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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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NetherlandsAmsterdam
AlmereAmsterdam
Almere
Schiphol
Stad
Haven
Buiten
Poort Hout
Pampus
City of AlmerePoly nuclear set-up
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Prognoses
400.000
300.000
200.000
100.000
01980 1986 1994 1999 2005 2015 2030
10.00050.000
100.000140.000
180.000
250.000
350.000+
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
ALM-IX
AFP
FttI
FttB
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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