“TECHNOLOGY READINESS &TECHNOLOGY‐READINESS & INNOVATION IN THE FIELD OFBUSINESS AND SECURITY: THEFIELD OF NETWORK CENTRICFIELD OF NETWORK CENTRIC

COMMUNICATIONS”

Elias AravantinosExelixisNet.comExelixisNet.com

Thessaloniki 28/1/2012

AgendaAgenda

• About ExelixisNet comAbout ExelixisNet.com• Technology readinessI d i• Indexes presentation

• Methodology example• E‐security readiness proposal• Role of indexesRole of indexes• Summary

• Was found in New York City, in 2007• Collaboration with European Institute of Law• Collaboration with European Institute of Law, Science and Technology

• Telecom and New Media Consulting Boutique• 4G‐Readiness International Index• Affiliated partner at CITI (Columbia Inst. For Tele‐Information))

• Social Media Monitoring Service for Cosmote

“Technology Readiness” is a concept coined as analogousTechnology  Readiness  is a concept coined as analogous to e‐ readiness

The “state of play” of a country’s technological status  and the ability of its consumers, businesses and governments to use in the future the technology to their benefit

E‐readiness study: Over 100 separate criteria, bothE readiness study: Over 100 separate criteria, both qualitative and quantitative, are evaluated for each country by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s team of analysts. These criteria are scored on their relative presence in 

t ’ i liti l i l l da country’s economic, political or social landscape.

Networked readiness: The capacity of countries to fully p y ybenefit from new technologies in their competitive strategies

Other Indexes: E Government Networked E ParticipationOther Indexes: E‐Government, Networked, E‐Participation

• Dynamic index  y‐o‐y• Countries are improving ‐>  Impact to quality of life and the Digital economy, e‐servicesg y,

Source: INSEAD

Our studyOur study • “4G‐Readiness Index” • The “state of play” of a country’s• The  state of play  of a country s mobile wireless status  and the ability of its consumers, ybusinesses and governments to use in the future the mobile i l t th i b fitwireless to their benefit

• 4G: Next Generation of MobileD N k f ll iData Networks – full coverage in 100Mbps

Methodology – Weights %•• Connectivity and Connectivity and technology infrastructuretechnology infrastructure

•• Connectivity and Connectivity and technology infrastructuretechnology infrastructure20

Methodology  Weights %

technology infrastructure technology infrastructure technology infrastructure technology infrastructure •• Business environmentBusiness environment•• Business environmentBusiness environment20

l d l ll d l ll d l ll d l l•• Social and Cultural Social and Cultural environmentenvironment

•• Social and Cultural Social and Cultural environmentenvironment15

•Legal environment•Legal environment1010

••Consumer trendsConsumer trends••Consumer trendsConsumer trends2020 ••Consumer trends  Consumer trends  ••Consumer trends  Consumer trends  2020•Government policy 

d•Government policy 

d15 and visionand vision15

Differences/ Results for 2010

Networked readinessGreece #64

Spain #32l

E-readinessGreece #28

Italy #24 Spain #25 Italy #33Italy #24, Spain #25

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Modifying with national investment’s f b lprofitability

What is missing? E‐securityWhat is missing? E security

• Due to the rise of cyber‐attacks

• Share expertise• Serious measurementsOf E itOf E‐security• E‐Security readiness index 

as input to other studiesp• Difficult effort organized 

per nation or group of countriescountries 

E‐security readiness proposal for public networks

• Potential metrics – Number of received threats– Recovery time– System’s upgrade frequency– System s upgrade frequency– Standard e‐security solutions 

usedA l t iti l– Assess access plan to critical resources

– Online e‐gov transactions security and solutionsecurity and solution

– Backup disaster plan

Role of national indexes

– Decision tools– Competition among countriesUseful for policy makers– Useful for policy‐makers

– Efficient Modifications drive into new results 

– Countries’ services evaluationA l h f– Annual snapshot of services and achieved effort

SummarySummary• National indexes are smart and innovative decision tools

• Time consuming process, research oriented defining winners and losersB h ki id ifi k d d i• Benchmarking identifies weaknesses and drives improvement

• Security of public networks directly related toSecurity of public networks directly related to military networks

• E‐security readiness needs to be formed from a trusted institution

• Initiative: NATO countries could lead, creating an e security shield indexan e‐security shield‐index

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Elias AravantinosManaging Director, ExelixisNetwww exelixisnet comwww.exelixisnet.comearavantinos@exelixisnet.comTwitter: eliasara, exelixisnet