An innovative tool to analyze the situation of the Digital Divide in European underserved Regions

Roland A. Burger , SES Astra – Sfera Conference Brussels, 9 October 2009

Agenda

1 Context of the Regional IS Dimension Internet Revolution, Wikipedia The Long Tail, Wikinomics, Future Internet Open Source ICT challenges, Sustainable Development

2 Background Decision Support Tools 3 Broadband Atlas Prototype 4 Mapping Data Plane Prototype

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Internet Revolution

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41% CAGR 2007-2012

Source: Cisco Visual Networking Index – Forecast, 2007-2012

1995: Web Overtakes Gopher, FTP

2000: Peer-to-peer Overtakes Web

2010: Video Content Overtakes Peer-to-Peer

2025: Video Communication Overtakes Video Content

WWW

1995–2000

P2P

2000–2010

VideoContent

2010–2025

VideoCommunication

2025+

Gopher, FTP

1993–1995

0

10,000

20,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

PB/m

onth

Internet Video to TVInternet Video to PC

VoIPVideo CommunicationsGamingP2PWeb/Data

Wikipedia, Open Source

Open Source: Software collaboration

Wikipedia: knowledge collaboration

Open Hardware

The Long Tail

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Wikinomics

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Wikinomics: Openess Peering Sharing Acting Globally

The Future Internet

• Billions of people, trillions of devices, billions of information sources connected anywhere and anytime

• Challenges and opportunities• Internet is expanding from an “information service” to a “critical

infrastructure” for all aspects of society• Research aspect: Current technologies need to be improved

significantly to meet the challenges of tomorrow

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ICT potential for Sustainable development at regional level

to decouple economic growth and environmental degradation

to move towards a cleaner, safer and healthier environment

to reduce environmental risk on society

to improve efficiency in the use of raw materials / natural resources

to improve energy efficiency

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Background Decision Support and Mapping

Regional Decision makers do not have always up-to-date information

Nonexistent Information Information Overflow Quality of Information Have to become Proactive with a Vision

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Broadband Atlas (BAT)

Our idea is to combine a Top-Down approach with an Bottom-up approach

BAT can become a sort of Wikipedia of Broadband in European Regions

Official Data merged with User contributed data (for instance up/down speed measurements)

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Mapping Interface Prototypes

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Now follows a live demo presentation of BAT

BACKUP SLIDES

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Regional Birds view 1 test

Czech Republic

Lithuania

Warsaw

WalbrzychWroclaw

Legnica

Jelenia Góra

Zielona Góra

Gorzow Wielkopolski

Szczecin

Koszalin

Stupsk

Gdansk

Torun

LissaKonin

Posnan

Pila

Lódz

Suwalki

Lomza

Bialystok

Olsztyn

Elblag

PlockWloalawek

RadomLublin

Chelm

Zamosc

Krakow

KielceCzestochowa

Piotrkow

Przemysl

RzeszówTarnów

Bielsko-Biala Nowy Sacz

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Test 2: Bulgaria

Pernik

Vidin

Montana

Vraza

Pleven

Rousse

Weliko Tarnovo

Silistra

Dobritc

Rasgrad

Sumen

Targoviste

Lovetsch

Gabrovo

Sliven

Plovdiv

Stara Zagora

Haskovo

KardshaliBlagoevgrad

Pasardshik

Smoljan

Kjustendil

Sofiagrad

Sofia Oblast

Jambol

Burgas

Varna

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Poland – Administrative districts overview

Warminsko-Mazurskie

Wielpolskie

MalopolskiePodkarpackie

Pommorskie

Zachodnio-pomorskie

PodlaskieKujawsko-Pomorskie

Mazowieckie

Lebuskie

Dolnoslaskie

Lódzkie

Lubelskie

SwietokrzyskieOpolskie

Slaskie

Poland – Cities, Regional Data Screen

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Warsaw

Krakow

Gdansk

Wroclaw

Warsaw

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Poland Regional Overview Screen

Warminsko-Mazurskie

Wielkopolskie

MalopolskiePodkarpackie

Pomorskie

Zachodniopomorskie

PodlaskieKujawsko-Pomorskie

Masowieckie

Lubuskie

Dolnoslaskie

Lódzkie

Lubelskie

SwietokrzyskieOpolskie

Slaskie

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Poland – Highlight Regional Data Screen

WielkopolskieThis design test is meant to be displayed at the sub-regional zooming level of the Sfera Tool

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Poland – Highlight districts from Screen interface

DolnoslaskiePrototype for zooming out of selection

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Poland – Numerical Figures Screen

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164

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100

400

Placeholder with Dummy Data

Dummy numbers Just as a means to test some

data representation

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Poland – Indicators Diagram Screen

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EastWest

North

South

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Sfera Ind A

Sfera Ind B

Sfera Ind C

North

East

West

South

Datafield 1 Aggregation Data.

Datafield 2 Aggregation Data.

Datafield 3 Aggregation Data.

Datafield 4 Aggregation Data.

Datafield 5 Aggregation Data.

Datafield 6 Aggregation Data.

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1725

Region 1

1222

Region 2

918

Region 3

1729

Region 4

Poland – Diagrams

Sfera Ind A

Sfera Ind B

Data Level Zoom 1

Data Level Zoom 2

Data Level Zoom 3

Data Zoom Level 1

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Poland – Sfera Index Diagrams

Sfera Index A

Sfera Index B

Sfera Index C

Sfera Index D

Sfera Index E

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46

35

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Poland – Sfera Dashboard Diagrams

9%

15%

18%58%

9%

15%

18%58%

Description B

Description C

Description A

Description D

Data Placeholder 1

Data Placeholder 2

Data Placeholder 3

Sfera Regional data visualisation, statistics and analyses20

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