Synopsis: Ict: Communication systems: Telecommunication:

Recommendations by a Business Panel on future EU innovation policy Supported by an online debate at http://blogs. ec. europa. eu/innovationunlimited

/â€oewe propose to base EU action around compelling social challenges to fi nance venture and social innovation

funds, to incentivise large scale community level innovations to transform the public sector and to unlock the potential of new

Diogo Vasconcelos (Chair), Distinguished Fellow, Cisco systems International Dr Anne Stenros, Design Director (Vice president, Design), KONE Corporation

http://blogs. ec. europa. eu/innovationunlimited /3 Innovation has been a central EU priority over the

web 2. 0 tools are transforming how people interact. Open innovation is based on the power of networks and access to knowledge

unlimited†at http://blogs. ec. europa. eu /innovationunlimited/./These discussions were an inspiration for us,

Information technologies and the future internet provide new tools to achieve this. Open source ways of working

in web-enabled formats, to allow new combinations and empower citizens to co-create new services.

to use the web to support one another. Incentives and platforms should be supported for data-generators

generation internet, radical new services and business models It will transform how people work and live by increasing

Information technologies and web 2. 0 tools are transforming how people interact, not withstanding the necessity of physical space and meetings for the

technologies and web 2. 0 tools give new opportunities to increase cross innovation between companies and

Innovation Unlimited forum, http://blogs. ec. europa. eu/innovationunlimited/,where citizens can co -create policy ideas

and exploiting the potential of Web 2. 0 We as individuals and collectively must move to come up with creative solutions to the major challenges

Chair), Distinguished Fellow, Cisco systems International Gianfranco Corini President, NEXT-Ingegneria dei Sistemi S. p. A

http://blogs. ec. europa. eu/innovationunlimited

Research and Innovation Strategy for the Smart Specialisation of Catalonia Contents Executive summary...3 1. Framework...

electrochemistry, nanomaterials, Internet, mobile telephony Fine chemicals, pharmaceutical preparations, medical technology industry, insurance industry and hospital system

The World Mobile Congress has generated a growing community of start-up companies that develop mobile solutions, mainly in the following four areas

sites around the country have access to high-capacity infrastructure. The Industrial Ring project uses broadband infrastructure to connect companies and institutions in sectors of economic activity

electrochemistry, nanomaterials, Internet, mobile telephony Fine chemicals, pharmaceutical preparations, medical technology industry, insurance industry and hospital system

The World Mobile Congress has generated a growing community of start-up companies that develop mobile solutions, mainly in the following four areas

sites around the country have access to high-capacity infrastructure. The Industrial Ring project uses broadband infrastructure to connect companies and institutions in sectors of economic activity

Science in Society website http://ec. europa. eu/research/science-society Research and Innovation policy

â Integrated in a network with other scientific and technological sites university campus, observatories, etc Excellence+differentiation

questionnaires (web-based or surveys) and personal interviews (face-to-face, telephone, or in working groups. A key feature brought in by these European union-sponsored exercises was the

introduction of external experts in this analytical phase The benefits of bringing in an external view to address sensitive issues such as redundancies and

technology infrastructures (broadband networks) and other telecom-and internet-related services are presented in the Digital Agenda Scoreboard. 21

website). ) For RIS3, foresight studies would ideally combine regional expertise with international expertise able to put regional assets in perspective with wider trends

dynamic web pages, including parts in English for wider dissemination; newsletters and leaflets to complete the information with traditional communication tools;

visiting the sites, marketing of the participants to the project; press conferences (various with different scenarios;

system with too many small sites doing the same things and where agglomeration externalities were dissipated

global networks •Innovation vouchers, targeting 'innovation beginners 'Strategy: stimulating knowledge absorption and entrepreneurial dynamism Structural

38 For further guidance, please look at Inforegio website -Monitoring and evaluation of European Cohesion policy †ERDF and Cohesion fund, Concepts and

available at the website of the Platform 69 demonstrators for promoting Key Enabling Technologies and better involving user

/48 http://www. europe-innova. eu/web/guest/home 49 http://www. proinno-europe. eu

single site or distributed Research Infrastructures, and •Cross Border Facilities (CBF) which are independent regional or national facilities with

ambitions to host the site and/or to coordinate a large multidisciplinary infrastructure. They are involved almost exclusively through participation in the construction and exploitation of the new

instrumentation and high-speed computer networks linking research centres) and centres of competence in a specific technology, technology transfer

'Available on the website of the Smart Specialisation Platform, 72 •University Business Forum: A platform to promote cooperation between HEI and

innovation of fast and ultra fast internet and interoperable services and applications DAE has set ambitious targets for high speed internet infrastructure across the Union (by 2020

100%coverage of EU households at 30 Mbps minimum+50%take-up subscriptions at 100 Mbps minimum) and for wide deployment and more effective use of digital technologies

applications and services Successful delivery of this Agenda will enable Europe to deliver a better quality of life through

for example, better health care (ehealth Action Plan, Active and Healthy Ageing Partnership social inclusion and education (einclusion, eskills, elearning), a more effective public

together with an affordable high speed internet infrastructure, are essential components of these ambitious goals

Europe is facing an investment challenge in the financing of high speed internet infrastructure because the benefits for society as a whole appear to be much greater than the private incentives

to invest in faster internet network infrastructures. The large amount of investment required to achieve ubiquitous coverage80 requires a combined effort from a large number of investors from

81 See EU Broadband good practice site: http://www. broadband-europe. eu/Pages/Home. aspx

Mbps), assessing the most suitable investment models, 89 etc. This may take the form of a stand

Internet, einfrastructures; content technologies and information management; robotics cognitive systems, advanced interfaces and smart spaces: mobile apps and social networks

apps, etc c) include measures in support of the regional capacity to plan, manage and implement ICT

support web entrepreneur camps, good practices exchange, peer review, studies, regular mapping of infrastructure, monitoring and benchmarking, development, expertise;

Plan for high speed Internet Infrastructure (Next Generation Networks The Guide to Broadband Investment, presenting the various models for management authorities

investments respect the relevant regulation (telecom framework, State aid guidelines, etc. they can benefit from a wide range of EU funding instruments from the Connecting Europe Facility

broadband and high speed internet infrastructure. The EBP provides assistance to regions to work through the different stages of the Guide to Broadband Investment as well as specific

plans for high speed internet (national broadband plans) with a view to exploiting synergies and

telecommunications networks. 92 91 EBP: http://www. broadband-europe. eu/Pages/Home. aspx 92 CEF guidelines:

might include pilot plants and demonstration sites, proof of concept and early stage financing incubation facilities

Technology, Social media Creative and Cultural Enterprise ICT including next generation internet and computing, information security, software, gaming, social networking, digital media, digital

content, e-learning; Creative and cultural enterprise Innovative Processes for Enterprise (Advanced Manufacturing and Business Services

Advanced manufacturing (including applications in ICT pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, bio processing, medical technologies, food and drink etc.;

requires companies to respond to global megatrends such as the cloud, web based delivery big data, mobile commerce, cost of energy, technology pace and globalisation/localisation

Technology, Social media Creative and Cultural Enterprise ICT including next generation internet and computing, information security, software, gaming, social networking, digital media, digital

content, e-learning; Creative and cultural enterprise Innovative Processes for Enterprise (Advanced Manufacturing and Business Services

Advanced manufacturing (including applications in ICT pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, bio processing, medical technologies, food and drink etc.;

requires companies to respond to global megatrends such as the cloud, web based delivery big data, mobile commerce, cost of energy, technology pace and globalisation/localisation

In the IT&C field 2147 companies were operating in 2011 (software, telecommunications hardware), which positions the region on the 4th place among the eight development regions

in the country for IT activities, irrespectively on the 2nd place for telecommunication subsector, being evident a concentration of these activities in the area of producing

another one inside the Electronics, Telecommunications and Information technology Faculty, a Research and Tecvhnology Transfer Center †POLYTECH, a National Research and

telecommunications and software, computer programming, mecatronics, security, e-health, ITC for transport, new media, irrespectively

networks of the future, internet services, software and visualization, media network and 3d internet, integrated systems design, personal health systems, ITC for energy efficience and

accessibility, informatics and artificial inteligence. The region†s specialization niches in the ITC sector, which represents directirons for reconfiguring the industry concern:

intelligence, WEB technologies (web mining), robotics, integrated systems, producing systems and planning production systems, calculation systems, voice recognition, imagesâ€

Development of the smrt phones games sector An example of relevant project comes from priority sector IT&C,

a explosion of games for smart phones, stimulated by the success of applications like Angry

IT&C Telecommunication and Software/Computer programming, Mechatronics, New Media, Application Development Automotive Industry and Other Transport Equipment

IT&C Networks of the future, internet and services, software and visualization, networked media and 3d internet, flexible organic and large area electronics, embedded system

design, personal health system, ICT for energy efficiency and accessible and assistive ICT, Computer science and artificial intelligence

•Future internet •Software development technologies, instruments, and methods •High performance computing and new computational models

•Actors were identified through †knowledge maps†(social network analyses of the Romanian RDI ecosystem based on data collected from projects, publications

Big data, future internet etc. Advanced and nano-materials The R&i program fiches in the smart specializations fields provide †where pertinent â€

competences assembled in a format styled †knowledge maps†(social network analyses with a visual and geographical (GIS) component

1 The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, lavricvictor@yahoo. com 718 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 8th INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

In the tourism cluster, promotion and management of archaeological sites, promotion of regional spas as cross-border medical tourism destinations,

single market based on fast internet applications and to liberalize access to content on line g) Public procurement.

connected with the global networks. The majority of ICT firms interviewed as part of the World bank report â€oesmart Specialization Case Studies†develop software exclusively for the headquarters of

Web portals; Computer programming activities networks of the future, networked marketing and media and 3d internet flexible organic and large area electronics, personal health and preventive

care systems, research and innovation IT network, etc Agro food Collection, Marketing, Processing and Preserving of Meat, Fruit and

and historical sites Develop integrated tourism packages Use of national resources and regional brand products

The important cultural and archeological sites located in this part of the country need to be included in a common integrated thematic itinerary

leverage the natural and cultural heritage of the region, including the historical urban centers and sites

introduction of digital Marketing and Web 2. 0; and development of low cost software management systems of for small

assets, including mountainous regions and thermal waters as well as important historical sites and monuments. Targeted measures need to be implemented

can identify and promote projects to rehabilitate the historical sites and to modernize medical facilities in spa resorts.

Improvement of natural sites with tourism potential Valorization of touristic potential in mountainous areas by construction of the

supported sites 3. 1 Investing in education skills and lifetime learning by developing education and

Daimler, Deutsche Post DHL, Deutsche telekom, Evonik, Qiagen, RWE Innogy, Tengelmann and Carl Zeiss. Its main

and iii) significant number of archeological sites. In order to exploit their potential with a view of

sites are located o Draft of strategies for the two types of clusters and promoting investments under

and IT technologies as well as on telecom markets liberalization In a global society undergoing a significant transformation process in the

Internet, as an info disseminating environment and supplying services and content creating new markets, thus contributing to a growth in economic productivity.

Having in view that the spread of Internet benefices depends more and more on Internet high speed access availability for citizens and companies, an increased

use of broadband communication services was identified as major objective 4 In this context, it became obvious that Romania also needs a political

definition which is based only on the quantitative dimension of the Internet connections, emphasizing the transfer speed of 144 kbps as a threshold for

delimiting connections in broadband as compared to those in narrowband In order to monitor the development of broadband access availability we must

Internet, at a transfer speed of at least 1 Mbs (value increasing progressively) and a monthly availability degree of at least 98%,providing the maximum interactivity and

accessed by Internet. â€oe When applying the definition, the following characteristics shall be taken into consideration

accessed by Internet 6 •The value of the transfer speed of minimum 1 Mbs is applied to connections on

zone any locality with 10,000 inhabitants at most, where at least one internet services provider is present

The announced investments by companies as Infineon, Motorola, Nokia or Ruwel in research-development centers in Romania are relevant for illustrating the potential of

electronic communications market as regards internet services providing. If mid -11 2006, we had 2, 66 million connections of internet access, mid 2008 the number

personal computers and the information available at the level of internet networks as well as the continuous development of services using as support the internet created

a trend for young people and even a way of life All this made possible this significant growth of internet access connections

connections to internet. According to data reported by internet providers, in June 2008, in Romania, there were approximately 2, 27 million broadband access

connections to the internet provided at fixed points, with 760,000 more than in the similar period of 2007 (1, 51 millions) and 1, 42 millions broadband access

connections to the internet provided on mobile points, with 420,000 more than the corresponding period of 2007 (1 million

Table 1: Dynamics of the total number of access connections to the internet, depending on the connecting means and

access speed during 30.06.2006-30.06.2008 Source: ANC Indicators 30.06.06 31.12.06 30.06.07 31.12.07 30.06.08 Fixed points connections

subscriptions for internet access and f mobile phone users on subscription basis with internet access by EDGE, CDMA

subscriptions for internet access and mobile phones users on subscription basis with internet access by CSD, GPRS Broadband access connections at mobile points †prepaid

cards for internet access and mobile phone users on prepaid cards with access to internet by EDGE, 3g12

Narrowband access connections at mobile points †mobile phone users on prepaid cards basis with access to the

internet by GPRS43 abs. mil) abs. mil) abs. mil) abs. mil) abs. mil 0, 69 1, 09 1, 51 1, 95 2, 27

Dynamics of the number of broadband access connections to the internet provided at fixed points

internet at fixed points out of which -dial up, ISDN Dedicated access, out of which a) coaxial cable

greatest value in the total number of dedicated access internet broadband connections at fix points still belongs to the UTP/FTP cable connections (52,5

Structure of the total number of dedicated access internet connections, depending on the support used, on 30.06.2008

of economic growth perspectives in general, broadband internet development continued at EU level with an increase of 19,23%during July 2007-July 2008.

Evolution of the penetration rate of broadband internet dedicated access connections during 31.12.2003 †30.06.2008

Total no. of broadband internet dedicated access mil Penetration rate for 100 inhabitants66 %Number broadband internet dedicated access

provided to clients, natural persons (mil Penetration rate for 100 households67 %0, 01 0, 10 0, 38 1, 09 1, 95 2, 27

Penetration rate for broadband internet dedicated access for 100 inhabitants=no. of broadband internet dedicated access connections

Penetration rate of broadband internet dedicated access connections for 100 households=no. Of broadband internet dedicated access

connections/no. of Romania†s households*100; no. of households=7. 320.202 (source: INS, Population and households†census, March

Evolution of the penetration broadband internet dedicated access connections during 31.12.2003 †30.06.2008 Source: ANC

Out of the total number of internet dedicated access connections a significant percentage belongs to natural persons, approximately 87%,the remaining

Structure of the total number internet dedicated access connections, depending on customers†category Evolution during 30.06.2006-30.06.2008

internet dedicated access connections out of which a) subscribers natural persons b) subscribers legal persons 0, 12 0, 69

As concerns the market of internet dedicated access connections at the level of institutions and companies, it is dominated by TV cable and fiber optics connections

Internet dedicated access connections depending on the type of infrastructure, existing in companies and institutions Source:

86%)where we have dedicated internet access connection, have subscriptions with unlimited monthly traffic, while 7%of the companies and institutions use monthly

Penetration in ascending tendency of mobile phone (123%coverage ï¿High penetration rate of CATV networks (75%coverage

The purchase cost terminals (PCS, laptops, mobile phones, mobile smartphone, etc) is rather low as compared to previous years

Weak points ï¿Low penetration and use rates of the internet as compared to the average at

European level ï¿Major differences between penetration rates of broadband networks in the urban and rural environment

computers and Internet -the degree of digital alphabetization of the public administration Based on the objectives formulated before the elaboration of the strategy on the

Internet for interacting with public authorities 2. 6 10 50 Percentage of use of e-government

Internet for educational and instruction purposes 2. 3 (in 2006) 10 40 Penetration rate of broadband

broadband connections to the Internet, either regarding access, or the digital content Their administration by different entities leads unfortunately to a duplication of

communication sector versus operation of telecommunication projects and effective implementation of demarches provisioned for in the strategy

market for digital, based on quickly and ultra-fast internet and interoperable applications, enabling all wide access for broadband by 2013, universal access to

much higher speed internet (30 Mbps or more) by 2020 and subscribing 50%or more of European households to over 100 Mbps Internet connection.

EU Commission will strive to •provide a stable legal framework, to stimulate investment in an open and

competitive infrastructure for high-speed Internet and related services •develop an effective spectrum policy •facilitate the use of EU structural funds to achieve this agenda

Web services in EU) to enjoy high levels of security and confidence, a balanced regulatory framework with well defined rights, the strengthening of multi-territory

•promote the access to the Internet for all the European citizens, in particular through measures to support skills and accessibility of digital services

2. Promoting the use of the Internet, safety and trust through increased accessibility and electronic integration of all EU citizens, fostering innovation in small

and to promote the development of mobile broadband as the proper solution for Romania, considering the intense progress of mobile telephony market

In addition, the active mobile broadband connections to access points dramatically increased with about 65 %from 1. 5 million at the end of 2008 to 2. 5 million connections at the end of 2009

where there is no currently Internet service 7â Â providers. MCSI is the direct beneficiary of the funds.

especially Internet services. A first step in this direction was made last year by installing 211 hotspots (wireless network providing free Internet service in a public

area) in 34 counties. In 2010, a number of 300 access points will be installed all over the country

•Ensuring until 31 december 2012 access to public telephone network, fixed point, for every citizen of Romania

•Ensure access to public pay telephones •Ensure equal conditions for disabled users 8â

identify the best approach to ensure availability of basic telecommunications services for all EU citizens.

telecommunications sector were settled back to 2002 and they guarantee citizens †access to public telephone networks and services such as basic Internet access

The public consultation is meant to find out whether these rules and definitions for universal service should be updated for the digital age,

telecommunications sector by the end of 2010 The Commission is seeking views on the following key areas

service has been created for traditional telecommunications services, through voice but is this approach valid in today's dynamic digital environment?

access and use basic telecommunications services •Broadband: A comprehensive coverage of broadband is crucial to boost

telecommunications or other policy options would be more effective •A national flexibility and a coordinated approach at EU level:

development of telecommunications markets, availability of broadband, the consumers adoption and governments reactions to so-called"digital division†may

a financial contribution from the telecom sector to ensure universal coverage of broadband or intervene should the public purse

A first step has already been done by the national telecom authority ANCOM) by setting frequency division multiplex in the GE06 plan so that the first

organization and operation of the Special Telecommunications Service, with subsequent amendments, Draft Law on the approval of Government Emergency

Companies with Local area network 90,9 86,4 Companies with internet 97,9 97,2 Companies with broadband 99,5 99,4

Company to use e-commerce 58,7 51,4 Personal computer using 50,1 53,5 Staff using internet 42,7 43,8

Companies with website 66,6 67,0 Companies using digital signature 28,0 24,4 Employees who received ICT training 13,8 17,4

Net domestic ICT market (thousands of euros) 189,5 1, 49 %PUBLIC SECTOR Companies interact with AAPP 83,0 84,0

Households with Internet 69,0 63,9 Households with broadband 66,5 61,9 Households with mobile phone 96,0 95,1

TV households 99,6 99,5 Population using computer 68,0 69,3 Population accessing Internet 70,1 67,1 Population purchase through internet 22,6 18,9

Source: Regional sheets of the New Economy. N-economy The equipment and use of ICT in households, has increased in Balearic

Islands in the last years Source: Regional sheets of the New Economy. Baleares. N-Economics.

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each regional website for smart specialisation Benchmarking analysis on priority setting policy objectives and measures, monitoring and

†the technological park AULA DEI http://www. zaxpark. com/web/guest with a strong focus

Aragon adopted a first strategic planning for infrastructures of telecommunication. A se second one adopted in 2009 relates to information society, over the period 2009-2011.

providing 100%of the population with a large broadband at the level of 30 Mbps and 50%at the

level of 100 Mbps. The Region also launched an important process of opening of public sources, on

†On the Web portal â€oearagon participaâ€oe Place-based dimension of the RIS3 •How can Aragon use innovation to address the

telecommunications services †Integration of ICT in enterprises †Knowledge transfer †Boost of egovernment and open Government

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