1. Security of Supply for Smart Economies or Delivering the Digital Dividend September 2009

2. IRELAND

3. “A goal without a plan is just a wish” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

4. “It is impossible to predict the future, and all attempts to do so in any detail appear ludicrous within a very few years……” Arthur C. Clarke

5. The Centre for Future Studies

6. CHINA EUROPE AUSTRALIA SINGAPORE Xinjiang Gansu Heilongjiang Jilin
FINLAND
AUSTRIA
ITALY
SPAIN
SWEDEN
NORWAY
GERMANY
FRANCE
PORTUGAL
HUNGARY
ROMANIA
BULGARIA
DENMARK
POLAND
BELARUS
UKRAINE
CZECH
SLOVAKIA
GREECE
NETH.
BELGIUM
IRELAND
SERBIA
and
MONT.
ALBANIA
MOLDOVA
LITHUANIA
LATVIA
ESTONIA
LUX.
BOSNIA
HERZ.
CROATIA
SLOVENIA
SWITZERLAND
MACEDONIA
ICELAND
RUSSIA
UNITED
KINGDOM
MALTA
CHINA
Xinjiang
Gansu
Heilongjiang
Jilin
Liaoning
Tibet
Sichuan
Yunnan
Guangxi
Guangdong
Fujian
Shandong
Hubei
Hunan
Jiangxi
Inner Mongolia
Ningxia
Qinghai
Hebei
Shanxi
Henan
Anhui
Zhejiang
Jiangsu
Shaanxi
Guizhou
Chongqing
Shanghai
Beijing
Tianjin
Hainan
Taiwan
EUROPE
AUSTRALIA
SINGAPORE

7. An Operator
A Regulator
An Advisor
A Politician

8. The Public/Private Divide
Time-lines
Due
Process
The
Metrics
“Two Countries Divided by A Common Language”
Key
Jurisdictions
Contribution
Measures
Consistency
&
Privacy
Media
Influence

9. The Strategy Dilemma
Countries
NRA’S
Institutions
Corporates

10. The Eight Truths DEMAND & TRAFFIC VOLUMES (IP) ARE X2 EVERY X2
ROBUST, RELIABLE FIXED TELCO NETWORKS ARE ESSENTIAL
DEBT, CAPITAL & EQUITY MARKETS ARE CHALLENGING
THE COSTS, THE BENEFITS AND THE REVENUES FROM NGA INVESTMENT FALL IN DIFFERENT PLACES
OPERATORS SHORT-TERMISM BREACHES TRUST & CLOSES THE PUBLIC DEAL SPACE
POLITICS IS AT BEST A BLEND OF TACTICS & VISION
POLICY MAKERS CAN CONFUSE PROCESS WITH PROGRESS
THE BURDEN OF PROOF ON MARKET INTERVENTION/FAILURE HAS SHIFTED

11. The U.K. Backdrop STRUCTURAL VS OPERATIONAL SEPERATION
FIXED VS MOBILE VS CABLE
FIBRE VS COPPER/CABLE/LTE
BUSINESS VS RETAIL
CAPITAL VS PROFIT/REVENUE POOL
SOFT VS HARD POWER

12. Digital Britain The Background & The Objectives
ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL CONNECTIVITY
WIRED & WIRELESS NGA CAPABILITY
A DIGITAL ECONOMIC ECOLOGY
UK ORIGINATED CONTENT & PROTECTED PUBLIC CONTENT
DIGITAL SWITCHOVER OF PUBLIC SERVICES
ENHANCING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT & SAFETY/SECURITY

13. DIGITAL BRITAIN DELIVERY DEBATE UNIVERSALITY SPECTRUM MODERNISATION
NGA DEPLOYMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPORTANCE
DIGITAL RADIO
FISCAL INCENTIVES FOR CONTENT
ANTI-PIRACY MEASURES
BBC REVIEW
CURRICULUM REVISION
PROCUREMENT UPDATE
CYBER SECURITY
NETWORK RESILIENCE
PUBLIC DATA ACCESS PROGRAMME
FUNDING MECHANISM FOR NGA
BBC REACH & REMIT
PIRACY LIABILITY

14. “The Innovation Ireland/Island”
DIGITAL IRELAND
“The Innovation Ireland/Island”
LANGUAGE, LOCATION, SIZE
FISCAL POLICIES AND CONSUMER CONTRIBUTION
RESEARCH TECH CAPABILITIES
GOVT COMMITMENT
NEW OWNERSHIP/NEW MANAGEMENT/NEW OPPORTUNITIES
EUROPEAN FLEXIBILITY/FRAMEWORK

15. DIGITAL IRELAND SOME QUESTIONS
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE INCUMBENT FIXED LINE TEL COMPANY?
ARE/IS FIBRE/UPGRADED FIXED ACCESS NETWORK DEPLOYMENT ESSENTIAL?
WHAT IS THE CURRENT & LIKELY COST OF CAPITAL/DEBT/EQUITY?
WHAT ARE THE PRICE/INNOVATION/COMPETITION TRADE-OFFS?
WHAT FREEDOM/INDEPENDENCE/POLITICAL SUPPORT DOES THE REGULATORY REGIME HAVE?
WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF COMPLIMENTARITYY/COMPETITION & CONVERGENCE BETWEEN FIXED & MOBILE?
IS THERE POLITICAL/COMMERCIAL/PERSONALITY CONVERGENCE TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY?

16. DIGITAL EUROPE