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Baltic Palette II

AG 3. Information Society Group

Information Society indicators for St.-Petersburg and

Leningrad oblast regions

2004

St.-Petersburg


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Contents

1 General information ......................................................................................................................42 Methodics of Information Society benchmarking ........................................................................4

2.1 World Bank indicators ..........................................................................................................42.1.1 KAM - Knowledge Assessment Methodology ...............................................................52.1.2 WDI - World Development Indicators ...........................................................................5

2.2 eEurope benchmarking indicators .........................................................................................62.3 BiSER benchmarking the Information Society: e-Europe indicators for European regions.....................................................................................................................................................62.4 SIBIS project indicators(Statistical Indicators Benchmarking the Information Society) ..................................................7

2.4.1 General access and use ...................................................................................................72.4.2 Factors determining Internet access and use ..................................................................72.4.3 On-line purposes ............................................................................................................7

3 The IS readiness in Russia ............................................................................................................74 The general list of indicators and availability of data for Russia .................................................85 Strategic planning in St.Petersburg and Leningrad oblast ............................................................96 Systems of classification as the base tool for processing official statistics.......................................................................................................................................................107 Statistics for St.Petersburg and Leningrad oblast .......................................................................148 Role of regional adminstrations in transferring St.-Petersburg and Leningrad oblast toinformation society ........................................................................................................................14

8.1 General provisions ..............................................................................................................148.2 Financing of informatization by St.-Petersburg budgets of different levels .......................15

8.3 Target regional programs on the informatization financed from state budget funds ..........158.3.1 Concepts ........................................................................................................................158.3.2 Programs .......................................................................................................................16

8.4 The basic characteristics of information - communication infrastructure of Saint Petersburg(2002) .........................................................................................................................................16

8.4.1 . The operators of mobile communication working in Saint Petersburg......................178.4.2 The number of state licenced companies providing telecommunication services inSt.-Petersburg and Leningrad oblast (Telekom Encyclopedia, St-Petersburg) ......................178.4.3 Speeds of access to the Internet provided by local ICP................................................18

8.5 Internet - representations of regional and municipal bodies in Saint Petersburg ................218.5.1 Number of municipal WWW sites ................................................................................22

8.6 Computer equipment of authorities of Saint Petersburg .....................................................228.7 Information technologies in education ................................................................................23

8.7.1 Number of pupils on one computer used in the educational purposes on variouseducational levels ...................................................................................................................248.7.2 Number of pupils on one computer connected to the Internet and used in theeducational purposes ..............................................................................................................248.7.3 The data on a level of informatization of educational institutions of region ................25

8.8 Information technologies in culture .....................................................................................268.8.1 The data on informatization of culture in Leningrad oblast .........................................278.8.2 The data on informatization of culture in Saint Petersburg .........................................28

8.9 Information technologies in public health services of Saint Petersburg ............................28

8.9.1 The data on a level of information of medical institutions of St.-Petersburg ...............289 Virtual map office .....................................................................................................................2810 Proposals for future co-operation The development of global spatial data infrastructure ...34


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10.1 Background ........................................................................................................................3410.2 Objectives ..........................................................................................................................3410.3 Beneficiaries (Main partners) ............................................................................................3510.4 Main executors of the project (Additional partners) ..........................................................3510.5 Main activities ....................................................................................................................35


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1 General information

The main tasks of the TACIS project are posed as following:to collect, interpret and disseminate socio-economic data on development of information society

on the Baltic Palette Region and to use this information in regional development and planning.

The supposed results of activity are: joint socio-economic database,

virtual map office and planners toolbox for analyzing and presenting socio-economic

indicators of information society and the use of planning tools and and acquiredinformation for regional development.

Stages of the project are as following:

Socio-economic indicators of information society development will be defined, invented

and data will be collected

Developing the portal for spatial data: creation of comparable maps and analyses, as well

as building database and updating websites; dissemination of results

Continuing of developing the portal for spatial data: creation of comparable maps andanalyses continues, as well as building database and updating websites; dissemination ofresults, writing the final report.

The main members of the Russian group are:1. Sergey Zhdanov, St.-Petersburg city Government2. Sergey Nosov, St.Petersburg, Leontief Centre3. Irina Roudakova, Leningrad Oblast, Kirishi GIS Centre4. Yuri Ardatov, St.Petersburg, WTC

Besides main members another persons participated in the work and assisted in collecting andprocessing information as well as programming.

2 Methodics of Information Society benchmarking

The first problem arising while fulfilling TACIS tasks was to make the inventarization ofmethodics of evaluation of development of information society and to determine together withother groups of the Baltic Palette Information group the universal methodics.

At the moment there are different methodics of evaluation of the development of information

society. Our group examined some of them and believes that they are in some sense rathersimilar. Among basic methodics we can mention

2.1 World Bank indicators

Most interested in adequate indicators are the financial institutions, so on their basis the risks,volumes and conditions of the financial investments are defined. Therefore degree of trust tosuch indicators can be high.

World Bank develops various systems of indicators. The brief review on two of them is givenbelow.

1. KAM - Knowledge Assessment Methodology

2. WDI - World Development Indicators


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2.1.1 KAM - Knowledge Assessment Methodology

WBIs program on Knowledge for Developmentuses a knowledge assessment methodology(KAM) which consists of a set of 69 structural and qualitative variables that benchmark how aneconomy compares with its neighbors, competitors, or countries it wishes to emulate. It helps toidentify the problems and opportunities that a country faces, and where it may need to focus

policy attention or future investments. The comparison for the 69 variables is undertaken for a

group of 100 countries which includes most of the developed OECD economies and about 60developing economiesThe set of 69 variables serve as proxies for the four areas that are critical in the development of aknowledge-based economy, namely:An economic and institutional regime to provide incentives for the efficient use of existing andnew knowledge and the flourishing of entrepreneurship.An educated and skilled population to create, share, and use knowledge well.A dynamic information infrastructure to facilitate the effective communication, dissemination,and processing of information. An efficient innovation system of firms, research centers, universities, consultants and otherorganizations to tap into the growing stock of global knowledge, assimilate and adapt it to local

needs, and create new technology.In addition, the KAM includes several variables that track the overall performance of theeconomy. These variables help to illustrate how well an economy is actually using knowledge forits overall economic and social development.

The KAM indicators for Russia are attached in Annex 1.

2.1.2 WDI - World Development Indicators

The World Development Indicators (WDI) is the World Bank's premier annual compilation ofdata about development. WDI 2003 includes approx. 800 indicators in 87 tables, organized in six

sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.The tables cover 152 economies and 14 country groups-with basic indicators for a further 55economies.

In paragraph States and Markets there subparagraph Information and technology, that can beused for estimation of the level of development of IS. The list of indicators is shown below .

Nowadays WDI 2003 is available (not free).

Information and technology

Cable television subscribers (per 1,000 people)Daily newspapers (per 1,000 people)

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)High-technology exports (current US$)Information and communication technology expenditure (% of GDP)Information and communication technology expenditures (US$)

Internet service provider access charges ($ per 30 off-peak hours)

Internet telephone access charges ($ per 30 off-peak hours)Internet usersPatent applications, nonresidentsPatent applications, residentsPersonal computers (per 1,000 people)Personal computers installed in education

Radios (per 1,000 people)Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)Royalty and license fees, payments (BoP, current US$)


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Royalty and license fees, receipts (BoP, current US$)Scientific and technical journal articlesScientists and engineers in R&D (per million people)Secure internet serversTechnicians in R&D (per million people)Television sets (per 1,000 people)

Trademarks, applications filed

2.2 eEurope benchmarking indicators

The European program eEurope 2005 decided to have a limited number of policy indicatorswhich are easy to read and understand and are linked to the policy actions of eEurope 2005,making it easier to draw attention to results. Main indicators relating to political goals should beaccompanied by supplementary goals statistical indicators providing technical data for analysise/g/ age, gender, size, sector. 3rd country comparisons are needed to establish benchmarks andcompare EU with the best in the world. Results from benchmarking are disseminated as rapidlyas possible using the eEurope website.

Proposed indicators

Internet indicators

o Citizens access to and use of Internet

o Enterprises access to and use of ICT

o Internet access costs

Modern online public services

o E-government

o E-learning

o E-health A dynamic e-business environment

o Bying and selling on-line

o E-business readiness

A secure information infrastructure

o Internet users experience and usage regarding ICT security

Broadband

o Broadband penetration

2.3 BiSER benchmarking the Information Society: e-Europe indicators for European

regionsThe structure of the indicators is as following:

Government/Public Administration

Regional Identity

Transport and the Environment

Health and Care

Business enterprise

Innovation and R&D

Work and Labour Market

Education, Training and Skills

Social cohesion


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ICT Infrastructure

The full list of BiSER indicators are cited in Annex 2.

2.4 SIBIS project indicators

(Statistical Indicators Benchmarking the Information Society)

SIBIS (Statistical Indicators Benchmarking the Information Society) is a project in the

"Information Society Programme" of the European Commission (IST-2000-26276) runningfrom January 2001 to September 2003 (http://www.sibis-eu.org/).SIBIS has taken up the challenge of developing innovative information society indicators to takeaccount of the rapidly changing nature of modern societies and to enable the benchmarking of

progress in EU Member States. These indicators will be tested and piloted in a representativesurvey in all EU member states. The SIBIS project is closely related to the eEurope andeEurope+ initiatives of the European Union and contributes to measuring the progress ofeEurope actions covering all EC member states, Switzerland, the USA and 10 candidatecountries.SIBIS is a project for the definition and piloting of statistical indicators to be used for measuringand benchmarking important domains and issues of the Information Society. These will be basedon real life, rich in information and can be easily used for informing policy and practice. SIBISwill produce an indicator system which unfolds and compares the state of development ofEuropean countries towards the Information Society, carry out an initial benchmarking based onthis indicator system, and strongly support the development of policy in this field. As anotherkey result, the survey results provide an unrivalled, unique and representative single source ofreliable data on current and medium term aspects in the Information Society domains across theEU member states, Switzerland, the USA and 10 candidate countries ready for use by the

project's target audience.The indicator system consists of 133 indicators in total of which 34 indicators have been selectedas key indicators as they are believed to be particularly well suited for monitoring the

information society. Classes are:

2.4.1 General access and use

Internet readiness

Digital divides

2.4.2 Factors determining Internet access and use

Information Security

Perceptions as possible access barriers

Digital literacy, learning and training

2.4.3 On-line purposes

E-Commerce

E-Work

E-Science

E-Government

E-Health

3 The IS readiness in Russia

Nowadays in Russia the questions of information society development are of big importance inthe state policy. In July 2000 president Putin signed Okinava chart on information society G8 In2002 the Russian Government confirmed and become to realize federal program E-Russia (2002-
http://www.cordis.lu/isthttp://www.sibis-eu.org/http://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/index_en.htmhttp://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/index_en.htmhttp://www.cordis.lu/isthttp://www.sibis-eu.org/http://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/index_en.htmhttp://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/index_en.htm


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2010) The federal program Development unified educational informational environment (2001-2005) In federal program of Russias economy development new economy based on ICT isdeclared as a priority. From the beginning 2003 the new national strategy Russia ininformation age is developed. Its main purpose is unite and coordinate all creating sources fortransition Russia to information society.

One of recent researches of the Russia readiness to information society transition was done byMoscow group of Direction of monitoring of information society development of the instituteof development of information society. This group adopted international methodics to Russiasconditions and take as a basic groups of indicators of IS development as follows:

ICT access

Human resources

Business climate

State regulation

Use of ICT

This group also developed a methododology for comparative analysis of Russias regions

readiness to information society and make a pilot project for 6 regions IS development.Besides that the competition between Russias regions took place in 2003 in following thematics:

State support of the regional informatization .

ICT access .

Use of ICT for regional development

o ICT in education

o ICT in medicine

o ICT in culture

o E-government

o E-business

Human resources Business climate .

St.Petersburg was among winners in following nominations: ICT access, use of ICT for regionaldevelopment (ICT in education, medicine, culture).

4 The general list of indicators and availability of data for Russia

The Finnish action group prepared a list of indicators on the base of mentioned above indicators.Our group examined the availability of data according to list of indicators prepared by Finnish

colleagues. Most of the data are available from State statistics office. In the Annex 3 one can findthe list of general indicators, proposed by Finnish consultants and availability of its values forRussia.

Analyzing the availability of values of indicators one can divide all data in 4 following groups:

Values available in state statistics office

Values available in state statistics office in integrated form (for example for country, no

data for region or not available required detalization)

Values available in non official statistics

Values are not available, special survey is required

There are some problems that will arise while comparing the indicators for different countries: Different classification for industries (SIC codes)

Different classification for universities specialities (what is ICT students?)


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Different classification for working specialities (what is ICT workers?)

5 Strategic planning in St.Petersburg and Leningrad oblast

The statistic indicators can show the nowadays situation in the region but to understand whereThe statistic indicators can show the nowadays situation in the region but to understand where

the city is going its necessary to have a corresponding Strategic plan for city development and tothe city is going its necessary to have a corresponding Strategic plan for city development and to monitor its realization.monitor its realization.

St.-Petersburg has its Strategic plan (St.-Petersburg has its Strategic plan (http://www.stratplan.leontief.ru/http://www.stratplan.leontief.ru/) and monitor its) and monitor itsrealization (http://www.monitoring.leontief.ru ). Few cities of Leningrad oblast also has itsrealization (http://www.monitoring.leontief.ru ). Few cities of Leningrad oblast also has itsStrategic plans.Strategic plans.

The Strategic plan for St.-Petersburg was developed in 1995-1997 by more then 1000 experts ofthe city. It was ratificated by Governor in 1997.The Strategic plan contains more then 200 measures, including 7 ICT measures.

The Strategic plan has a hierarchy of goal-objective-measure. The correspondence between goal-The Strategic plan has a hierarchy of goal-objective-measure. The correspondence between goal-

objective-measure is shown for all ICT measures in following table.objective-measure is shown for all ICT measures in following table.

Goal Objective Measure

Integration intoIntegration into

the globalthe global

informationinformation

societysociety

Create a modernCreate a modern

information infrastructureinformation infrastructure

Create a public integrated-Create a public integrated-

service digital network forservice digital network forthe citythe city

Develop an informationDevelop an informationculture amongst theculture amongst the

populationpopulation

Create elements of anCreate elements of aninformation culture byinformation culture byorganizing IT training atorganizing IT training atschool, higher-educationschool, higher-educationand postgraduateand postgraduate

institutions institutions andinstitutions institutions andby using informationby using informationtechnology to teachtechnology to teachspecific subjects at schoolsspecific subjects at schoolsand higher-educationand higher-educationinstitutions.institutions.

Facilitate access to theFacilitate access to the citys informationcitys information

resourcesresources

Create a municipalCreate a municipalinformation and referenceinformation and referencesystem for the citysystem for the city

Create a system of stateCreate a system of statesectoral and regionalsectoral and regionalcadasters, registers andcadasters, registers anddatabasesdatabases
http://www.stratplan.leontief.ru/http://www.stratplan.leontief.ru/http://www.stratplan.leontief.ru/


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Improvement ofImprovement of

the quality ofthe quality of

administration ofadministration of

the city andthe city and

regionregion

Create a system ofCreate a system oftelecommunications andtelecommunications and

information support forinformation support foractivities of the cityactivities of the city

adminstrationadminstration

Set up an information andSet up an information andanalysis system for use byanalysis system for use bythe city administration andthe city administration andthe general public with thethe general public with theaim of improving theaim of improving thequality of administrativequality of administrative

decision-making,decision-making, improving public safetyimproving public safetyand informing the generaland informing the general

public of the work of thepublic of the work of thecity administration.city administration.

Set up an integrated mobileSet up an integrated mobileradio communicationsradio communicationssystem for governmentsystem for governmentdepartments, law-departments, law-

enforcement bodies and theenforcement bodies and the

emergency servicesemergency services

Create a normativeCreate a normativeframework for the creationframework for the creationand use of municipaland use of municipalinformation resources.information resources.

Inn July 1999July 1999 the conception Strategy of St. Petersburgs transition to the information societyconception Strategy of St. Petersburgs transition to the information society was developedwas developedby St. Petersburg Government and InfoDev (World Bank) Project Organization.by St. Petersburg Government and InfoDev (World Bank) Project Organization.

The structure of the document is following:The structure of the document is following:

General provisionsGeneral provisions

Strategic objectives, trends and tasks associated with St. Petersburgs transition to theStrategic objectives, trends and tasks associated with St. Petersburgs transition to the

information societyinformation society

The main strategic principles for creating St. Petersburgs information societyThe main strategic principles for creating St. Petersburgs information society

The stages in creating the information society in St. PetersburgThe stages in creating the information society in St. Petersburg

The prior objectives and tasks of creating St. Petersburgs information societyThe prior objectives and tasks of creating St. Petersburgs information society

Creating St. Petersburgs information society and strategic planCreating St. Petersburgs information society and strategic plan

Creating mechanisms for St. Petersburgs transition to the information societyCreating mechanisms for St. Petersburgs transition to the information society

The whole text of documents is attached in Annex 4.Besides Strategic Plan and conceptionStrategy of St. Petersburgs transition to the informationsociety St.-Petersburg has a program e-St.-Petersburg. Its main directions are shown in Annex5 (Russian)

6 Systems of classification as the base tool for processing official statistics

Most significant for acceptance of the decisions in the field of spatial planning are the indicators,which can be calculated on the basis of the official statistical data. Estimating activity of


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organizations, firms and people in required area, it is necessary to have classifiers, which willallow allocating in set of statistical parameters those groups of objects of statistics, which arenecessary for calculation of indicators.

To ensure comparability of calculated indicators for various regions, the uniform approach toprocessing the available national statistical data should be realized. On this way there are certaincomplexities, as in each country in official statistics the classifiers can be used which differ from

classifiers used in other country.

The United Nations and European Commission conduct the large work on formation of uniformprinciples of classification in the different countries and this work is a basis of maintenancecomparability of statistics of the various countries and regions.

The UN develops recommendations to classification of economic activity and production on aglobal scale. The European Commission forms on this basis more detailed classifiers for the EUmembers. The countries create the national systems of classification, in which aspire to take intoaccount the recommendations of UN and EC. In the given below table the systems ofclassification of economic activity and production on the mentioned three levels is show. For anational level, as an example, the classifiers of Russia are shown.

Classification systemsof economic activities and products

LEVEL

Economic activities Products classification

Economic activities.Statistical

classification

Product classes(By criterion of anindustrial origin)

Statisticalclassification

CommodityNomenclature(On consumerproperties)

For trade and customs

UN ISIC CPC HS

EU NACE CPA CN

National (RU) OKVED OKDP part II,III TNVED

ISIC - International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic ActivitiesCPC - Provisional Central Product ClassificationHS - Harmonized System Codes (1998)

NACE - Statistical classification of economic activities in the European CommunityCPA - Statistical Classification of Products by Activity in the EEC (European EconomicCommunity)

CN - Combined Nomenclature (1988)OKVED - All-Russian classificatory of economic activities classes (2003)OKDP - All-Russian classificatory of economic activities, products and services (1993)TNVED - Commodity Nomenclature of external economic activity

* - Also EU supports extension for NACE (sections C, D and E), named PRODCOM (List ofPRODucts of the European COMmunity) - statistical nomenclature of EU on production of

branches line of a mining industry, processing industry, manufacture and distribution of theelectric power, gas and water

Systems of classifiers used in Russia further will be in more details described.


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Since January 1, 2003 in Russia the OKVED classifier is entered which corresponds to theEuropean NACE classifier on classes of economic activity. It speaks about aspiration of Russiato have a high degree of economic integration with the EU countries.

Within two years the smooth transition of national statistics to this classifier will be carried out.At the same time, as is known, national statistics is formed with some delay to the estimated

periods therefore many statistical data will be based for the present on old classifiers.

The new classifier of economic activity named OKVED has replaced the old OKONH (All-union classifier of a national economy branches) classifier and sections I of the OKDP classifier.The sections II and III of the OKDP describe production and services.

OKVED

OKONH

NACE

ISIC CPC

CPA

Part IActivity Part III

ServicesPart II

Products

OKDP

OKONHPart I

Activity

Russia

TransitivekeysTransitive

keys

For maintenance of use of old classifiers and OKVED the transitive keys are developed whichprovide an opportunity of use of old and new classifiers in the transitive period. Figure illustrates

this connection.As the classifiers have different structure, not for all OKVED classes it was possible to establishunequivocal conformity with OKONH and OKDP classes.

In the appendix the OKVED sections are given which relate to indicators calculation forestimation of an information society development

In connection with that NACE reflects national classification structures, in it are taken intoaccount not only kinds of activity which are common for all EU states, but also priority classesof activity for each of them. By result of such approach was the essential increase of number ofclassification groupings in comparison with ISIC. In OKVED, with the purpose of the account offeatures of domestic practice, some groupings NACE were deaggregated.

In OKVED for classification of economic activity classes are used a hierarchical method ofclassification and consecutive method of coding.


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The OKVED structure is following.

The sections and subsections of the classifier are designated by the letters of the Latin alphabetand do not enter into structure of a code designation, carrying out function of the reference-search device. Besides the sections carry out the important function at definition of the basicclass of activity, according to the methods, accepted in the international practice.

For example:Section D: Manufacturing industrySubsection DA: Manufacture of foodstuff, including drinks, and tobacco

The lowermost level of OKVED includes 6 digits.The common structure of six-digit codes for formation of OKVED objects groupings is

following:

. class. subclass

. group.. subgroup.. type

For example:75 STATE MANAGEMENT AND DEFENSE; OBLIGATORY SOCIAL

MAINTENANCE75.1 State management of general and socio-economic character75.13.8 Management of general economy subjects, trade and manpower75.13.83 Management of activity in the field of labor and employment

For maintenance of conformity of OKVED codes records to NACE codes records, between thesecond and third digits and between the fourth and fifth digits the dot is put. At presenceadditional, in comparison with NACE, detailed elaboration the dot is put also between the fourthand fifth digits of a code.

Total of OKVED classification groups shown in the sheet.

OKVED

Groupings Number Codes

Section 17 1 letter

Subsection 16 2 letters

Class 60 2 digits

Subclass 222 3 digits

Groups 509 4 digits

Subgroups 725 5 digits

Types 277 6 digits

In OKVED at hierarchy levels from sections up to groups the conformity to codes and contentsof NACE groupings is achieved.

For classification of economic activity in OKVED at all levels of hierarchy according to the

international practice are used as the basic - attributes of sphere of activity and process ofmanufacture. At performance of the same process of manufacture, as a distinctive basic attribute,the attribute used primary products and materials can also be allocated.


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According to the international practice in OKVED such classification attributes are not takeninto account, as the pattern of ownership, organizational-legal form and departmentalsubordination of the managing subjects, is not done of distinctions between internal and foreigntrade, market and not market, commercial and noncommercial kinds of economic activity.

Except for the basic classification part, in OKVED there is an appendix, which includes thedescriptions of kinds of economic activity, revealing the contents of groupings and/or giving

links to other groupings of the classifier. Thus the descriptions of higher groupings aredistributed to all groupings, included in them.

The construction of OKVED separate groupings has features:

o In section B: "Fishery, fish farming"

o The essential differences from NACE at a level of 3- and 4- digits groupings take place

in OKVED within the framework of the class 27: "Metallurgical manufacture"

o In a class 73 descriptions of groupings are given according to the Federal law "About a

science and state scientific and technical policy" from August 23, 1996 #127-FZ

o In the class 80 "Education" of the name of groupings: 80.1, 80.2, 80.3 and theirdescriptions are given according to the Federal law "About education" from July 10, 1992#3266-1 (in edition of the Federal laws from January 13, 1996 #12-FZ and from

November 16, 1997 #144-FZ).

Maintanance of OKVED carries out the Ministry of economic development and trade of RussianFederation.As a whole, the introduction in Russia OKVED is the large positive factor, as it providescompatibility of classifications of economic activity classes for formation integral parameters ofEU and Russia statisticsIn Annex 8 the list of IT activity according to OKDP codes is shown

In Annex 9 the list of IT activity according to OKVED codes are shown

7 Statistics for St.Petersburg and Leningrad oblast

The Russian Information society action group collected some statistics for information societyindicators. The sources of information are official statistics department. The values of indicatorsof economy and living conditions are shown in Annex 6 and values of indicators of Knowledgeand information society are shown in Annex 7.

In Annex 8 the list of IT activity according to OKDP codes is shownIn Annex 9 the list of IT activity according to OKVED codes are shown.

In Annex 10 the amount of state licensed telecom companies in St.-Petersburg and Leningradoblast are shown.

8 Role of regional adminstrations in transferring St.-Petersburg and

Leningrad oblast to information society

8.1 General provisions

In accordance with the Concept of formation of an information society in Russia whichhas been approved by the decision of the State commission on informatization at the Statecommittee of the Russian Federation on telecommunication and informatization ( May, 28,1999), the state plays the leading part in supporting of process of transition to an informationsociety for the account:


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coordination of activity of various participants of this process;

development of institutes of democracy in all territory of the country, providing civilrights of citizens in conditions of an information society and formation of an openinformation society;

saving in the hands of state political, economic and legal mechanisms, regulating "game

rules" for participants of this process;

creating the legislative and legal bases, forms and the methods of administrativeregulation promoting inflow of investments and development of a fair competition;

attracting the private sector of economy to active participation during transition period;

providing freedom of a choice of directions of activity to the enterprise structures

interested in development of manufacture and the domestic market of information -communication tools, products and services.

In conditions of absence of the powerful financial mechanisms, capable to provide the transitionto an information society, the basic means of state regulation and the control over processes of

transition is the legislative and legal bases regulating information relations in a society. Thestatistical data used in this paragraph was provided by St.-Petersburg and Leningrad oblastAdministrations.

8.2 Financing of informatization by St.-Petersburg budgets of different levels

Financing allocated from the state budget and nonbudget sources for works onFinancing allocated from the state budget and nonbudget sources for works on

informatization (in million roubles):informatization (in million roubles):

The regionalbudget

The federalbudget

Municipalbudget

In total

1999. 82,28 82,282000. 171,9 171,92001. 210,7 210,72002 (plan) 257,2 17,82 3,9 278,92

Share of the regional budget and the budget of the municipal formations, spent forShare of the regional budget and the budget of the municipal formations, spent for

information (%)information (%)

1999 2000 2001 2002

Share of the regional budget Noinformation

0,48 0,35 0,36

8.3 Target regional programs on the informatization financed from state budget funds

8.3.1 Concepts


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1 The strategic plan of Saint Petersburg 1997

2 The concept Strategy of transition of Saint Petersburg to aninformation society

1999

3 Corporate information education system of Saint Petersburg.The concept developments (project) 2003

8.3.2 Programs

The name Date of acceptance

1 The target program Electronic Saint Petersburg for 2003-2010

.2002

2 Electronic Leningrad region 2003

3 Development of information telecommunication system ofLeningrad oblast administration

2003

4 The program of information of education of Saint Petersburgin 2002-2005

2001

5 The target program of Saint Petersburg " the Telemedicalnetwork of Saint Petersburg for 2001-2004 "

2000

6 The regional target program of informatization of aneducation system of Leningrad oblast for 2002-2006.

7 The regional target program of informatization in medicine in

frame of IT system of Leningrad oblast

8 The program of scientific and information - analytical supportof a youth and family policy

2000

9 Regional target program Development of a communicationfacility and tele-radio broadcasting of objects of social sphereand invalids of war of Leningrad oblast on 2002 2005.

10

Installation of telephones in poorly populated villages, onobjects of social sphere and for invalids of war on 2003 in

Leningrad oblast

8.4 The basic characteristics of information - communication infrastructure of Saint

Petersburg (2002)

Parameter Value of aparameter for

region

Source of dataacquisition


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1 Number of fixed telephone lines on 100 inhabitants 41.3 Social andeconomicsurvey of SaintPetersburg. Jan-Sept. 2002

2 Number of operators of the cellular communication 6

3 Number of subscribers of cellular communication on100 inhabitants

45.7 Social andeconomicsurvey of SaintPetersburg. Jan-Sept. 2002

4 Number the Internet services providers 196 Encyclopedia of telecommunications, St.-Petersburg,2003

5 The share of adult population using the Internet on a

regular basis (in %)

4.3 % Fund " Public

opinion ",September 26,2002

6 Share of households, having a computer 35 %

7 Share households with access to the Internet Noinformation

8 Number of points of public access to Internet* Noinformation

9 Number of the computers installed at the enterprises,in the organizations and houses

1,6 million.

10 Number of households, with cable television installed 516,400 .

8.4.1 . The operators of mobile communication working in Saint Petersburg.The operators of mobile communication working in Saint Petersburg.

The operator of mobile communication(connection) The standard Number ofsubscribers

All operators GSM 2.4 million.

All operators NMT-450 91 500

All operators 800 MHz 21,0thousand.

including

1 Megaphone (Northwest GSM) GSM1800 1636691 (on05.02.03)

2 MTS Mobile Telesystems GSM1800 700000.

3 Delta - Telecom NMT-450 91 500

4 Fora 800 MHz 43 000

7 Beeline

8 Sky Link CDMA-2000

8.4.2 The number of state licenced companies providing telecommunication services in

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Service Number of firms

Leasing of communication channels 64

Video conference communication 6

Long-distance and international communication in isolated network 2

Long-distance and international electrical communication 1

Long-distance telephone communication 2

International telephone communication in isolated network 1Local and inter-zonal telephone communication 11

Local and long-distance telephone communication 19

Local and international telephone communication in isolated network 1

Local telephone communication 80

Local telephone communication in isolated network 1

Local telephone communication with the use of radio access means 2

Local, inter-zonal and international telephone communication 16

Local, inter-zonal and international telephone communication in isolatednetwork

1

Local, inter-zonal and international telephone communication 3

Local, inter-zonal and international telephone communication in isolated

network

17

Data transfer 133

Personal radio call 13

Personal radio call with channelizing of VHF frequency modulationnetwork

1

Tansmitting television and acoustic programs in channels of fixed satelliteservice

1

Broadcasting of television programs in cable television networks 48

Broadcasting of television and acoustic programs in cable televisionnetworks

5

Mobile radio and telephone communication 7

Cellular radio and telephone communication in frequency range of 1800and 900 mHz

1

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3


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Telephone communication 2

Telematic services 196

Telematic services of audio conference 1

Services of electric communication 4

8.4.3 Speeds of access to the Internet provided by local ICP.

Speed of access

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Petersburg

Leningrad

region

The greatest possible speed of access for users of region on theallocated line

155 Mbit / sec 8.4.3.1 10Mb /

secThe average speed of the access provide local ISP on theallocated line

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Average dial-up speed 26 /sec 28/sec

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8.5 Internet - representations of regional and municipal bodies in Saint Petersburg

19 St.-Petersburg districts have 44 Internet sites, including

District Number of sites

Admiralteysky2

Vasileostrovsky 3

Vyborgsky 2

Kalininsky 4

Kirovsky 1

Kolpinsky 5

Krasnogvardeysky 1

Krasnoselsky 2

Kronstadtsky 1

Kurortny 2

Lomonosovsky 1

Moskovsky 2

Nevsky 6

Pavlovsk and Pushkinsky 1

Petrogradsky 3

Petrodvortsovy 1Frunzensky 6

Centralny 1


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8.5.1 Number of municipal WWW sites

Rajon_region.shp

00 - 0.0050.005 - 0.0090.009 - 0.0130.013 - 0.0160.016 - 0.0320.032 - 0.043

8.6 Computer equipment of authorities of Saint Petersburg

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comp/100Employees

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2. Regional authorities 95,3 0,6


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8.7 Information technologies in education

Number of middle educational institutions per 1000 inhabitants

0.092 - 0.0950.095 - 0.1650.165 - 0.2070.207 - 0.2350.235 - 0.308

0.308 - 0.3820.382 - 0.583

1.8. Number of students 310 thousand.

1.9 Number of faculty staff 22,6thousand .

2.0. Number of pupils in middle educationalinstitutions

490,8thousand

2.1 Number of teachers in middle educationalinstitutions

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Number of UniversitiesNumber of Universities

01234 - 678 - 12

8.7.1 Number of pupils on one computer used in the educational purposes on various

educational levels

Educational level Number of pupils on one

computer

Elementary school Data is absent

High school 60

Higher educational institution6

8.7.2 Number of pupils on one computer connected to the Internet and used in the educational

purposes

Educational level Number of pupils on one

computer connected to

the Internet

Elementary school Data is absent

High school 100

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Number of students in districts of Leningrad oblast and St.-PetersburgNumber of students in districts of Leningrad oblast and St.-Petersburg..

1.4 0 - 0.10.1 - 0.50.5 - 2.72.7 - 7.47.4 - 8.48.4 - 12.712.7 - 2323 - 28.128.1 - 82.7

8.7.3 The data on a level of informatization of educational institutions of region

General

Nnumber

of

educational

institutions

Number of educational institutions which

Have

computers

Have an

access to

Internet

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local

network

Have own

website

The share of

computers

older than 3

years in

computer

park of

educationalinstitutions

(%)

Schools 721 721 500 566 46 62,7 %

Average specialeducationalinstitutions

80 80 12 80 2 40 %

Higher educationalinstitutions

49 49 49 49 30 60 %


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8.8 Information technologies in culture

Distribution of museums in districts of St.-Petersburg and Leningrad oblast.

01234 - 67 - 10

11 - 28


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Number of libraries in districts of Leningrad oblast and St.-PetersburgNumber of libraries in districts of Leningrad oblast and St.-Petersburg

1 - 45 - 910 - 1516 - 2021 - 2526 - 2930 - 53

8.8.1 The data on informatization of culture in Leningrad oblast

The general

number of

culture

organisations

The number of culture organization which

have

computers

have an

access to

Internet

have a

local

network

have an

website

Museums 27 27 5 5 5Libraries 465 60 % 17 17 17Theatres 6 6 6 6 4Showrooms andgalleries

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8.8.2 The data on informatization of culture in Saint Petersburg

The general

number of

culture

organisations

The number of culture organization which

have

computers

have an

access to

Internet

have a

local

network

have an

website

Museums 16 16 14 10 11Libraries 190 86 12 9 5Theatres 20 20 18 9 14Showrooms andgalleries

1 1 1 1 1

8.9 Information technologies in public health services of Saint Petersburg

8.9.1 The data on a level of information of medical institutions of St.-Petersburg

The

general

number of

medical

institution

s

The number of medical institutions which

have

computers

have an

access to

Internet

have a

local

network

have an

website

Polyclinics 144 144 - - -Hospitals 74 74 - 74 9Establishments ofemergency medical aid

1 1 1 1 -

Scientific researchinstitutes and otherorganizations of thespecialized medical aid

1 1 1 1 1

Sanatoria 25 25 3 3 -

9 Virtual map office

According to technical assignment of TACIS project the virtual map office and planners toolboxfor analyzing and presenting socio-economic indicators of information society was developed. Itwas disposed in Internethttp://balticpalette.leontief.ru.Five information layers was installed ion the site:

St.-Petrsburg and districts of Lenoblast

Districts of St.-Petersburg and Lenoblast

Domains of access of three cellular operators (Megafon, MTS, BeeLine)
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The GIS-server as means for display of the map-related data was used as a basic tool for creatingspatial data site. This software is a reliable tool for handling map information by means of astandard Web-browser. The GIS-server is based on the client-server technology, which allowsapplication of complex facilities for analysis and visual display to the map-related data due tovast computational power of the server. The GIS-server performs the following functions:

Retrieving a map fragment with specified layers and defined scale as a bit map graphic

file. It is also possible to introduce inscriptions for the specified objects;

Retrieving information on objects from specified layers including a defined point on the

map;

Analytical coloring in accordance with the defined attributes;

Integration of the retrieved information found as a unified page, which can be printed or

stored as a html file.

Interactive map can dispose all project information on the regions along with the map of theregions. Besides that the user can fulfill standard operations with map: zooming in and out and

pan.

To get the information on the region press the button "Information on object" and with help ofmouse click any point in the region. You will get information on the region in the right window.

User can zoom the map in one of two modes - zoom-in or zoom-out. Press a button or ,thus the cursor takes the form of a cross. You should allocate scaling area of a map by pressingand keeping the mouse button. Release the mouse. It is necessary to wait for loading the updatedmap image.


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User can "move" the map. For that purpose user can press the button "Pan" . The cursor willget the form of "hand". User can move over a map by pressing and keeping the mouse pressedfor a desirable distance, then release the mouse. It is necessary to wait for loading the updatedmap image.

In order to have the necessary set of layers on the map tick the chosen layers and they will be

displayed.

Take into account, that some layers are "opaque" and being opened can close other layers. In this

case, it is necessary to change the order of displaying by using the button . .

The software makes it possible to construct the thematics maps connected to distribution of anyindicators between the countries. See it below

The following layers are currently available on the map:

St.-Petersburg and district of Lenoblast


Domain of access of cellular operator Megafon

Domain of access of cellular operator MTS

Domain of access of cellular operator BeeLine

See it below:


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Domain of access of cellular operator Megafon


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Domain of access of cellular operator MTS

Domain of access of cellular operator BeeLine


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10 Proposals for future co-operation The development of global spatial data

infrastructure

The theme The development of global spatial data infrastructure (GSDI) was discussed on theseminars of IS working group in Kirishi and in Helsinki in the February 2004. During discussionit was decided to consider this theme as of main importance for mutual co-operation. The basicapproaches to the problem of development of GSDI is proposed in the Developing spatial datainfrastructures: The SDI Cookbook (Annex 11). The problem of development of GSDI has 3components:

development of open unified cartographical base

development of standards for interexchange of spatial data

development of law basement for GSDI

Here by is enclosed the proposal for initial step of development of GSDI.

It connected mainly with second part of whole problem (as most simple) and directed oncollecting information for solving first and third parts of the whole problem.The theme of project is International Standards Use for Integration of Informational SpatialData Systems

10.1 Background

At present time State institutions generate a great number of specialized Internet-basedinformational spatial data systems for the tasks of public administration. But there is a lack inunified interfaces of spatial data and metadata exchange. This lack makes it impossible tointegrate these spatial data systems effectively into united informational infrastructure ofregional spatial data. Creating of such united informational infrastructure of regional spatial dataon the basis of international standards would allow more efficient implementation of publicadministration and social planning of regional development along with further integration of aregion into a world information space.

On international level such consortiums as Open GIS, W3C, IETF develop the standardsin the field of spatial data integration. Here in Russia GIS Association is working on the samequestion.

10.2 Objectives

The main Objective of the Project is creation of united informational infrastructure ofspatial data for the purposes of public administration and social planning.

This central purpose can be subdivided into following objectives:

Promoting the standards for integration of informational spatial data systems

Working out unified requirements to an interface of informational systems, which

provide the spatial data integration for Administrations of Saint-Petersburg andLeningrad Region

Implementation of a pilot project on the base of unified requirements to an interface

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10.3 Beneficiaries (Main partners)

Administration of Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Administration of Leningrad Region, Russia

Administration of Uusima Region, Finland

Stockholm City adminstration and others

10.4 Main executors of the project (Additional partners)

E-Development Partnership in the North-West Non-Profit Partnership, Russia

Finnish Information Society Development Network (TIEKE), Finland

And others

10.5 Main activities

Inventory of international the standards in the field of spatial data systems integration.

Creation of Internet-based electronic library of standards in the field of spatial datasystems integration

Analysis of existing standards in the field of spatial data systems integration

Working out a method of international standards use in the process of informational

systems design

Implementation of a pilot project based on the methodic worked out

Dissemination of information about the standards in the field of spatial data systems

integration and the method of their use in the North-West of Russia and in Finland.Preparation and conducting an international seminar dedicated to the topic of spatial datasystems integration

information society indicators for st-petersburg and leningrad oblast regions

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