Communities
with open access networks enjoy a higher rate of creation of new businesses in key
sectors than other communities.
This is the
key finding of a study presented by Caisse des Depot et Consignations in a
meeting of AVICCA in Paris on March 31st.
I didn’t
attend and I thoroughly regret – but the presentations are here.
Other
findings of the study are that the existence of open access networks helps the
creation of new qualified jobs in the technology sector.
In France
where more than 160 open access networks have been deployed since 2006, the
field of observation is large enough that the findings of the survey can be considered
as a definitive proof that community-sponsored NGN’s are a key infrastructure.
The French networks
range from very small (with a few users connected to a wifi antenna) to very
large, like Semafor77 in Seine-et-Marne with more than 1100km of
fibre and 55 wimax towers. They all contribute to the economic development of
their communities and help to maintain or create jobs.
Interesting study indeed. But I am not sure I understand the methodology used. What (micro-level) data have they used ? How did they collect it? Which criterias have been incorporated in the analysis? No info on that, it seems.
Don't get me wrong, I agree with what they say in the end. We at SNG (www.sngroup.com) have developed another approach - after 10 years of assessing the economic impact of broadband networks. We reach similar conclusions - only we can back them up with hard, micro-level data. Collected on the ground, from thousands of businesses and organizations. We currently do this type of work for the states of Louisiana, North Carolina and Kentucky in the Unied-States (part of the Obama Stimulus package). We have done similar jobs for the gov'ts of Australia or Canada.
Disclosure : we bid on the CDC study, and werent chosen - too expensive, we were told. When you pay peanuts... :)
Pierre Guillery
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Strategic Networks Group
www.sngroup.com
www.sngroup.fr
Rédigé par : Account Deleted | 20 avril 2010 à 21:15