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Canada. Presentation to First Nations Connect Conference, February 13, 2002. Jacques Drouin, Connectivity Policy Manager, Industry Canada. "Make the information and knowledge infrastructure accessible to all Canadians, thereby making Canada the most connected nation in the world.".
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Canada Presentation to First Nations Connect Conference, February 13, 2002 Jacques Drouin, Connectivity Policy Manager, Industry Canada
"Make the information and knowledge infrastructure accessible to all Canadians, thereby making Canada the most connected nation in the world." Speech from the Throne, 1997 Connecting CanadiansNational Vision 2
We Are Now in the Network Age • "Today's technological transformations are intertwined with another transformation - globalization - and together they are creating a new paradigm: the network age.” United Nations Human Development Report, July 2001 • Instant access to knowledge • Transforming business • Borderless, global economies • New ways of citizen - government engagement 3
A Six Part Agenda Established • Canada Online • Smart Communities • Canadian Content Online • Electronic Commerce • Canadian Governments Online, and • Connecting Canada to the World 4
Canada Online:Ensuring Access for All Canadianswww.connect.gc.ca • First country in the world to connect all schools & libraries • Over 300,000 computers delivered to schools • 8,800 Community AccessSites • 11,000 voluntary organizations connected
Change 1990-00 (000s) Level 2000 (000s) High School Diploma Post - secondary Diploma or Degree 7,777 +2,455 Less than High School 140 120 +363 4,616 100 80 -993 - 2,517 60 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 Index (1990=100) Education & Skills For Jobs and Growth Employment Growth by Highest Level of Education Attained 1990-2000 Digital literacy critical in the Network Age 6
By Education By Income Percent of households, 2000 Percent of households, 2000 79 78 61 55 43 24 22 Less than HighSchool University Degree High School or College <$20,000 $20,001 - $36,000 - >$60,000 $35,999 $59,999 Digital Divide Still Exists Internet Use from Any Location Must increase efforts to ensure that no Canadians are left behind Source: Household Internet Use Survey; Statistics Canada, 2001 7
Smart Communitieshttp://smartcommunities.ic.gc.ca Yellowknife Labrador Northern Saskatchewan Calgary Péninsule Acadienne + Shawinigan + Coquitlam + Charlottetown + Sioux Lookout Brandon + Annapolis + Ottawa $60M Government Commitment …New Model for Community Development 8
Canadian Content Onlinehttp://collections.ic.gc.ca $108M to bringCanadian cultureinto the Digital Age 9
Electronic Commercewww.e-com.ic.gc.ca 250 E-Commerce in Canada $ Billions 200 B2B 150 100 50 B2C 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Source: Internet Commerce in Canada, IDC 2001 • PKI • Consumer Protection • Privacy • Digital Signatures • Intellectual Property • Security / Encryption • Standards • Tax Neutrality “The real story is about the e-transformation of traditional businesses” The OECD Observer, September 25, 2001 10
Canadian Governments Online www.canada.gc.ca "By 2004, our goal is to be known aroundthe world as the government most connectedto its citizens." Speech From the Throne, 1999 Overall Maturity* Client-centric – Integrated – Interactive – E-Com enabled Source: Accenture, April 2001 11
Canadians Are Receptive to Government Online Services Millions Percent 6.0 5.8 6 30 5.5 5.1 4.9 5 25 27.3 4.5 26.4 25.5 24.1 3.9 23.4 4 20 21.8 3.2 19.4 3 15 15.8 2 10 1 5 0 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 % of Total Tax Returns Filed (Right Axis) Number of Returns E-Filed (Left Axis) Source: Canada Customs and Revenue Agency; October 2001. Tax returns filed electronicallyin Canada 12
Tele-working Videoconferencing Tele or E-Learning Tele-medicine Video Telephony Near VoD Movies-on-demand Audio-on-demand Telegames Home Shopping Electronic Banking Elect. Newspaper Digital TV 1.5 Mbps 10 100 1000 10000 Kilobits/second Basic Connectivity No Longer Sufficient Source: PlannedapproachInc.com 13
Inclusive Society Innovative Economy Skilled & Empowered Citizens Increased Competitiveness Knowledge Networks Broadband IS the Platform Broadband 14
What Can Broadband Deliver? • Increasing volumes of content and services • Virtual face-to-face interaction • Substantially improved existing services and creation of innovative and bandwidth-intensive ones: • E-Learning- learning anywhere, anytime • Tele-health-saving lives and money through networking • E-com-supportingnew ways of doing business • E-research- exponential improvements in research capacity • E-government- fully engaging all citizens Allows ALL Canadians, wherever they are, to participate in the Innovation Agenda 15
U.S. Economic Study Agrees The $500 Billion Opportunity: The Potential Economic Benefit of Widespread Diffusion of Broadband Internet Access Crandall and Jackson, July 2001 • An attempt to look at what life could be like with ubiquitous broadband access • Study identified five sources of benefit: • Telecommuting • Entertainment • Telemedicine • Telephony • Home On-line shopping • Widespread use of broadband could contribute between $200B and $500B annually to U.S. economy by 2025 16
Global Race to Get Competitive Advantage Through Broadband SwedenC$1.24B Goal: Universal broadband access by 2005 Focus on underserved locations & groups (30% pop.) $765M for transport; $480M for municipal nets and tax relief U.S.C$3.35B/year Goal: extend universal service to include advanced services. Multiple federal, state and local programs: e.g., $3.2B/year for statutory E-rate program, 153M/year for Rural Broadband Loan Program pilot project. Nearly 40 bills before Congress to accelerate broadband in rural and underserved areas. France C$2.2B Goal: Universal broadband access by 2005 Focus on underserved, rural locations (20 to 25% of pop.) $300M direct for infrastructure & deployment; $1.9B in government funded loans for infrastructure deployment. U.K. Not yet funded Universal broadband access by 2005 Program announcement anticipated 17
Global Race to Get Competitive Advantage Through Broadband Germany C$1.1B Goal: Leadership in EU Information Society Broadband from ADSL to 8 Mbps Target 2006 Goal: World IT leadership by 2005. “Ultra high speed” goal of 30 Mbps to 30 million homes. $41M seed funding sought 2002; full funding announcement expected shortly. JAPANNot yet funded Korea C$25B (1997-2002) Goal: World IT leadership Broadband by 2002; Total Korea Information Infrastructure investment $47B to 2005. “The information society is and will remain a top priority for the EU. It can foster economic growth, provide jobs, connect remote places to urban centres and raise living standards. This has not changed.” EC Commissioner, Erkki Liikanen, Sept 28, 2001 18
Canada Well Positioned High-speed Internet Users per 100 inhabitants 19 Source: OECD, 2001
But Canada Faces Unique Geographic Challenges Netherlands Japan United Kingdom Germany Italy Switzerland Denmark France Ireland United States Sweden Canada Australia 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Population per square mile Population DensitiesOECD Nations • Relative to other countries Canada has low population density • Rural/remote areas unlikely to be served by market forces, as business case non-existent Rural, remote and north at risk! SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1992, Tables 25, 340 and 1359 20
Majority of Canadian communities do not have access to high-speed service Canadian Communities* 5,984 Both DSL and Cable 4,781 Communities 22.3 % of pop. 5% No High Only DSL 1,203 communities 77.7 % of pop. Speed 10% Service 79% Only Cable 6% *Communities refer to Statistics Canada Census Sub-division (CSD) breakdown. Source: Industry Canada estimates based on 1996 population data from STC and confidential company information. 21
Smaller Communities Most at Risk Unserved Communities By Size (4781 Communities*) 92% 100% 90% 79% 76% 80% 70% 60% 50% % of Community Size Group 50% 40% 22% 30% 20% 10% 0% 0% 0-1,000 1,000-5,000 5,000-10,000 10,000-100,000 100,000 + Canada 0 3 230 1 309 163 79 4 781 # of communities % of population 4.0% 9.4% 3.9% 5.0% 0 22.3% * Communities refer to Statistics Canada Census Sub-divisions (CSDs) Source: Industry Canada estimates based on 1996 population data from STC and confidential company information. 22
Access to High-Speed Service Varies by Province Access to High-Speed Service 1,203 Communities* *:Communities refer to Statistics Canada Census Sub-division (CSD) breakdown. Source: Industry Canada estimates based on 1996 population data from STC and confidential company information.
Should Rural Canada Have the Same Opportunities as Urban Canada? • Economic viability and sustainability in question for many rural and remote communities • Businesses leave • Jobs leave • Youth leave • Needs are greatest where services less available or not available “Without innovative public policy, these technologies could become a source of exclusion, not a tool of progress.” United Nations Development Report, July 2001 24
Government is Committed to Equal Access for ALL Canadians Established National Broadband Task Force Mandate: • the need and characteristics of communities not likely to gain access to high-speed services by 2004 • the technical, institutional and financial barriers which could delay provision of services by the private sector • the roles governments might play in overcoming these barriers Membership: • Leading Canadians from all sectors: • Industry (telcos, cablecos, service providers, content providers) • Public interest • Education and libraries • Health • Aboriginal 25
National Broadband Task Force’s Response www.broadband.gc.ca • Essential that ALL Canadians have access • Make it equitable and affordable • Ensure balanced public-private partnership • Understand it is more than infrastructure that is required (encourage use and content development) • Place highest priority on First Nations, rural and remote • Called for total investment of $4.6B by ALL PARTNERS (federal, provincial, territorial, municipal governments, and private sector) • Community Champion seed funding to all unserved communities ($50 to $70M) • Transport to unserved communities ($1.3B to $1.9B) • Connect public institutions in unserved communities ($500M to $600M) • “Last mile” to homes within unserved communities ($2B) 26
Wide Partnership Required e-health e-content e-learning Broadband Platform e-business e-government 27
Budget 2001 • Continuing Support for Connectedness Agenda • SchoolNet and CAP - $40M per year for two years • $35M/year for the three years to support broadband expansion • $110M to build CA*net 4 – the next generation Internet broadband backbone • $600M over next four years to implement GOL strategy by 2005 • Commitment to vision of broadband connectivity to all communities – timeline extended to 2005 … The Challenge Continues 28
Canada Connecting Canadians Canada’s Innovation Strategy White Paper What does innovation mean? It means: - Coming up with new ideas about how to do things better or faster - Making a new product or offering a new service - Putting new ideas to work…and having skilled people to apply them - Agressively pursuing new markets for Canada ’s products and services
Canada Connecting Canadians Canada’s Innovation Strategy White Paper Communities seen as incubators of innovation But tey have to be part of the globally connected world Broadband connectivity is an enabler of innovation Government will work together to strenghten the capacity of communities to become incubators of innovations Goal: by 2005, ensure that broadband is available to Canadian communities
Canada Connecting CanadiansFor Further Information Industry Canada www.ic.gc.ca Connecting Canadians www.connect.gc.ca Strategis www.strategis.gc.ca Electronic Commerce www.e-com.ic.gc.ca National Broadband Task Force www.broadband.gc.ca