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ITU REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOR THE ARAB REGION MANAMA, BAHRAIN, OCT 28, 2013

NETWORKED SOCIETY – FOUNDATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD Shiv bakhshi, Ph.D. VICE PRESIDENT, ERICSSON GROUP FUNCTION TECHNOLOGY. ITU REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOR THE ARAB REGION MANAMA, BAHRAIN, OCT 28, 2013. Connected healthcare. Connected homes. Connected buildings. Connected meters.

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ITU REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOR THE ARAB REGION MANAMA, BAHRAIN, OCT 28, 2013

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  1. NETWORKED SOCIETY – FOUNDATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLDShiv bakhshi, Ph.D.VICE PRESIDENT, ERICSSON GROUP FUNCTION TECHNOLOGY ITU REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOR THE ARAB REGION MANAMA, BAHRAIN, OCT 28, 2013

  2. Connected healthcare Connected homes Connected buildings Connected meters Connected micro generation Connected service organizations Connected charging station Connected bus Connected consumers, enterprises & organizations Connected truck Connected car Standardized technology Identificationand authentication Payments The Networked Society Vision

  3. ENABLING the networked society Mobility Cloud Broadband The network is at the center!

  4. MBB helps drive Transformation …..at company and organization level Transport Energy Learning Health Media …..at industry and society level

  5. Transformation effect Redefinedbusinessassets Innovation Reshaped ecosystems Simplifiedvalueconfiguration Stepchangedefficiency Digitalprocesses Userco-creation Transport Energy Learning Health Media Connected products Valueanalysis Newprocess tools Shareddata Customerintimacy Processdigitalization Digitaldistribution Collaborationworking

  6. Mobile broadband impacts in some key areas • EDUCATION • (And Gender and Inequality) • HEALTHCARE • (And Health Education) • LIVELIHOODS • (And Financial Inclusion) • URBANIZATION & SMART CITIES • E-GOVERNANCE

  7. URBANIZATION AS EXEMPLAR

  8. Urbanization trends In the year of 2050 it is estimated that 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities The highest growth will be noticed in Asia and Africa Urbanization likely driven by high birthrate combined with an increasing migration from the rural areas Socioeconomic drivers Push factors include unemployment, poor housing and infrastructure, lack of educational facilities, etc. Pull factors include economical opportunities, attractive jobs, better education, modern lifestyle, etc. Cities are engines of economic productivityand creativity as they bring tools and people together THE MEGA-URBANIZATION

  9. DIVERSITY OF CHALLENGES TRANSPORTATION JOBS ENERGY URBAN PLANNING WASTE HEALTH WATER EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY POLLUTION FOOD AND AGRICULTURE GREEN ASPECTS URBAN DIVIDES

  10. BENEFITS IN THE NETWORKED SOCIETY • More intelligent use of ICT will improve the socio-economic and environmental impact of cities • Examples of benefits: • Job creation and GDP growth • Optimized energy consumption • Government e-services • Increased end-user/consumer awareness of own impact • Access to healthcare and education

  11. MUTUAL interdependence Policy Technology Markets Each informs, and is informed by, the other two

  12. Implications for policy PHOTO & GRAPHICS AREA (Remove this gray place holder) • To exploit scale (and scope), harmonize spectrum • Policy players must seek to provide regulatory certainty, if Public Private Partnerships are to work • Recognize & govern telecom as critical social infrastructure, not a mere vertical industry Policy Technology Markets

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