IIA Vision of 2005

SeaSide

Came across this while doing my bit of netvis voting




The Goals of the Irish Internet Association
To achieve this vision, the Irish Internet Association has identified the following 10 goals of achievement. These goals are to be achieved by 2005.

1. ACCESS: Every individual and business will have access to the communications infrastructure they require at a reasonable price. At least 75% of individuals and businesses will have a choice of communications provider.
2. CONTENT: Every citizen will have access to Irish originated content, and the individual means to control the quality of online content accessed by their family.
3. E-BUSINESS Every business, regardless of size, will be able to build secure trading relationships with every other business online
4. EDUCATION: No child shall leave the educational system without good PC skills and an advanced knowledge of the application of all things digital.
5. E-GOVERNMENT: Every individual and business will be able to conduct the vast majority of their interactions with the state online in a manner, which optimises transaction security, and the privacy of the individual.
6. EXCELLENCE: Irish software and technology will be recognised as world leaders, supported by national and regional digital centres of excellence.
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES: All financial institutions will facilitate the expansion of business online allowing all customers to use digital methods to conduct all transactions and communications with their financial institution by 2005.
8. INFRASTRUCTURE: Ireland will strive to have the best bandwidth (Mbps) capacity per capita in Europe. Every town of 10,000 people will be connected to at least one telecommunications backbone. Every town of 25,000 people will connect to at least two backbones.
9. KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL: Government, industry and academia will work actively together to create sustainable national advantage through the creation of commercialised intellectual capital, and a culture of lifelong learning
10. SOCIAL INCLUSION: No one shall be excluded from relevant access to technology based on location, language, education, disability, income level, employment status, or age.

Sponge Bob

funny how the IIA never noticed that Comreg have set the bar at 0k or emmmm 28.8k .....maybe.

Nor did they ever make a submission to Comreg.

SkepticOne

SeaSide wrote:

8. [...] Every town of 25,000 people will connect to at least two backbones.

If there's any left over, perhaps a certain regulator could make use of them?