NETWORKED SOCIETY –
FOUNDATION FOR A
SUSTAINABLE WORLD
Shiv bakhshi, Ph.D.
VICE PRESIDENT, ERICSSON GROUP FUNCTION TECHNOLOGY
ITU REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOR THE ARAB REGION
MANAMA, BAHRAIN, OCT 28, 2013
The Networked Society Vision
Connected
homes
Connected
healthcare
Connected
buildings
Connected
charging station
Connected
micro
generation
Connected
truck
Connected
bus
Connected
meters
Connected
service
organizations
Standardized
technology
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Connected
consumers,
enterprises &
organizations
Identification
and authentication
Connected
car
Payments
ENABLING the networked society
Mobility
Broadband
The network is at the center!
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Cloud
MBB helps drive Transformation
…..at company and organization level
Transport
Media
Energy
Health
…..at industry and society level
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Learning
Transformation effect
Redefined
business
assets
Reshaped
eco
systems
Simplified
value
configuration
Digital
processes
User
co-creation
Transport
Energy
Learning
Health
Media
Connected
products
Value
analysis
Process
digitalization
Step
changed
efficiency
Shared
data
Digital
distribution
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New
process
tools
Collaboration
working
Customer
intimacy
Mobile broadband impacts in
some key areas
 EDUCATION
 (And Gender and Inequality)
 HEALTHCARE
 (And Health Education)
 LIVELIHOODS
 (And Financial Inclusion)
 URBANIZATION & SMART CITIES
 E-GOVERNANCE
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URBANIZATION AS EXEMPLAR
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THE MEGAURBANIZATION
› Urbanization trends
– In the year of 2050 it is estimated that 70 percent
of the world’s population will live in cities
– The highest growth will be noticed in Asia and Africa
– Urbanization likely driven by high birthrate combined
with an increasing migration from the rural areas
› Socioeconomic drivers
– Push factors include unemployment, poor housing
and infrastructure, lack of educational facilities, etc.
– Pull factors include economical opportunities,
attractive jobs, better education, modern lifestyle, etc.
– Cities are engines of economic productivity and
creativity as they bring tools and people together
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DIVERSITY OF CHALLENGES
URBAN PLANNING
JOBS
TRANSPORTATION
ENERGY
WASTE
EDUCATION
PUBLIC SAFETY
POLLUTION
HEALTH
WATER
GREEN ASPECTS
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
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URBAN DIVIDES
BENEFITS IN THE
NETWORKED
SOCIETY
› More intelligent use of ICT will
improve the socio-economic and
environmental impact of cities
› Examples of benefits:
– Job creation and GDP growth
– Optimized energy consumption
– Government e-services
– Increased end-user/consumer awareness
of own impact
– Access to healthcare and education
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MUTUAL interdependence
Policy
Technology
Markets
Each informs, and is informed by, the other two
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Implications for policy
 To exploit scale (and scope),
harmonize spectrum
Policy
 Policy
players must seek to
PHOTO & GRAPHICS AREA
provide
if
(Removeregulatory
this gray placecertainty,
holder)
Public Private Partnerships
are to work
Technology
Markets
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 Recognize & govern telecom
as critical social infrastructure,
not a mere vertical industry
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