Keynote Finquelievich

4th BELIEF International Symposium

16th & 17th July 2009, São Paulo, Brazil

E-Infrastructure in Public
Policies for Information
Society
Dr. Susana Finquelievich

Argentina

BASED ON THE RESEARCH

NATIONAL INFORMATION SOCIETY
POLICY. A TEMPLATE (2009).
THE INFORMATION FOR ALL
PROGRAMME OF UNESCO

DIGITAL SAN LUIS: IMPACTS AND
REACH.

E-infrastructures in NISPs
A NISP is a roadmap, a plan for the
inclusion and appropriation of the
benefits derived from the construction of
an Information Society
The NISP is a highway, not a harbour
It is a process, a collaborative, open,
and permanent building task

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Basic Scope of a NISP

INDUSTRIAL, ECONOMIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY
POLICY

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Legal
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TELECOMMUNICATION SOCIAL ISSUES
POLICY AND POLICIES

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E-INFRASTRUCTURES POLICY
IN EU

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E-Infrastructures Policy in EU
The European Council (March 2009) has
allocated y €1 billion to invest in broadband
in rural areas of the EU

Part of the European Economic Recovery Plan
to reinforce the European economy and to
reinforce Europe’s long-term competitiveness

Twin policy goals supported by investment in
broadband infrastructure:
• supporting appropriate regional development
• maximizing the potential of the whole European
economy
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E-infrastructures and social
integration
Social integration will be supported by the
provision of broadband services such as
those relating to e-government or social
networking

These are particularly important in rural
areas, where geographical isolation is an
important consideration

But a restricted focus on physical
infrastructure is not sufficient
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Broadband and skills
The DG Information Society 2007
conference “Bridging the Broadband
Gap” identified in its conclusions:
• “ICT skills and digital literacy are
critical to the effectiveness of any
broadband strategy”
• Any large-scale strategic initiative on
broadband must encompass a skills
dimension
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Physical infrastructure needs to
be complemented with a skills
infrastructure
The investment in e-infrastructures
must include a focus on skills
development

The goal: to ensure that the maximum
potential is extracted from the
infrastructure once it is put in place
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Which specific skills?

Skills directly connected with economic
development. Organisations and individuals
search to move up the value chain
They engage in activities that will give them a
substantial and secure economic return
Specialised ICT skills that support value-
added activities: Internet services and e-
business activity, mainly among SMEs

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Other abilities
Common end-user ICT skills that
uphold core business activities (e-mail,
e-commerce activities, etc.)
Basic, introductory ICT skills that assist
marginalised groups (i.g. the aged, the
geographically isolated), to access
essential Internet services (e-
government, distance learning), and to
engage in social networking
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E-Infrastructure and E-Science
E-
By facilitating new scientific discoveries
and innovation, e-Infrastructures are an
essential tool in supporting the ‘Lisbon
Strategy’ for sustainable growth and jobs
FP7 has built up a significant momentum
for the deployment of e-Infrastructures
The goal is not only to strengthen
scientific excellence, but also to promote
innovation and industrial competitiveness

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A hub for E-Science: 3 vectors
E-
1. To reinforce EU´s research capacity in high-
performance computing
2. To consolidate e-Infrastructures as research platforms
to ensure research continuity
3. To focus on the innovation potential of e-
Infrastructures

Dimensions to be explored:
The transfer of expertise to areas beyond science (e.g.
e-Health, e-Government, e-Learning)
The use of e-Infrastructures as cost-efficient platforms
for large-scale technological experimentation (e.g.
Future Internet, massively parallel software, Living
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E-INFRASTRUCTURES POLICY
IN LAC

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LAC countries and their NISPs
(ECLAC 2009)

2nd generation 1st generation Elaborating a digital
countries countries agenda for the 1st
time
Chile Argentina, Bolivia
Grenada Bahamas, Ecuador
Jamaica Barbados, Brazil, El Salvador
Costa Rica, Guatemala
Mexico Colombia
Uruguay Honduras
Trinidad & Tobago Nicaragua
---------------------- Paraguay
Cuba, Dominican Venezuela
Republic, Panama
and Peru (projects
began within the
past 5 years)
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LAC: evolution of Information
Society issues
Access and infrastructure:
From
• Installation of public telephones
• Creation of telecommunications funds
• Public ICT access centres (telephone and
Internet)

To
• Increase access to broadband Internet
• Increase WiFi coverage
• Public ICT education & training centres

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E-LAC 2010
The establishment of a Regional Action Plan
(eLAC2010) is a great achievement
LA countries are reporting considerable
progress in the formulation of NISPs
Priorities:
• Access and infrastructure,
• E-Government,
• Development of capabilities
• Education
• Contents
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E-Infrastructre Policy in the Province
of San Luis, Argentina
San Luis Digital,
started in 2007
Inhabitants: 420.000
Organization in
Charge: University of
La Punta, Ministry of
Progress
Main goal: To become
an ICT production
and export pole
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Accomplishments
e-infrastructure (Information Highway,
Data Center, Wi Fi in 69 settlements
above 50 inhabitants)
Universal access facilities: Ciber AUIs,
Digital Inclusion Centers)
Informatic equipments for schools,
Classmates for all the children in
elementary education
Training for the population (Entre Clases)
Clases)
Skills development
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A WiFi province
Free Wi-Fi has been
Wi-
implemented in 69 towns
Support:
Support: The information
Highway (AUI).
Its main ring started with a
31 mbps bandwith. Today:
bandwith. Today:
600mbps.
It will be enlarged to 1 G
before 2010
Classmate computers have
been distributed to
elementary schools
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A peripheric, upwards, integrated
and long term policy
Peripheric: The implementation of e-infrastructures
e-
goes from the geographic and economic periphery
to the centre. The remotest and lowest income
towns are the first served.
Upwards: It is addressed first to children, senior
citizens, and vulnerable groups
Integrated: besides e-infrastructure, SLD
e-
constantly launches aplications, contents, and
programs oriented to ICT use and appropriation
(250 programs)
SLD implies long term (20 years) programs.
Possibility of relevant and increasingly emergent
results in the mid and long run
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Internet users: Comparison
between rhe world, Argentina and
San Luis
Zone/data World LAC South America Chile Argentina San Luis

Internet users 23,8 29,9 33,0 50,9 50,3 67,3
/100 inhabitants

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MAIN FINDINGS

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THE PRIORITIES

E-Infrastructures are within the first 3
priorities in NISPs of diverse development
countries and regions

Without E-Infrastructures (extended, porous,
E-
capillary) there is no Information Society

Investment in ICT infrastructure is a vital step
to promote economic development and social
integration
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SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Neither the mere production of technology
nor the existence of technological
infrastructure automatically leads to the
creation of an information society

Without the relevant skills and knowledge,
e-infrastructures may either not be used
to their full potential or may not be used
at all

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E-infrastructures and contents
The more developed
is Information
Society in a
country

The more linked are
E-infrastructures
and contents in
their NISP

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THANK YOU!
sfinquel@gmail.com
www.links.org.ar

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