Promoting

the Broadband experience

in
New Zealand
Brett O’Riley, CEO
New Zealand Information & Communications Technology Group

www.ict.org.nz Twitter: ICTBRO

Vision

NZICT will be the champion for

the leveraging of quality ICT and
partnerships to increase the New
Zealand’s global competitiveness.

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 The broadband opportunity
• Engaged Government has asked the
ICT industry to show leadership in
promoting broadband demand and
experience in collaboration with NGOs.

• There is a focus on improving

New Zealand’s productivity with ICT.

• Broadband, geo-spatial and data centres are the critical infrastructure for a 21 st century digital
economy.

• Enables intelligent communities, integrating business, utilities, council and community services on
common platforms.

• Digital literacy is the key to realising the potential for New Zealand.

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Engaging New Zealander’s
• Existing broadband carriers
• UFB & RBI
• “BUIC” Broadband Usage
and Innovation Centre
• Kiwi Advanced Research &
Education Network “KAREN”
• Cyber Security Innovation Foundation
• Broadband enabled education
• State sector transformation
• Auckland 30 year innovation plan
• Christchurch rebuild innovation plan
• New Zealand Knowledge Bank

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 Broadband Usage
and Innovation Centre (BUIC)
Concept:
• The Broadband Usage and Innovation Centre (BUIC) is proposed as a new facility linking NZ
universities and Crown Research Institutes to public and private sector stakeholders with a need
for coordinated research into the benefits of Ultra Fast Broadband .

• It would aim to develop collaborative research initiatives and projects across multiple disciplines
to leverage the investment in NZ’s new Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) and Rural Broadband (RBI)
infrastructure.

Vision:
• To maximise the benefits to all New Zealanders of UFB infrastructure, through multi-disciplinary
research into innovative uses and applications.

Mission:
• To coordinate, develop and promote applied research into innovations which may be enabled by
the UFB and Rural Broadband initiatives, for the benefit of all New Zealanders. Projects may
include health, education, commerce, entertainment, utilities management, e-Government etc.

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 Critical Success Factors for BUIC
 National focus – UFB/RBI are national initiatives which would be unlikely to achieve the best
research and usage outcomes if BUIC involved just one university.

 Multi-disciplinary – UFB infrastructure may act to enable a range of new solutions, products,
business process, means of service delivery etc. A focus within a single discipline would tend to
exclude others.

 Collaborative – Recognising UFB will enable new solutions and opportunities across a range of
areas, BUIC should aim to collaborate across these different fields to encourage innovation while
harnessing the considerable existing expertise

 Clearing-house – BUIC should be created to coordinate, rather than own, individual projects and
initiatives. Participating universities should own and derive full benefit from individual projects.

 Overall Funding Increase – BUIC should harness existing ad-hoc, point in time research in the
private sector to deliver a comprehensive, co-ordinated view of the possibilities of UFB/RBI,
which is the greater than the sum of its parts.

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 Key Roles
o BUIC – acts as clearinghouse for proposed research & development projects, linking research capacity and skills
in the university system with private sector partners and others (e.g. NGOs, Govt).
o Participating universities – research expertise, local knowledge, deep technical skills, and potential for research
participation by student communities.
o Participating Crown Research Institutes - deep sectoral research expertise and technical skills
o NZ Universities Research Committee - provides advice to Universities NZ on instigation of the BUIC.
o Private sector – industry expertise, funding and research ideas.
o UCONZ (University Commercialisation Offices) – bring together the commercialisation offices of universities.
Successful BUIC projects would flow to UCONZ for commercialisation.
o NZ ICT – peak body for ICT sector in New Zealand. Most companies which would participate in BUIC projects
are members.
o CFH (Crown Fibre Holdings) – as Government’s agent for implementation of the UFB initiative, facilitates
instigation of the BUIC.
o Ministry for Science & Innovation (MSI) – lead agency driving the science and innovation sector in New Zealand
and peak provider of Government science funding.
o REANNZ – telecommunications backbone for universities (KAREN), and also has expertise in demand
aggregation and research.
o Local Fibre Companies – can provide prioritised infrastructure and support public trials etc.

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KAREN

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KAREN – e-research

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 Square Kilometre Array

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be the largest

international astronomical facility of the 21 st century.
If built in New Zealand and Australia, it will be the
largest single endeavour in our scientific history.

Every year the world currently produces

1,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes of information.
The SKA will produce this data volume in one day.

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http://www.youtube.com/clubhousenz
 About the Intel Computer
Clubhouse Network
• Using the "original" Computer Clubhouse as a model, the Intel Computer
Clubhouse Network supports community-based Computer Clubhouses around the
world, providing thousands of youth with access to resources, skills, and
experiences to help them succeed in their careers, contribute to their communities,
and lead outstanding lives
 WHY ?

Access Gap V Fluency Gap

Today, discussions about the “digital divide” typically focus on differences in

access to computers or broadband. That will change. As the costs of
computing decline, people everywhere will gain better access to digital
technology. But there is a real risk that only a small handful will be able to
use the technologies fluently. In short, the “access gap” will shrink, but a
serious “fluency gap” could remain.
remain

Mitchell Resnick, Cofounder Computer Clubhouse

 HOW?

The Computer Clubhouse provides a creative and safe after-school learning

environment where young people from under-served communities work with
adult mentors to explore their own ideas, develop skills, and build confidence in
themselves through the use of technology and access to broadband.
Clubhouse Connected Community
A seamless set of digital solutions
Community technology for the real and virtual world
CLUBHOUSE 274 -
CLOVER PARK
Technologies used in building a learning
community
FIBRE
Building a learning community
WIFI

Clubhouse/School
main radio tower
Building a learning community
1-1 ANYTIME ANY WHERE LEARNING
Building a learning community
ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY
 The

Manaiakalani
Project

Seven schools:
• Tamaki Primary
• Tamaki Intermediate
• Tamaki College
• St Pius X
• Point England
• Glenbrae
• Panmure Bridge

Age 5 years to 18 years

2000+ students
Infrastructure
funding
for 2,500
users

Build
underway
Manaiakalani Message

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Manaiakalani Day 1 Start

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 Broadband milestones
for Aotearoa in 2011-12
• Fibre based broadband expands
• BUIC delivers world class research
• KAREN utilisation expands
• Cyber Security Innovation Foundation
established
• SKA decision made
• Education initiatives expand
• E- Health
• State sector transformation continues
• Bring on the science and innovation investment

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 Rugby World Cup 2011
ICT events Location Date
Rutherford Hi-Tech Forum Christchurch 7 - 11 Sept 2011
Square Kilometre Array Christchurch 7 – 9 Sept 2011
Research Forum
Canterbury Software Christchurch 8 Sept 2011
Summit
Digital Content Forum Christchurch 8 Sept 2011

Spatial Industry Forum Christchurch 9 Sept 2011

Wireless Development Christchurch 9 Sept 2011

Workshop
Cloud Computing Forum Auckland 16 Sept 2011

ICT Product & Services Auckland 14 – 18 Sept 2011

Showcase
Hi-Tech Forum Wellington 23 Sept 2011