Northern Rivers RDA Michael Whereat – Sunshine Coast Council
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Northern Rivers RDA Michael Whereat – Sunshine Coast Council
Northern Rivers RDA Michael Whereat – Sunshine Coast Council 11 May, 2011 Lismore 1 4 45 5 1 Local Government Sunshine Coast Council 1 – Sunshine Coast Council 330,000 today 500,000 in 20 years One of top 5 largest LG’s in Australia ACT 347,000, NT 227,000 and Tasmania 500,000 1 – Sunshine Coast Council • Awareness of digital divide from early 2000’s • Absence of true competition (telecommunications) • Evidenced by second class assets and higher access pricing • Successful Clever Networks (DBCDE) funded www.ConnectingtheCoast.com.au project to introduce business grade competition • Telecommunications Roadmap 1. FttP in new developments (pre NBN Co) 100,000+ 2. Pit & Pipe in Council Urban improvements 3. Develop region wide Digital Economy Plan Backhaul & Wireless Build South East Queensland Legend Backhaul Services Wireless Towers (Microwave Backhaul) Wireless Towers (Sunshine Coast Network) Microwave Backhaul Connection to Internet - Brisbane Optic Fibre Build and Project Extension Opportunities T Ed POP Dev Bus Bus H AC Ed Ed T H POP Ed Legend E Proposed Fibre Spurs Point of Presence locations Ed T Ed Ed Ed KP Backhaul Services Proposed Fibre Trunk AC POP Ed Bus EdPOP Ed Ed Dev H Dev Ed Dev Cooroy Project & Project extension opportunities KP Bus Data H POP Ed Legend Backhaul Services Fibre Trunk E Proposed Fibre Spurs Point of Presence locations Dev POP 4 Digital Economy 4 Digital Economy Sunshine Coast Council Digital Economy Plan 1. 2. 3. 4. Digital Capacity (Resourcing & Org ability) Digital Ecology (Assets & Access) Digital Learning (Awareness & Skilling) Digital Success (Real Change & Measurable performance) 1. Digital Capacity Concepts: leadership, resourcing, collaboration, holistic organisation… Digital Capacity Delivered through • Sunshine Coast Office of the Digital Economy • Broadband Today Sunshine Coast • Topic specific workshops • Leadership of Broadband Today Alliance 2. Digital Ecology Digital Ecology Influence & Accountability; • LG driving asset and access honesty across regions • LG exercising aggregation influence Concept – Assets/ Infrastructure 1- Wired Network Layer • Copper and FttP, pit & pipe 2- Wireless Network Layer • multi band, multi carrier, quality of coverage, mobile broadband wireless testing, collocation 3- WiFi availability free & paid 4- Satellite coverage – current and NBN Co 5- Exchanges/ NBN POI’s etc. 6- Data Centres – Digital hubs 2. Digital Ecology Cont’d Concept – Access options 1. Business, residential and community 2. Clear pricing, competitive pricing, capital city parity 3. Informed decisions for business, residents & community • I.E. lease contract clauses (penalty clauses for non performance) 4. Council assisting significant investors with telecommunications & broadband options 3. Digital Learning Concept - Digital Awareness 1. First step to Digital Skilling & Digital Success 2. Knowing new options are available 3. Sunshine Coast Council lead solution www.broadbandtoday.com.au 4. Online source for independent information broadband, NBN etc. Broadband Today Showcase Broadband Today Answers Broadband Today Region Broadband Today Articles 3. Digital Learning Cont’d Concept Digital Skilling Business, residents & community need to: 1. Know learn or do before they can implement digital awareness? 2. Formal or informal, evaluation and budgeting recognising complete value 3. Videos, text, steps advice 4. Fully utilise broadband…today and in the future 4. Digital Success 1. Digital Success – Sunshine Coast Region How will we know it is happening? When businesses, residents & community: • Have access to high quality broadband assets • actively integrate digital practices into daily life • Employ additional staff • Become more financially sustainable • Increase in wealth 4. Digital Success Cont’d 2. For Sunshine Coast Council • Not about the writing of a strategy… • Measureable performance indicators • Increase in GRP, • Census & periodic ABS show changes in business types & real broadband usage • Seeing now in real terms • Local business and other orgs commitment to digital economy actions • Collaboration of private orgs to capitalise on Council initiatives 45+ Australian Local Governments 5 Million Australians across 4 states 45 – Australian Local Governments 5 Million Australians Who we are: • 45 & growing local governments officer organisation • Council individuals additional - 10 • Across 4 States • 25 Affiliate organisations • • • • • • • • DBCDE NBN Co Qld Government RDA’s Comms Alliance ATUG Telstra/Optus etc. Unis etc. 45 – Australian Local Governments 5 Million Australians The Broadband Today Alliance Toolbox: • Meetings – scheduled, minutes penetrating across multiple forums • Matrix – draft completed and monthly update • www.broadbandtoday.com.au – live and first review underway – 5 financial members, new material in pipeline and site numbers growing strongly • Financial membership model completed and implemented • Membership – critical mass of both councils and affiliates – responding to inquiries and broadcasting though conferences • Secure Intranet – phase 1 complete • Revised Terms of Reference, supporting documents/guides Coming next • LG Checklist for National Broadband Network and Digital Economy What we do: • Collaborative Alliance sharing information knowledge and experience • Critical Mass to guide or influence policy NBN delivery nationally • Over 5,000,000 or 1 in 5 Australian's across 4 states Want to know more? Membership is open to any • Australian Local Government • Individual Local Government officers • The Alliance partners with Government & relevant industry organisations (Affiliates) • Contact us via [email protected] • Participate in a meeting as an observer Questions? Contact: For more information or to contact Michael about the Broadband Today Alliance [email protected] or [email protected] Local Government & the NBN Summit 4 May, 2011 Dockside, Darling Harbour, Sydney