Bad-Neuheim, 16-17 June 2003 1SERENATE FINAL WORKSHOP

The content loop:A contribution to develop

the IT use in the public sector(1999-2003)

Dany.Vandromme@renater.fr

Bad-Neuheim, 16-17 June 2003 2SERENATE FINAL WORKSHOP

Objectives

• Improve the access to pedagogical contents and cultural heritage for the education system

• Answer to expectations from researchers to access data (70 % on-site users are researchers at the National library)

• Test a different economical model for general interest services

Bad-Neuheim, 16-17 June 2003 3SERENATE FINAL WORKSHOP

Objectives

• Improve the access of national resources for public users

• Keep this neutral wrt ISPs• Break the “Library of Congress” paradigm• Extend the concept to others than libraries

Bad-Neuheim, 16-17 June 2003 4SERENATE FINAL WORKSHOP

Realisation (2000-2003)

RENATERGIX

ISPs

Global InternetGEANT

ContentLoop

Bad-Neuheim, 16-17 June 2003 5SERENATE FINAL WORKSHOP

Realisation (2000-2003)

• Free of charge all out-going traffic (public service) [34-155 Mb/s]

• Normal charging scheme for incoming traffic to prevent unfair competition with ISPs (Site Internet access) (less than 1/10th of bandwidth)

• Possibility to work in conjunction with an alternative ISP

Bad-Neuheim, 16-17 June 2003 6SERENATE FINAL WORKSHOP

Achievements

• National Library of France• “Cité des Sciences et de

l’Industrie”• Beaubourg Center

(IRCAM, BPI, Museum)• Univ Paris X: RADIO-

SUP• “Service du Film de la

Recherche Scientifique” (Internet TVs for Education)

• 3 “Rectorats” of Paris Region

• Ministry of Culture and Communication

• Museum of Decorative Arts

• …

Bad-Neuheim, 16-17 June 2003 7SERENATE FINAL WORKSHOP

Next steps

• “Cité de la Musique”• National Institute for Video and Multimedia (TV and

Radio Archives)• Le Louvre Museum• Other libraries

Bad-Neuheim, 16-17 June 2003 8SERENATE FINAL WORKSHOP

Conclusions

• Need long term commitment to achieve anything cross-ministries

• Generally speaking: hard to convince people!• Bandwidth is not everything: Most difficulties are

inside organisations (servers, firewalls, LAN architecture etc.)

• Acceptable model if there is a real public service component

• Glad we made it!

Bad-Neuheim, 16-17 June 2003 9SERENATE FINAL WORKSHOP

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