Kálmán Kovács Hungarian Minister of Informatics and Communications Broadband Broadband for for all all in in Hungary: Hungary: Challenges Challenges , , opportunities opportunities and and results results The Gothenburg Ministerial Conference 14-15 November 2005
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Kálmán KovácsHungarian Minister of Informatics
and Communications
BroadbandBroadband for for allall inin Hungary: Hungary: ChallengesChallenges, , opportunitiesopportunities
and and resultsresults
The Gothenburg MinisterialConference14-15 November 2005
Results
3,2%
4,4%
6,2%
7,7%
0,2% 0,6%
2,0%
4,1%
0,0%
2,0%
4,0%
6,0%
8,0%
10,0%
2001 2002 2003 2005 I. név.
Internet penetráció
Szélessáv penetráció
3,1%
9,7%
11,0%
EU10 EU25 EU15
Broadband penetration1 in Hungary2005 1. quarter
Broadband penetration in the EU2005 1. quarter*
1 Subscription per 100 inhabitants Source: KSH, Eurostat
Dynamic broadband expansion
Active state role: Active state role: Fast improving broadband infrastructureFast improving broadband infrastructure
Source: HMIC
JuneJune 20042004
… Ensuring the equality of underdeveloped, commercially less attractive villages:
•• Public NetPublic Net
•• eHungaryeHungary PointsPoints
•• Tax Tax benefitsbenefits for broadband development
•• EU EU FundingFunding for broadband development
Source: HMIC
… Ensuring the equality of underdeveloped, commercially less attractive villages:
•• Public NetPublic Net
•• eHungaryeHungary PointsPoints
•• Tax Tax benefitsbenefits for broadband development
•• EU EU FundingFunding for broadband development
Active state role: Active state role: Fast improving broadband infrastructureFast improving broadband infrastructure
December 2004December 2004
… Ensuring the equality of underdeveloped, commercially less attractive villages:
•• Public NetPublic Net
•• eHungaryeHungary PointsPoints
•• Tax Tax benefitsbenefits for broadband development
•• EU EU FundingFunding for broadband development
JuneJune 20052005
Active state role: Active state role: Fast improving broadband infrastructureFast improving broadband infrastructure
Source: HMIC
„Information Society in the Homeland” Programfor Hungarian-inhabited areas
(300 „eMagyar” Points)
Among the leaders in terms ofbroadband price reducing
We experienced in Hungary the fourth greatest reduction
in prices on PPP considering broadband fees
Source: OECD, Communication Outlook 2005
Challenges
Problem of Rural & Remote Areas
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2422
115275 256
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2004. December 2005.June
Settlements with DSL or CATV internet service
DSL service is available CATV service is available
Both DSL and CATV service is available Neither DSL nor CATV service is available
December 2004December 2004 JuneJune 20052005
Significant Digital Divide
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80
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Digitally illiterateOffline PC usage elsewhereOffline PC at homePC and Internet usage elsewhereOffline PC at home, internet usage elsewhereNarrowband at homeBroadband at home
Identifying and eliminating barriers
A C C E S S - a c c e s s ib l e n e tw o r k i n f r a s t r u c tu r e - a f f o r d a b le e n d -u s e r e q u ip m e n t - a f f o r d a b le b r o a d b a n d In t e r n e t s e r v ic e
M O T I V A T I O N - c o n s c io u s n e s s -r a is i n g a b o u t t h e a d v a n t a g e s a n d p o s i t iv e e f f e c ts o f b ro a d b a n d e l e c t ro n ic c o m m u n ic a t io n
C O N T E N T - a t t r a c t iv e c o n te n t o f f e r in g ( e -a d m in i s t r a t io n , e -h e a l th c a r e , e -e n v i r o n m e n t , N a t io n a l D ig i t a l A r c h iv e s , e -b u s in e s s , o th e r a t t r a c t iv e s t a t e a n d m a r k e t b a s e d c o n te n t d e v e lo p m e n t )
S E C U R I T Y C r e a te s e c u r i ty c o n d i t io n s f o r b r o a d b a n d t r a n s a c t io n s ( c o p y r ig h t p r o te c t io n , d a t a p r o te c t io n , a n t i -v i r u s p r o te c t io n ,e l e c t ro n ic s ig n a tu r e s , p r o te c t io n o f m in o r s , s p a m -f i l t e r in g , e t c .)
E D U C A T I O N - o b ta in in g th e d ig i t a l l i t e r a c y r e q u i r e d to u s e in f o r m a t io n a n d c o m m u n ic a t io n e q u ip m e n t - s u p p o r t e d u c a t io n o f in f o -c o m m u n ic a t io n e x p e r t s
M A R K E T M E C H A N I S M S
R E G U L A T I O N( E le c t r o n ic C o m m . A c t a n d o th e r i t e m s o f l e g i s l a t io n )
F I S C A L , P U B L I C P O L I C Y M E A N S
( o r i e n ta t io n , c o o r d in a t io n , s e t t i n g e x a m p le s , f u n d in g )
H O R I Z O N T A L P R I O R I T I E S ( I N N O V A T I O N , E Q U A L O P P O R T U N I T I E S )
Opportunities
• Half of the growth acceleration of the US came from the ICT sectors• The contribution of ICT applying sectors to the growth of productivity is
higher than the ICT manufacturing sector’s• Economies that take advantage of this chance can increase their
competitiveness
ICT employing sector
ICT manufacturer sector
EUUS
ICT Contribution to the Growth ofICT Contribution to the Growth ofProductivityProductivity 19951995--20012001 The “broadband hypothesis”:
“The expansion of broadband electronic communication has a key role in the succeeding of the direct and indirect positive effects of ICT sector on the competitiveness”
Broadband became a high priority in the national politics and in the recommendation of international organisations (OECD, World Bank, European Union)