Diapositiva 1

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Introduction to


World Bank 22th June, 2009
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The Avanza Plan is a historic milestone in the
development of the Information Society

• The Avanza Plan was approved by a Cabinet meeting
  on 4 November 2005.
• The Avanza Plan 2 was presented at the Cabinet
  meeting of 30 January 2009.
• Headed by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and
  Trade (Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y
  Comercio, MITyC) it was drafted with the
  agreement of all of the central government
  Ministries and the social agents involved

Work groups
CATSI / PC PAPER
Autonomous Regions
Central Government / Interministerial Committee
ICT sector
SENATE
Associations
FEMP
Others
EELL
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Avanza a true commitment by the entire Society

• Avanza includes a series of legislative measures
  and initiatives for direct action with a specific
  budget.
• From the start, the Plan has applied a joint
  effort policy agreements and joint financing
  with other social agents, both public and
  private.
• To date the Avanza Plan has allocated the
  following funding
• The 2005-2008 Avanza Plan budget is over 5.076
  billion, of which more than 99 has been
  allocated.
• Agreements with all the Autonomous Regions
  1.297 billion (of which the Autonomous Regions
  accounted for 118 million).
• Additional funding was allocated in 2006-2007
  more than 3.8 billion.

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The four lines around which the Avanza Plan is
structured
Digital Citizenship
Accumulated budget 05-08 856 million

• More households equipped and citizens using ICT
  as part of everyday life.
• Social inclusion and narowing of the digital
  divide.

Digital Economy
Accumulated budget 05-08 2,579 billion

• Greater adoption of ICT among SMEs and
  enterprises in general (e-commerce, electronic
  invoicing).

• Loans to families, young people and students
• Telecentres
• Encouraging women to use the Internet
• Avanza Space
• Inclusion of the elderly and people with
  disabilities

• Avanza SME, networked industrial parks, NEW
  programme
• Training in ICT
• Technology loans
• Profit RDi and driving force projects
• .es domains

Quality of life
Competitiveness
Productivity
Social welfare
Digital Context
Accumulated budget 05-08 1,344 billion

• Extending broadband and mobility.
• Increasing confidence in the security of ICT.
• Promoting digital identity.
• Development of digital content.

Digital Education and Public Services
Accumulated budget 05-08 297 million

• Transition from traditional education to one that
  is in line with the digital age.
• Guarantee the right of citizens and enterprises
  to conduct business electronically with the
  public administrations.

• Broadband and Mobile Telephony Extension Plans
• National Plan for Transition to DTT (Digital
• Terrestrial Television)
• Security (INTECO)
• Digital Content Promotion Plan
• Open source software (CENATIC)

• Networked Education
• Healthcare Online Programme
• Networked Civil Registers
• Plan to Promote e-Administration
• Electronic ID (Spanish Nat. Id. Card)

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Main achievements of the Avanza Plan
Digital Economy

• Avanza has funded more than 2,760 RDi projects
  in enterprises, with an investment of over 1
  billion.
• 102,000 SMEs have received 0 interest Avanza
  loans (1.3 Billion).
• The total funding (including loans and grants)
  has reached 2.3 billion.
• Over 1,010,000 new .es domains.
• Over 730,000 workers have received training in
  ICT.

Digital Citizenship

• 24 million citizens are connected to the
  Internet, 97 with broadband (in 2003 there were
  11.7 million, 50 with broadband).
• 179,000 families have received 0 interest Avanza
  loans (217 million).
• 9 million Spanish citizens have an electronic ID.
• 12 million people in rural areas have received
  training in and access to the Internet, thanks to
  nearly 3,000 telecentres and 2,500 connected
  libraries.

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Main achievements of the Avanza Plan
Digital Context

• Broadband Extension Plan ? broadband coverage
  99 population (19 points more than in 2004).
  Public/private investment 568 million.
• DTT coverage 92.5 of the population, which is
  above the EU average. 17 million receivers sold.
• Mobile telephony coverage 99 (one of the
  highest in the EU).
• Digital Content Promotion Plan 390 million in
  grants in 2007-2008. Great success of FICOD I
  (Nov07) and FICOD II (7,200 enterprises and
  professionals registered at Nov08!).

Networked Public Services

• Availability of networked public services 70, 8
  points above the EU average.
• Avanza Local 435 local entities with new ICT
  equipment and services. An investment of 314
  million.
• Up to December 2008 over 26.5 million pages have
  been transferred to digital format in 227 civil
  registers and 1,900 computers have been installed
  in 1,331 magistrates' courts.

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Plan Avanza2 2009-2012
Development of the ICT sector (SMEs)
Budget 2009 663 million

• To support companies developing new products and
  services with a high ICT content and promote the
  participation of the Spanish industry in creating
  the Internet of the Future, with special focus on
  digital content.

• Announcement of funding for the Internet of the
  Future programme
• Announcement of funding for the Digital Content
  programme

Citizen/SME Training
Budget 2009 548 million
Digital Public Services
Budget 2009 186 million

• To encourage access to and use of new
  technologies by both citizens and SMEs.

• To foment the development and implementation of
  the Information Society, improving electronic
  public services for citizens and enterprises
  through the use of ICTs.

Plan Avanza2 (2009-2012)

• Citizen training
• SME training

• Healthcare
• Local administration
• Civil registers

Confidence, security and accessibility
Infrastructure
Budget 2009 89 million
Budget 2009 11 million

• Successful transition to DTT.
• Greater coverage and speed of broadband in rural
  areas.
• Providing the scientific community with improved
  networks and services.
• Legislative measures in the area of common
  infrastructures in public buildings and
  telecommunications conduits in public domain
  spaces

• Generation of greater confidence in ICTs among
  both citizens and enterprises, through public
  policy on data security.

• eConfianza Plan
• ICT accessibility
• Users' Charter of Rights

• Transition to DTT
• Broadband Extension Plan - Phase 3
• Rediris

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Broadband development in SpainDifficulties to
guarantee complete availability

• Mountainous territory (50)

• Widely dispersed population

• One of the most mountainous countries in Europe
• The average altitude is 660 meters.

Low population density in rural areas
Num. of municipalities

• High rural population percentage (gt23)

/ total
Rural municipalities lt101 inhabitants
996
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Rural municipalities (lt 2,000)
5.820
72
1.570
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Rural Population
Population Density
Intermediate (2,000 to 10,000)
Urban 8 (gt 10,000)
721
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Total
8.111
100
86 400 483 20 245
Spain
23,3
Source INE 2007
Netherlands
19,8
Republic of Korea
19,2
Sweden
15,7

• 84 of municipalities have lt 5,000 inhabitants.

United Kingdom
10,3
Source United Nations 2005
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Broadband development in SpainActions
Cost of deploying telecommunications
infrastructures to cover most of the population
is one of the highest in Europe ? Avanza support
plans.

• National Program for Broadband roll-out in rural
  and remote areas PEBA (2.005 - 2.008)
• AVANZA INFRASTRUCTURES SUBPROGRAM(2008- 2012)

The final goal is to reach a complete
availability of broadband access in rural and
remote areas across the national territory where
no service was provided, with technical and
economical conditions similar to those existing
in urban zones
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Broadband development in Spain PEBA (2005-2008)
kick-off and targets

• In Spain 8,110 municipalities 5,820 lt 2,000
  inhab. 996 lt 100 inhab. also, difficult
  orography.
• PEBA Broadband to population centres (gt5 houses)
  without or with insufficient coverage.

• 2004
• Broadband coverage of the population in Spain ?
  80
• broadband availability inferior in rural areas
  compared to urban zones.

PEBA PEBA PEBA
Favoured population Municipalities Population centres
TOTAL 8.368.946 5.706 58.442
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Broadband development in SpainPEBA kick-off
tools and requirements

• Ministerial Order ITC/701/2005
• Two calls for propolsals for grants
• First call (2.005) 13 projects, 2 operators
• Second call (2.007) 16 projects, 2 operators

• Service requirements
• Minimum bandwith 256Kbps/128Kbps.
• Maximum prices
• Registry fee 39
• Monthly fee 39 during first 36 months
  of contract
• Low installation costs

• Operative requirements
• Minimizing the public aids distortion of the
  competition
• Opening the financed networks
• Promoting technological neutrality
• Co-financing with ERDF funds

• Types of economic aids
• Grants non-recoverable funds
• Reimbursable loans 0 interest, maximum 10 years
  of amortization grace period 3 years

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Broadband development in Spain PEBA
Techonologies
Telefónica technologies Type Download speed Upload speed Price (no VAT)
ADSL Wired 3Mbps 256Kbps 39 (1)
WIMAX Wireless 256Kbps 128Kbps 39 (2)
Satellite Wireless 256Kbps 128Kbps 39 (2)
Telefonica Telefonica has invested 75 million
to provide broadband to 58.409 population centres
with three technologies ADSL, WIMAX and
Satellite
Telecable Telecable has invested 3,9 million
to provide broadband to 33 population centres
with two technologies HFC and Satellite
Telecable technologies Type Download speed Upload speed Price (no VAT)
HFC Wired 10Mbps 500Kbps 36
Satellite Wireless 1Mbps 128Kbps 36
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Broadband development in Spain PEBA Deployment
evolution
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
PEBA First call
PEBA Second call
PEBA ends
Final deployment
Startup deployment
2004 Broadband coverage of the population in
Spain ? 80
October 2008 Broadband coverage of the population
in Spain 99 Rural Broadband became
commercial Broadband
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Broadband development in Spain Avanza
Infrastructures (2008-20012) kick-off and targets

• Objectives
• To continue investments initiated in PEBA to
  provide broadband access to very small population
  centres
• To improve bandwith and capacity provided by
  telcos at rural areas

• Action lines to improve broadband access
• F1 Development of broadband and other
  telecommunication services at rural and isolated
  areas
• F2 High Capacity rural networks improvement of
  transport networks to connect municipalities to
  main data transmission networks in order to
  provide advanced telecommunication services

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BROADBAND AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY

• The Efficient use of information and
  communication technologies (ICT), driven by
  better high-speed internet (broadband) access,
  iskey to raising productivity and stimulating
  innovation in Europe, including in rural areas
  (Lisbon Programme, 2008-2010)
• The European Economic Recovery Plan highlights
  the importance of Broadband communications for
  modern economies and aims to ensure that
  broadband is available to all Europeans 2010
• In this Context, the Commission has proposed an
  additional funding of 1.0 billion to bridge the
  broadband gaps in rural areas. BB is expected to
  create 1 Million jobs and boost the EUs economy
  by 850 billion between 2006 and 2015
• BB infrastructure can be a good target for
  economic stimulus spending because projects can
  be initiated quickly, are labour-intensive, can
  minimise economic leakages, and may promise
  stronger marginal impacts on supply and
  productivity than investing in established
  networks such as electricity, gas, water and
  transportation (OECD)

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BROADBAND IN THE EU










EU Average 23
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BROADBAND

• The gap between the best and the worst performing
  countries in Europe remains significant 26.3
  percentage points between Slovakia and Denmark
• 93 of EU-25 population accesses broadband in the
  EU
• However, 30 in rural zones of EU-27 has no
  access to broadband

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RURAL GAP IN EU-27




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THE NEW EU BROADBAND STRATEGY

• Priorities focused on Effective usage and take-up
  rather than coverage
• Productivity gains
• Guidelines from DG Competition for the
  application of State Aid rules on Broadband
  investments and deployment
• Priority given to Next Generation Access Networks
  (NGA)

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BROADBAND IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

• An emerging consensus has been growing as to
  which pre-conditions are necessary for successful
  BB investment in developing countries, among
  these
• Adoption of supportive regulations that embrace
  innovation and competition
• Set up mutually beneficial public/private
  partnerships
• Invest in infrastructure and the latest
  innovative technology
• Encourage competitive environments
• Release spectrum suitable for sustained BB
  development

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CONCLUSIONS

• The Avanza Plan has been the main policy
  instrument for the development of the Information
  Society in Spain, with a successful public
  partnership between the central Government and
  regions of Spain
• BB subscription has reached 97 of internet
  users (50 in 2003)
• BB coverage extends today to 99 of population
  (80 in 2004)
• Avanza 2 will continue to improving coverage and
  quality of networks and services, especially
  regarding rural areas
• The Avanza infrastructures Program will secure a
  complete availability of BB access in rural areas
  across Spain, with technical and economical
  conditions similar to those existing in urban
  zones
• The Avanza targets are fully in tune with the EU
  objectives of turning BB into one of the main
  drivers of economic growth, innovation and social
  inclusion , as well as one of the main economic
  stimulus within the Economic recovery program
  (EERC)

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