IMPLEMENTATION OF SATELLITE MULTIPURPOSE ICT4D SYSTEMS

FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SERVICES IN WB REGION

1. Project Name:	NETWORKING OF DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS VIA	SATELLITE IN DANUBE REGION

2. Project Content:	PROJECT FOR REALIZATION OF SATELLITE TELE-	CONFERENCING NETWORK FOR NUCLEUS OF	DEVELOPING, COOPERATION, ICT AND SPATIAL	PLANNING INSTITUTIONS IN DANUBE REGION

3. Prime Aim:	STIMULATION AND SUPPORT OF KNOW-HOW	TRANSFERRING IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPING	IN THE REGION	RELIABLE, EFFICIENT, WITH REQUIRED QoS,

REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO BRIDGE	OVER DIGITAL DIVIDE AND IMPLEMENT NEW E -SERVICES

Description of the Action

It exist different obstacles for regional development and cross-border cooperation in the Western Balkans in the field of bridging digital divide and implementation of ICT . Main problem in West Balkans Region is tremendous need to bridge-over digital divide in the ICT, and lack of money for it realization locally.

The current ICT infrastructure in Danube – WBC Region, is not sufficient to ensure an acceptable and uniform level of connectivity even in the urban areas and especially in low-density and rural areas, which are currently facing an infrastructure and connectivity deficit.

The main objective of this proposal is to emphasize the need for intensive, daily cooperation by linking most important stakeholders: Municipalities, R&D Agencies and Organizations as well ICT promoters. One must to increase innovation capacities in the in WB region and the whole Danube region by applying the advanced satellite technology for realization of VPN for teleconferencing and exchange of all kind of R&D data and the best case projects to bring the future to the Region now.

Disaster preparedness and prevention, Security, Border Control, Education, Health,

Science and Research are also key services for implementation of new ICT satellite systems in SEE.

References

The idea of “New Satellite e-Service VPN for Intelligent City Management and Sustainable Development in Danube Region” was officially announced during last Ljubljana Forum 2011.

Actors

At this moment in course are the preparations for creation of project nucleus: probably with participants: CeGD, Skylogic, RR&Co, RCC, INA, MASIT, City of Ljubljana, Microsoft, and Siemens.

Relevance

Having in mind the real necessity for intensive cooperation in the Region, linking research and innovation organizations with business and Information Society, it is important to start with the implementation of this strategic work and to launch the experimental phase and the whole project as soon as possible.

Expected impact

Next Ljubljana Forum 2012 will be the right place to summarize the results and start-up of the project.

Author:

Tihomir Divjak

Regional Manager CEE

EURO WORLD NETWORK, Inc.

Mobile: + 381 63 339 209

E-mail: tihomir@euro-worldnetwork.com

Independent ICT Consultant