day of the “European Regions for better ICT connections” event that was  held on 2-3 April, 2009 in Turin, Italy

– B3 Regions was presented during the "Regions for Economic Change" Conference in Brussels, 16-17 February, 2009 – B3 Regions was presented during the Interreg IVC Interregional Cooperation Forum in Lille, France on 27-28 October,

2008

Communication and dissemination

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Metodology

This component aims at making relevant stakeholders across EU aware of the project’s activities and results

Communication and dissemination

Online dissemination foresees the production of specialised e-learning modules to spread broadband good practices and the action plan support tool.

E-Learning modules

http://merope.ucnet.uoc.gr/b3regions

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Metodology

Experiences Exchange

Exchange of experiences to transfer best practices into EU Structural Funds mainstream programmes

- Study visits - Twinnings

- Thematic forums

- Action plan support tool

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Metodology

Experiences Exchange

Study visits will involve policy makers and technical experts and will be organised in the regions with most advanced development of broadband projects financed under Structural Funds 2000-2006

Study visits Until today, more than 15 study visits have been organized among the main project partners.

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Metodology

Experiences Exchange

Twinning: Regional expert will share their experiences on 2000-20006 broadband projects with regions that will develop theis action plan on the period 2007-2013

Twinning Until today, more 7 Twinnings have been organized among the main project partners.

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Metodology

Experiences Exchange

Thematic forums were launched in order to discuss and deepen the most interesting topics and issues.

Thematic forums 5 thematic workshops for exchange of experience and best practices in the following areas were organized:

- Demand aggregation: December 2008, UK- E-Government: January 2009, Poland- State Aid: March 2009, Spain- eLearning Services / Servicios para la formación a distancia. June 2009, Grecce- ICT Observatory / Observatorio de S.I.. July 2009, Italy

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Metodology

Experiences Exchange

The rest of thematic workshops for exchange of experience and best practices in the following areas are:

- Access in remote rural coastal mountain areas - EU broadband search engine - Public Private Partnership and funding models

Thematic forums were launched in order to discuss and deepen the most interesting topics and issues.

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Thematic forums

Metodology

Experiences Exchange

Action Plan Support Tool will be formed by different best practices split in their basic components and arranged by theme: administrative organisation, market status, undertaken actions, quantitative and qualitative impact measurement of such actions

Action Plan Support Tools

Until today, more than 15 study visits have been organized among the main project partners.

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Experiences Exchange (An Example)

North Yorkshire: Data – Rural population

– Socio – economic disadvantage / rural deprivation

– The largest region in England

– The lowest population density in England

– 600.000 citizens and 50.000 companies

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NyNet Experience

North Yorkshire: Telecommunication

– Public sector pays 2-4 times more per cápita than urban areas

– Citizens have poorer access to broadband services

– SMEs pay up to 8 times more for lesser range of services

Who NyNet is?

– Team of 12 people

– Full time, part time and contract staff

– Deliver on commercial targets

– Deliver on economic and social targets

– Develop new products and services

– Aggregate demand in public and private markets

North Yorkshire: Telecommunication

– Public sector pays 2-4 times more per cápita than urban areas

– Citizens have poorer access to broadband services

– SMEs pay up to 8 times more for lesser range of services

A public-sector controlleed Special Purpose Vehicle – established a private company limited by shares

NyNet objetives?

Stimulate economic growth through helping the market to deliver next generation broadband services to business and

residential users.

Provide an infrastructure capable of delivering advanced public services to citizens and business

Provide “faster, better and cheaper” public sector networks to enable more efficient and effective corporate services

Markets – who we sell to …

– The public sector in North Yorkshire

– Small & Medium Sizes Enterprises in North Yorkshire

– Citizens residences in Communities poorly served by broadband

Markets – who we don´t sell to …

– Residents

– Directly to Businesses

– Outside our Country

Extremadura Strategy for Information Society

Experiences Exchange (An Example)

Extremadura in 2000

– Over one million of inhabitants in 41,602 km2. Population density: 25.7 inhabitants/km2 (average density in Europe,

116.8 inhabitants/km2 )

– After services (59.85%), farming is the

second sector employing workers, with

16.6% of all employed persons in the

region

– Unemployment rate: 22%

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Extremadura Strategy for Information Society

Technological Framework Strategic Framework

Corporate Network /

eExtremadura Specific Actions

Vivernet KNC

Education Technology Network /

Jara Project

Broadband projects /

ICT Infraestructure

LinEx

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Education Technology Network

Education Technology Network supposed the integration of Information and Knowledge Society into the Educative System of Extremadura

Through

Communication infrastructuresIn 2001, all educative centres in Extremadura were connected with 2 Mb connection speed

Telecommunication Equipment / Equipamiento informático

466.289 computers 1 server in each educative centre 1 computers/ 2 pupils in Secondary Schools 1 computer / 6 pupils in Primary School

LinEx

Technological Framework/ Marco Tecnológico

Corporate Network / Intranet

Education Technology Network /

Red Tecnológica Educativa

Broadband projects /

Proyectos de Banda Ancha

ICT Infraestructure / Infraestructuras TIC

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Broadband projects

I Broadband extension planExtremadura was the first region in Spain to connect its whole territory with broadband connection. http://www.adslextremadura.info/

II Broadband extension planThe objective of this Plan was to extend broadband connection to rural areas and isolated localities outside urban areas in Extremadura http://bandaancha.juntaextremadura.net

Scientific and Technological Network This network will do possible to all R&D institutes to have access to other networks through bandwith higher than the normal ones. http://rct.juntaextremadura.net

LinEx

Technological Framework/ Marco Tecnológico

Corporate Network / Intranet

Education Technology Network /

Red Tecnológica Educativa

Broadband projects /

Proyectos de Banda Ancha

ICT Infraestructure / Infraestructuras TIC

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Our idea

Sharing Knowledge for IMPROVING

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For more information: carlos.cabo@fundecyt.es