Transcript OneCleveland Network

From Digital Campus to
Connected Community
Connecting, Enabling & Transforming Cleveland Through Ultra Broadband
Lev Gonick, Case Western Reserve University
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From Campus Vision to City Transformation
Our goals are:
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To become the best university neighbor
any city has ever had.
To be a major contributor to the vitality
of our inner city.
To be a catalytic agent for overcoming
the digital divide.
To be a meaningful part of the
economic vibrancy of our regional
economy through successful
commercialization and technology
transfer.
To take the incredible scientific and
medical breakthroughs for which we are
known all around the world and -- right
in Cleveland – show how working
together we can develop a model for a
healthy Cleveland.
To become an existence proof for the
nation and the world.
Dr. Edward M. Hundert, President, Case
Western Reserve University, January
2003
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OneCleveland has been
informed by a mission to be a
big, bold 21st-century
community-oriented project that
delivers advanced information
technology capabilities to
achieve community priorities for
economic development, learning,
job training, research support,
preeminence and distinction
Connect, Enable and Transform
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Connects the Region to a shared network of nextgeneration digital ultra broadband infrastructure
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Fiber has 1 million times the capacity of copper with current
speeds that are thousands of times faster than traditional
broadband
Fiber, equipment and design all contributed by vendors
Enables new products, applications and tools to be
used by the Region’s education, research, healthcare,
government, arts and culture and other nonprofit
organizations to improve and expand their services
Transforms the way we live by fostering expanded
collaborations, increasing utilization of existing
resources, modernizing key infrastructure, and by
encouraging innovation, investment and economic
opportunities.
Assessing Regional Strengths and Community
Priorities
Health Care
Leverage technology for access, education, treatment, and commercialization
Education
Research
Close the digital divide
Engage parents
Local, national, and global
collaborations
E-Government
Housing, transportation, police & fire, homeland security
Non-Profits
Arts, culture, museums, humanities & other
Access through schools, libraries, community centers and wireless connections
First Community Network
Core
Transport
DWDM
>= 10GigE
>= 10GigE
>= 10GigE
Express
Access
Core (DWDM)
Express (10GigE DWDM)
Access
Connecting to Assets Throughout Ohio
Third Frontier Network
Connected to the Transcontinental High-Speed Network
Changing Our Region’s Image - Now
OneCleveland’s International Recognition means:
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Media attention for our region as a leader in building
community networks and deploying Information
Technology to transform the economy
It’s a vehicle to tell the region’s economic
development story around the globe at technology,
business, and governmental conferences.
Opportunity to leverage recognition into donations
and investments by global technology leaders that
want to use the network to deploy next-generation
products and services. Millions of dollars in outside
donations have been leveraged to date.
Strong Recognition & Investment
TRANSFORMATIVE
SCALABLE
REPLICABLE
Finalists announced for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2004 awards
What People are Saying
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“[A]ccess to broadband is critical to the future of their community and the future of
the country and they are doing something about it.” – FCC Commissioner Michael
Copps, March 12, 2004
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“[C]itizens can boast about a municipal Internet project that is the most aggressive
and ambitious in the nation.” – Gerry Blackwell, [internet.com - January 27, 2004]
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“[V]isionary in its approach to exploiting [technological] resources, it is an example
of how communities will be networked in the future” – John Soat,” Senior
Executive editor, InformationWeek magazine, February 9, 2004
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“The most exciting vision yet comes from Cleveland…[where] their OneCleveland
technology and its Internet signal for thousands is just an enabler fo something far
broader…. They want to create a national model of applying WiFi technology to
bolster culture, advance learning, better health services and spread economic
opportunity to pockets of extreme poverty.” [Neal Peirce, Syndicated Columnist
Washington Post Writers Group, September 14, 2004]
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“[S]purring national recognition of the city's technological renaissance.” [Daily
Wireless - January 16th, 2004]
OneCleveland “Digital City” Engagements
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OneBroward County
Glasgow (Scotland)
OneGroningen
(Netherlands)
Hamilton (Canada)
Jerusalem
Monterey Bay
New Orleans
OneMiami
Paris
San Francisco
Syracuse
Toronto (GTA)
OneYork Region (Canada)
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OneAkron
OneCanton
OneYoungstown
Shaker Heights
Beachwood
Euclid
Lakewood
Our Regional Opportunity
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Enable new services, such as access to the wireless
Internet in public spaces, that can transform the region
Deploy innovative applications and tools created here
by regional tech companies and global leaders
Lower costs and improves both the quality and scope of
services provided by subscribers through their improved
use of technology
Increase collaboration and innovation among
organizations that foster economic development and
service the community
Open new markets for subscribers and local solution
providers
Gain global attention for our community treasures that
are deploying technology in innovative ways
Founders & Board
In collaboration with the leading
global technology partners
And Vendor Relationships
Example of Collaboration (1+1=3)
Objective
Robust communications tools are the key to serving a broad public
audience for whom the Museum must become much more than a
treasured vault under a “time lock.”
Approach
OneCleveland’s ultra broadband network enables the Cleveland Art
Museum and the Cuyahoga County Public Libraries to collaborate in
innovative ways that wouldn’t otherwise be possible or affordable.
Outcome
A new federal grant will connect the museum to broadcast high
resolution, high quality sound videoconferencing and superb art
images from the museum to numerous County Libraries. The
libraries will then work with curators to develop rich historical content
in story telling fashion. Additional programs include interactive Slam
Poetry clubs for teens, travel programs for seniors using art as its
foundation and an Educator’s Art Academy for teachers.
Example of Emerging Technology
Ultra Broadband Metro Wireless Here First
Objective
Wireless web of connectivity spread throughout the region opens doors
to new levels of collaboration and will attract attention for the region
as “open and innovative.”
Approach
Institutions and organizations that subscribe to the OneCleveland
network make part of their bandwidth and capacity available in
public spaces.
Outcome
Regional wireless will create fresh business opportunities for existing
telecommunications companies and others who can offer value
added services such as secure transactions, voice over IP, email...
Example of Enhancing Education
University, Libraries and K-12 Collaboration
Objective
Reduce administrative costs in the region’s education system (K-12, state
colleges and universities), increase collaboration among researchers
and educators and bring new content and applications to our students.
Approach
Connecting the region’s state universities, K-12 schools and public
libraries to the OneCleveland Network will encourage shared
standards, processes, programs and bring new capabilities.
Outcome
Creation of shared services centers that manage software deployments
across multiple institutions; enhanced research collaborations among
institutions that exploit the ultra broadband capacity of the network;
improved quality of distance learning applications and services
because of new tools and capabilities made possible by the network.
Outcomes for the Region
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Governments collaborate to enhance services and reduce costs
Healthcare institutions extend their national leadership by complementing
services with development of related technology tools that can be
commercialized (e-medical records…)
Increased security and safety because of improved communications tools
for emergency, healthcare and safety personnel
Access to the wireless Internet in public places and public transit
Improved e-learning and public access to the arts as schools, libraries,
museums, symphonies, Halls of Fame, theatres, art centers, libraries and
others collaborate to creatively deliver richer content and services
Development of new commercial applications, products and services
prompted by increased collaborations among researchers and
entrepreneurs
More investments made in region to take advantage of business
opportunities created by collaborations, strong infrastructure and
innovations
Region gains global recognition for innovation, collaboration and efficient
operations
What’s Next?
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Continue to build critical mass and add new shared (collaborative)
services (from service providers) e.g. VOIP, disaster recovery, data
center consolidation.
Begin next layer of infrastructure The world’s first community utility
compute on demand offering.
Architect community identity management initiative
Economic Development encourage innovation and experimentation
(entrepreneurs and researchers), engage local service providers to
provide solutions to Subscribers (i.e. outsourcing, MSP, VOIP), help
enable or facilitate testing/implementing strong ROI based technology
initiatives and perhaps emerging technologies. Import top international
emerging technologies and match them up with appropriate
Subscribers.
Continue to enhance and extend the model – collaborate with SBC,
Adelphia, Fidelity Networks, AFS (+RTA, County…) to build out the
networks reach to local and regional (incl. Akron+) constituents.
Key Take Away Lessons
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This is not a project about digital
infrastructure. This is a bold vision for
transformation and positioning the city
and its citizens for the 21st century.
 Governance matters. Our “secret sauce”
has been the “big tent” theory. Room for
everyone.
 Innovative applications, shared services,
and new investment are critical success
factors.
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[email protected]
216-368-5404
Connecting, Enabling & Transforming
Our Community