Frank Halsema - Almere: An Example of a Poly-Nuclear Urban Design Enhanced By Broadband

City of Almere

Smart Working and Smart Working Environments

Frank Halsema Sector Developer ICT & Broadband

Economic Affairs 24th September 2008

Building a Complete City

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Almere New Town in Europe

City of Almere

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City of AlmerePoly nuclear set-up

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Prognoses

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Population growth 1980 - 2030

City of Almere

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Challenges

• Create 100.000 new jobs • Solve imbalance housing –

employment• Create better environment for

entrepreneurs• Develop new business parks• Build new city centre• Develop academic education• Stimulate innovation

Stimulation of economic development

• Living Digital Life

• WorkingIncrease employment

• Learninge-learning and Next generation networking and

• WelfarePersonal healthcare services

Mission: Apply ICT for a Better Quality of Life

Almere Smart City

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Objective: development of new services in the field of:

building a complete city

Focus on strategic projects

Almere Smart City

Expansion of Almere as a Smart CityDevelopment of the Digital Gateway to Europe

Excellence in Service Innovation (ExSer)

Smart Work Center (e-working)

High-quality interactive video communication

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Speed up sustainable economic growth and enhance social inclusion

Precondition• Next Generation Broadband Network

Almere Fiber City

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• 2001: Establishment of SARA Computing & Networking Services, creating the Almere Internet Exchange (ALM-IX connected with AMS-IX), the centre of the Almere Fiber Network and data centre facilities

• 2003: Almere Fiber Pilot, first building site of Almere Fiber City in public private partnership

• 2006: FttI-backbone, fiber connectivity for public offices and schools

• 2006: FttB-expanding the backbone, fiber connectivity for business parks

• 2007-2010: FttH, expanding the network to the whole city in public private partnership

Broadband as important precondition

Almere Fiber City

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Almere Fiber CityBroadband as important precondition

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Almere Fiber CityAlmeerNet

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Almere Fiber CitySome results

• Attracted new (ICT) companies: created 1000 new jobs and fast growing in the media sector and datacenters

• Retention of SME’s: retention of 1000 jobs• Presence of advanced Broadband Services Center• Over € 450M new investments in the city• All basic schools connected saved the city € 5M• Pupils & Teachers have internet broadband access• Increase of community websites (social benefits)• Development of innovative broadband services• Increase of interest of public organizations and

companies to develop a common strategic agenda

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Almere Fiber CityConclusions

• A Next Generation Broadband Network Unleashes Infinite and Unimaginable Possibilities

Focus on the most important goals in the city and the region

Make a strong link between ideas, proposals and the long term goals

• Dare to invest a little to stimulate public and private investments

City and Province investment € 15,5M

New investments: € 450M

• Dare to invest to challenge the Service Providers

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I-vision Almere

building a complete city

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Ideas, Relations and Inspiration

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