1. Hradec Kralove 28-30 March 20041 Broadband access to Internet policy within Polish e-strategy Kazimierz Bartczak Ministry of Infrastructure

2. Hradec Kralove 28-30 March 20042 Introduction to e-Strategy of Poland The national e-strategy (documents): e-Polska: the Information Strategy of the Republic of Poland for years 2004-2006 (January 2004) the National Strategy for Development of Broadband Access to the Internet for year 2004-2006 (December 2003)

3. Hradec Kralove 28-30 March 20043 e-Polska It is a vision of informatisation development in Poland for three years, supplemented by detailed action plans it takes as a guide the ideas contained in: eEurope2002, e- Europe+ 2003, e-Europe 2005 it takes as a basic assumption: do everything needed in the area, which promises a successful implementation of planned projects within three years

4. Hradec Kralove 28-30 March 20044 The contents of the document: e-Polska introduction European context of e-Polska Action Plan implementation description of the vision of informatisation for the coming three years description of the main areas of ICT application (A,B,C) description of the priorities and activities to be taken description of projects overview of currently taken initiatives in informatisation possible sources of financing the projects

5. Hradec Kralove 28-30 March 20045 List of activities in e-Polska (1) A1 Broadband Internet for schools A2 Broadband Internet for public administration A3 Access infrastructure development A4 Teleinformatics infrastructure for science A5 Security in the networks B1 The gate of Poland portal for e-administration services B2 The gate of Europe: support for using EU funding of projects

6. Hradec Kralove 28-30 March 20046 List of activities in e-Polska (2) B3 Central databases and national registers B4 Polish contents on the Internet B5 Tele-education B6 Tele-medicine services B7 e-commerce B8 introducing of terrestrial digital TV and Radio C1 ICT in schools C2 Digital division prevention C3 Computer and Internet promotion in the society

7. Hradec Kralove 28-30 March 20047 National broadband strategy document: The document contains: introduction status quo of broadband services and technologies in Poland objectives and rules of broadband strategy broadband services offer (e-government, e-health, e-learning, e-business) broadband technologies survey public administration role in broadband development financing of broadband development

8. Hradec Kralove 28-30 March 20048 Broadband strategy document Broadband objectives The strategy contains three objectives: (a) building broadband access infrastructure; (b) creation of broadband content and services; ( c) active role of the public administration in the area

9. Hradec Kralove 28-30 March 20049 Role of public administration legislation investments new techniques (digitalisation of TV networks) promotion

10. Hradec Kralove 28-30 March 200410 Financing of IS activities Structural funds (Operational Programmes) governmental and self-governmental budgets private funds within PPP funds of NGO and other organisations of civil society

11. Hradec Kralove 28-30 March 200411 Structural Funds for 2004-2006 Operational Programmes (OPs) are: Competitiveness OP-Measure 1.5: development of a system of entrepreneurs’ access to information and public services on line, ERDF support: 115 Euros Integrated Regional OP: Measure 1.5: Information Society Infrastructure, total: 140 Meuros, incl. ERDF support: 93 Meuros Human Resources Development OP, Priority 2/ Development of the knowledge-based society

12. Hradec Kralove 28-30 March 200412 Thank you kbartczak@mi.gov.pl