IdeasandResourcesforCommunityDigitalStrategies
FNTCSTRONGConferenceRichmond,BCMay7,2013
JamesVanLeeuwenVentusDevelopmentServices
PincherCreek,Alberta
I’mastrategicconsultantandentrepreneurfromruralsouthwestAlberta.
IfyouthconSnuemovingawaytogreenerpastures,ourcommunitywillnotbesustainable.Toenableouryouthto‘prosperinplace’,mycommunitymustcreatenewfronSersofeconomicopportunity.
TheFoundaSonsofEnterprise&Economy
ManualEffort IntellectualEffort
DigitaltoolsandthenetworksareacceleraSng,decentralizinganddemocraSzingproducSonandleveragingofintellectualcapital
(knowledge,imaginaSonandingenuity).
TheessenceofdigitaltoolsandnetworksisthattheybringfronSersofopportunitytoourhands,ourhomesandourbusinesses.Thesetechnologieswillplaystrongerandmorenumerousrolesineconomy,communityandsociety,andhavebecomeessenSaltocommunitysustainability.Digitaltoolsandnetworkswillbecomeatleastasimportanttousasroadsandautomobiles.
CreaSngOpportunity:ACostComparison
FINDINGS• Ittook$320‐mtocreate3,000industrialjobsatDaimler
• $1‐mcreated200jobsintheKnowledge(TCCi)sector
• 25Xmoreexpensivetocreateindustrialjobs
• Knowledgejobsare20Xmorevaluableintermsofwages
‐‐ Chris Miller, CEO, Illuminomics
DigitaltoolsandnetworksarebeingleveragedtomiSgatephysical,socialandeconomicisolaSon,andtoleveleconomicplayingfields.SmallercommuniSesinruralandremoteregionshavethemosttogainfromthesetechnologies,butareusuallythelowestpriorityfortelecomindustriesandseniorgovernments.SmallercommuniSesmustthereforetaketheiniSaSveiftheyaretobecomefullandeffecSveparScipantsinanincreasingly‘digitalized’world.
Robustdigitalaccessnetworksarekey;
Ge^ngthemrequiresastrategy.
PICTUREStrategyPu^ngInformaSon&CommunicaSonToolstoUseinRuralEconomies
Overthelasttwodecades,communiSesandnaSonsaroundtheworldhavebeencraaingandimplemenSngstrategiestoleveragedigitaltoolsandnetworks.PICTUREisastrategicframeworkdisSlledfromtheirexperiences.
(I.L.S.R.)
CommunityBroadbandNetworksinCanada
ThemosteffecSvecommunitydigitalstrategy:• isdevelopedandimplementedbyacommunityitself(isdrivenbycommunity);
• doesn’trelyonleadershipfromindustryorgovernment(isledbyresponsibleciSzens);
• isfundamentallyaboutpeople,possibilityandopportunity,nottechnology(hasmeaning);
• emergesfromcommunityvalues,needsandinterests(startswherethepuckis);
• harnessestheenergyandcreaSvityoflocalyouth(focusesontheirfuture);
• developsandcommunicatesacompellingsharedvision(engagesandinspires);
• acSvelyengagesandinvolvestheenSrecommunity(fostersinternalcollaboraSon);
• engagesneighbouringcommuniSesandgovernments(fostersexternalcollaboraSon);
• engagesbyshowinganddoingratherthantelling(communicatesthroughexperience);
• secureslocalinvestmentandcommitmentfirst(getsthebuy‐inthatmadersmost);
• buildscapacityinfourkeyareas(leadership,literacy,networksandservices);
• leadstodevelopmentofabundance‐orientedfuture‐proofnetworks(FTTPw/WiFi).
ResourcesforDigitalStrategyDevelopment:OrganizaSons• FirstNaNonsTechnologyCouncil www.fntc.info• PacificCommunityNetworkAssociaNon www.pcna.ca• IntelligentCommunityForum www.intelligentcommunity.org• i‐CANADAAlliance www.icanada.nu• BroadbandCommuniNesInc. www.bbcmag.com• FibretotheHomeCouncilofAmerica www.Vthcouncil.org• CommunityBroadbandNetworks www.muninetworks.org• InsNtuteforLocalSelf‐Reliance www.ilsr.org• RuralTeleconCongress www.ruraltelecon.org
ResourcesforDigitalStrategyDevelopment:Events• BCBroadbandConference Richmond,BC March26–27• BroadbandCommuniSesAnnualSummit Dallas,TX April16–19• BCNETAnnualConference Vancouver,BC April30–May1• FNTCSTRONGConference Richmond,BC May6–8• FTTHCommunityToolkitConference KansasCity,MI May29–30• i‐CANADASummit Toronto,ON June3–4• IntelligentCommunitySummit NewYork,NY June5–7• FTTHAnnualConference&Expo Tampa,FL Sep30–Oct3• CyberaSummit Banff,AB EarlyOctober• BroadbandCommuniSesEcDevSummit Somewhere,USA November(?)
ResourcesforDigitalStrategyDevelopment:People
RickAdams,RoelCoert(QNet) CityofCoquitlam Coquitlam,BCLauraBradley(EORN) AcSonableIntelligence Brockville,ONCraigDobson(O‐Net) TaylorWarwickConsulSng SherwoodPark,ABJamesVanLeeuwen(OSLISCWG) VentusDevelopmentServices PincherCreek,AB
“Wecannotalwaysbuildthefutureforouryouth,butwecanbuildouryouthforthefuture.”[FranklinD.Roosevelt]
JamesVanLeeuwen
PincherCreek,Alberta
(403)627‐[email protected]:javanl
