THE STATE OF BROADBAND 2012: ACHIEVING DIGITAL INCLUSION FOR ALL
Digital Inclusion presentation to INCA Wireless Broadband Seminar
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Transcript of Digital Inclusion presentation to INCA Wireless Broadband Seminar
ITS Technology Group & First Ark Group
Wireless Broadband
Rollout in Social Housing
First Ark GroupA Business with a Social Purpose
• Our aim is to make a positive difference to local businesses, to our communities and to people’s lives through a range of commercial and social activities
• One part of that approach is in First Ark lead acting as the lead organisation on implementing a Digital Inclusion Strategy for Knowsley working with other partners, underpinned by support from the local authority
The Challenge – Digital Inclusion
• Knowsley is in the top 5 most deprived areas of the country
• 80% of social tenants in Knowsley are claiming some form of benefit
• 20% of residents have never used the internet
• 58% of benefit dependant and vulnerable tenants don’t have access to the internet*
• Access to the internet can bring the most disadvantaged in society:
• Access to lower costs services, products and information• Employment opportunities – our research showed 46% of local jobs were
exclusively available online• Health advice, guidance – reducing reliance on GP’s
* Excludes mobile phones
The Challenge – Digital Inclusion
• Government drive to be digital by default• Requires those needing support to have access
• Business benefits - only 32% of our tenants choose to interact with us digitally:
• Face to face contact costs - £8.70• Phone contact costs - £1.65• Internet based contact costs £0.05
Digital by default” – “Digital by design” .
“We estimate that moving services from offline to digital channels will save
between £1.7 and £1.8 billion a year.”
The Challenge – Wireless Internet for Business
• Superfast Britain rollout is being undertaken across Merseyside
• Areas of exclusion – • include areas of Knowsley with high density of SME Businesses • areas currently served by low speed and unreliable broadband access
No fibre deployment planned
A Pilot project providing access to our housing customers local to the solution:
• Free internet access • Extended access on a PAYG basis• Free tablet computers• Free onsite training and user support
High Speed reliable wireless broadband access to local business
• Meeting the needs of SME’s excluded from superfast rollout
• Ensuring local business support for growth
The Proposal
The Solution – Pilot Project
4 tower blocks 256 apartmentsPhased Rollout to 15,000 housing stock
Digital Inclusion
Financial Inclusion
Revenue Share
Fully supported
Wi-Fi routers installed into the core of high rise flats which
broadcasts out to the apartments.
A thorough survey is undertaken of the
infrastructure to ensure that signal is received all the way
through the building.
The Technical Solution – MDU
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Benefits to the Community
United Communities Better Opportunities Lower Cost of Services Improved Safety
Improved Education Boost to Local GDP Increased Property Value Better Health Services
Cost savings in the future with ITS
Thank You
Thank You
0844 856 9966
www.itstechnologygroup.com
The Heath Business and Technical Park, Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 4QX
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www.firstark.com
Lakeview, Kings Business Park, Prescot, Knowsley L34 1PJ