IdeasandResourcesforCommunityDigitalStrategies

FNTCSTRONGConferenceRichmond,BCMay7,2013

JamesVanLeeuwenVentusDevelopmentServices

PincherCreek,Alberta

jvl@ventus.ca

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)627‐8427jvl@ventus.caSkype:javanl