Manchester City Region: creating Next Generation Digital Cities Dave Carter, Head, Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA) Manchester City Council
Digitisation ROAD - 50AD CANAL RAIL FIBRE s- Next Generation Access SHIP CANAL AIR Global Market Connectivity
Disruptive technologies digital infrastructure: the ‘real estate’ of the 21 st century the world turned upside down: users as producers and networkers ubiquitous high bandwidth connectivity: 100Mbps to 100Gbps ++ Next Generation Access (NGA): open access networks open hosting, open exchanges
Innovation & Creativity advanced e-infrastructures (access) NGA as transformative creativity and innovation (content) innovative business models building, operating and developing networks creating new marketplaces new trade = new jobs = new skills social networking (engagement) user generated services digital inclusion and co-operation new business models (sustainability) talent, technology & tolerance
Connected City – Connected People Community regeneration – jobs, skills, improved environment Digital business sector – Manchester Digital trade assoc. Innovation – Living Labs open innovation research and development platform New infrastructures – next generation broadband – fibre to the premises (FTTP) + wireless
Future Smart Cities ‘Living Lab’ NGA FTTP test-bed in Manchester Oxford Road Corridor area: starting with 500 businesses + 1,000 residential users City Net Digital Hub: connecting key sites via the Metrolink tram network City Region Met-Net: linking key sites using transport corridors, inc. Metrolink, waterways, cycleways, old rail lines plus new networks Multi-stakeholder SPV – a ‘digital cooperative’ based on global best practice – e.g. US National Telecoms Coop Assoc. (NTCA) Green + Digital + Cooperation = sustainability
Next Generation Access One Central Park sharp project Sport City Manchester College Corridor test-bed Internet Exchange Central Salford 100 gigabit+ DARK FIBRE LOOP CITY CENTRE Connectivity Power Space Connectivity Power Space Digitisation – next phases + Media City Connectivity via Metrolink MCR NGA deployment Peering with JANET
Smart Cities as Creative Cities: beyond NGA: to TDI: - Transformational Digital Infrastructure getting smart: talent, technology and tolerance = creativity, innovation and diversity getting organised: Living Labs + Future Internet getting noticed: new ‘Smart Cities’ agenda
Building Open Networks Fast Open Data Green SourceUser-generated Access Mad things need MadLabs Future Internet Fab things need FabLabs Everything....in essence: ‘the hacienda must be built......’
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