1. Manchester City Region: creating Next Generation Digital Cities Dave Carter, Head, Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA) Manchester City Council

2. Digitisation ROAD - 50AD CANAL - 1734 RAIL - 1830 FIBRE - 1970s- Next Generation Access 2010- SHIP CANAL - 1894 AIR - 1938 Global Market Connectivity

3. 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

4. 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

5. Connected City – Connected People Community regeneration – jobs, skills, improved environment Digital business sector – Manchester Digital trade assoc. www.manchesterdigital.com www.manchesterdigital.com Innovation – Living Labs open innovation research and development platform www.openlivinglabs.eu New infrastructures – next generation broadband – fibre to the premises (FTTP) + wireless

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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......’

11. Thank You! d.carter@manchesterdda.com www.manchesterdda.com