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Information Society Perspectives in South - Eastern Europe
BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA.
Mr. Siniša Petrović
Information Infrastructure Manager
Communications Regulatory Agency
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Presentation Aims
• Current situation in BiH;
• Areas of Concern - The Needs;
• The Elements in Place;
• The Oportunity.
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• Internal administrative organisation of BiH - Complex picture;
•The war still affects peoples lives in BiH;
• Telecom infrastructure, reconstruction and development;
• Information access by population is low;
• The economy is fragile;
• Taxation high, wages low, alternative economy.
Current situation in BiH - The Reality.
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2 Entities Republika Srpska
Federation of BiH
10 Cantons (Federation BiH)
Brčко District
150 Municipalities
Internal administrative organisation of BiH - Complex
BiH Territorial size of 51.209,2 km2
1 District
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source of data: Ministry for human rights and refugeesMeeting the donor conference in Doha, 15. May 2001
• 2,2 million people have been displaced from their homes
• 1,200,000 persons have requested for refugee protection in more than 100 countries worldwide
• 328,900 persons have regulated their status in the recipient countries
• 288,450 persons awaiting for permanent solution.
The war still affects peoples lives in BiH
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Telecom infrastructure, reconstruction and development
Source EBRD
• subscriber lines had decrease almost 45 percent;
Damage assessment was estimated as follows:
• exchange capacity decreased 25 percent;
• transmission routes destroyed 40 percent;
• long-distance network destroyed 65 percent.
• The cost of restoring the sector, USD 222 million.
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Needed investement by operator to reach EU standards (MDEM)
228
882
850
HPT Mostar d.o.o PTT BiH Telekom Srpske
Source IMG 1999
Telecom infrastructure, reconstruction and development
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• 3 Telecom Operators in Fixed Network - with app 850,000 main lines;
• Tendering procedure for new mobile operator is on the way;
Main actors and competitors in Telecom Market today
• 17 Internet Providers with about 75,000 subscribers (density estimation 2%).
• 2 Telecom Operators in Mobile Network - with app. 250,000 subscribers;
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- 55 % of settlements within technical coverage
- 75% of inhabitants within technical coverage
Telecommunication coverage, estimation
source of data: Communication Regulatory Agency
More than 95% population lives in marked areas
Estimated presence of telecom service in BiH
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source of data: European Survey of Information Society Projects and Actions
Total lines penetration rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with CEEC and EU members average
66.00%
77.00%
94.00%
110.00%
23.90%28.50%
35.90%45.00%
20.10%
8.11% 9.25%
22.22% 24.43%29.02%
0.00%
20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
80.00%
100.00%
120.00%
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
EU average
CEEC average
BiH average
Total lines penetration rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Economy
GDP per capita US$ 1,126 average net wage KM 305 (June 2000, growth 9%) inflation 7.5% unemployed (40%) (June 2000)
source of data: Agency for Statistics BIH, Bureau of Statistics FB, Bureau of Statistics of RS
Financial infrastructure
main payment procedure: cash afterwards credit card usage and acceptance very low central bank controls monetary policy
Economy and Finance.
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Areas of Concern - The Need :
Simple, cheap and reliable access to information
- for Governance - institution building
- for Commerce - building the economy
- for Education / Training
- for Science and Culture
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Preconditions: Legal Framework
Implementation of a policy and law making bodies; Implementation of equal treatment of incumbent and non-
incumbent Internet Service Providers; General legal provisions for privacy and data protection; Updating contract law and obligations rights; Updating the law on financial institutions; Modernising the financial sector; Improving law enforcement for the overall legal
framework Establishing legal and organisational provisions, promoting
fair competition.
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Preconditions: Technical base
The Information Infrastructure:
– efficient, competitive, affordable and accessible with high quality of service;
Base of knowledge:
– Building a top level base of professional knowledge;
– Providing a basic knowledge to the society;
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The elements in Place :
Non-nationalist Governments in place; Enabling Regulation now established and hence can
encourage development; Modern Telecommunication Infrastructure in place; Change of attitude;
from "unless it is specifically allowed you CANNOT”
to "unless it is specifically prohibited - you CAN"
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Parliament
Senate
making the policy
Adopting the law
Government(relevant ministry)
Draft bill
Regulatory Agency
Law adopted
by parliament
•Reporting to Governmentand parliament•Proposing policy orientations
Regulate: implementing the law
Implementing rules and law
Policy making and implementing the rules
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Policies for Enabling the Internet: Legal Framework
Limited need for NEW Internet regulation– Digital signature– Protection of intellectual property
Application of existing regulations (not Internet specific)– Protecting children– Consumer protection– Preventing fraud– Prosecute criminal behavior
Not traditional media regulation with thanks to FCC
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Existing Overlay Transmission Network in BiH
a.)
Sarajevo
Zenica
Mostar
Jajce
Trebinje
Tuzla
Banja Luka
PrijedorBihac Bijeljina
Srbinje
GorazdePosusje
Livno
YU
CRO
CRO
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Action in BiH : Building Base of Knowledge
source of data: European Survey of Information Society Projects and Actions WWW Indicators report on Bosnia
% of website / total number of "units"evolution
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Jul-99 Oct-99 Jan-00 Apr-00 Jul-00 Oct-00 1-Jan
Primary and secondary schools UniversitiesRegional and local authorities Hospitals/clinicsMuseums Libraries
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Action in BiH : Building Base of Knowledge
source of data: European Survey of Information Society Projects and Actions WWW Indicators report on Bosnia
% of website / total number of "units"
100%
85%
60%50%
40%
12%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Universities Regional andlocal authorities
Museums Libraries Hospitals/clinics Primary andsecondary
schools
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The Opportunity:
To BUILD on the NEW postwar infrastructure To change culture by "Ownership" To develop Internet Service Providers (deregulation) To allow low cost rapid spread of wireless
technologies to serve the rural population (WLL) To reduce the costs of communication - liberalisation To develop the regional applications from Within the
Region To involve/empower the local users and providers
wherever they are in BiH
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Conclusions
Significant opportunities are available for new services throughout Europe;
BiH is well-placed to exploit because of the opportunities of Infrastructure Development;
Decision to shift in market from equipment manufacture to service delivery;
BiH needs to find support for service provision opportunities;
Can use these opportunities to attract investment.
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