From Digital Campus to

Connected Community

Connecting, Enabling & Transforming Cleveland Through Ultra Broadband

Lev Gonick, Case Western Reserve University

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From Campus Vision to City Transformation

OneCleveland has been informed by a mission to be a big, bold 21st-century community-oriented project that delivers advanced information technology capabilities to achieve community priorities for economic development, learning, job training, research support, preeminence and distinction

Our goals are:

To become the best university neighbor any city has ever had.

To be a major contributor to the vitality of our inner city.

To be a catalytic agent for overcoming the digital divide.

To be a meaningful part of the economic vibrancy of our regional economy through successful commercialization and technology transfer.

To take the incredible scientific and medical breakthroughs for which we are known all around the world and -- right in Cleveland – show how working together we can develop a model for a healthy Cleveland.

To become an existence proof for the nation and the world.

Dr. Edward M. Hundert, President, Case Western Reserve University, January 2003

Connect, Enable and Transform Connects the Region to a shared network of next-

generation digital ultra broadband infrastructure Fiber has 1 million times the capacity of copper with current

speeds that are thousands of times faster than traditional broadband

Fiber, equipment and design all contributed by vendors Enables new products, applications and tools to be

used by the Region’s education, research, healthcare, government, arts and culture and other nonprofit organizations to improve and expand their services

Transforms the way we live by fostering expanded collaborations, increasing utilization of existing resources, modernizing key infrastructure, and by encouraging innovation, investment and economic opportunities.

Assessing Regional Strengths and Community Priorities

Health CareLeverage technology for access, education, treatment, and commercialization

ResearchLocal, national, and global

collaborations

Non-ProfitsArts, culture, museums, humanities & other

E-GovernmentHousing, transportation, police & fire, homeland security

EducationClose the digital divide

Engage parents

Access through schools, libraries, community centers and wireless connections

First Community Network

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Connecting to Assets Throughout Ohio Third Frontier Network

Connected to the Transcontinental High-Speed Network

Changing Our Region’s Image - NowOneCleveland’s International Recognition means:

Media attention for our region as a leader in building community networks and deploying Information Technology to transform the economy

It’s a vehicle to tell the region’s economic development story around the globe at technology, business, and governmental conferences.

Opportunity to leverage recognition into donations and investments by global technology leaders that want to use the network to deploy next-generation products and services. Millions of dollars in outside donations have been leveraged to date.

Strong Recognition & Investment

TRANSFORMATIVE

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Finalists announced for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2004 awards

What People are Saying

“[A]ccess to broadband is critical to the future of their community and the future of the country and they are doing something about it.” – FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, March 12, 2004

“[C]itizens can boast about a municipal Internet project that is the most aggressive and ambitious in the nation.” – Gerry Blackwell, [internet.com - January 27, 2004]

“[V]isionary in its approach to exploiting [technological] resources, it is an example of how communities will be networked in the future” – John Soat,” Senior Executive editor, InformationWeek magazine, February 9, 2004

“The most exciting vision yet comes from Cleveland…[where] their OneCleveland technology and its Internet signal for thousands is just an enabler fo something far broader…. They want to create a national model of applying WiFi technology to bolster culture, advance learning, better health services and spread economic opportunity to pockets of extreme poverty.” [Neal Peirce, Syndicated Columnist Washington Post Writers Group, September 14, 2004]

“[S]purring national recognition of the city's technological renaissance.” [Daily Wireless - January 16th, 2004]

OneCleveland “Digital City” Engagements OneBroward County Glasgow (Scotland) OneGroningen (Netherlands) Hamilton (Canada) Jerusalem Monterey Bay New Orleans OneMiami Paris San Francisco Syracuse Toronto (GTA) OneYork Region (Canada)

OneAkron OneCanton OneYoungstown Shaker Heights Beachwood Euclid Lakewood

Our Regional Opportunity Enable new services, such as access to the wireless

Internet in public spaces, that can transform the region Deploy innovative applications and tools created here by

regional tech companies and global leaders Lower costs and improves both the quality and scope of

services provided by subscribers through their improved use of technology

Increase collaboration and innovation among organizations that foster economic development and service the community

Open new markets for subscribers and local solution providers

Gain global attention for our community treasures that are deploying technology in innovative ways

Founders & Board

In collaboration with the leading global technology partners

  

                                

And Vendor Relationships

Example of Collaboration (1+1=3)

ObjectiveRobust communications tools are the key to serving a broad public

audience for whom the Museum must become much more than a treasured vault under a “time lock.”

ApproachOneCleveland’s ultra broadband network enables the Cleveland Art

Museum and the Cuyahoga County Public Libraries to collaborate in innovative ways that wouldn’t otherwise be possible or affordable.

OutcomeA new federal grant will connect the museum to broadcast high

resolution, high quality sound videoconferencing and superb art images from the museum to numerous County Libraries. The libraries will then work with curators to develop rich historical content in story telling fashion. Additional programs include interactive Slam Poetry clubs for teens, travel programs for seniors using art as its foundation and an Educator’s Art Academy for teachers.

Example of Emerging Technology

Objective

Wireless web of connectivity spread throughout the region opens doors to new levels of collaboration and will attract attention for the region as “open and innovative.”

Approach

Institutions and organizations that subscribe to the OneCleveland network make part of their bandwidth and capacity available in public spaces.

Outcome

Regional wireless will create fresh business opportunities for existing telecommunications companies and others who can offer value added services such as secure transactions, voice over IP, email...

Ultra Broadband Metro Wireless Here First

Example of Enhancing Education

Objective

Reduce administrative costs in the region’s education system (K-12, state colleges and universities), increase collaboration among researchers and educators and bring new content and applications to our students.

Approach

Connecting the region’s state universities, K-12 schools and public libraries to the OneCleveland Network will encourage shared standards, processes, programs and bring new capabilities.

Outcome

Creation of shared services centers that manage software deployments across multiple institutions; enhanced research collaborations among institutions that exploit the ultra broadband capacity of the network; improved quality of distance learning applications and services because of new tools and capabilities made possible by the network.

University, Libraries and K-12 Collaboration

Outcomes for the Region Governments collaborate to enhance services and reduce costs Healthcare institutions extend their national leadership by complementing

services with development of related technology tools that can be commercialized (e-medical records…)

Increased security and safety because of improved communications tools for emergency, healthcare and safety personnel

Access to the wireless Internet in public places and public transit Improved e-learning and public access to the arts as schools, libraries,

museums, symphonies, Halls of Fame, theatres, art centers, libraries and others collaborate to creatively deliver richer content and services

Development of new commercial applications, products and services prompted by increased collaborations among researchers and entrepreneurs

More investments made in region to take advantage of business opportunities created by collaborations, strong infrastructure and innovations

Region gains global recognition for innovation, collaboration and efficient operations

What’s Next? Continue to build critical mass and add new shared (collaborative)

services (from service providers) e.g. VOIP, disaster recovery, data center consolidation.

Begin next layer of infrastructure The world’s first community utility compute on demand offering.

Architect community identity management initiative Economic Development encourage innovation and experimentation

(entrepreneurs and researchers), engage local service providers to provide solutions to Subscribers (i.e. outsourcing, MSP, VOIP), help enable or facilitate testing/implementing strong ROI based technology initiatives and perhaps emerging technologies.  Import top international emerging technologies and match them up with appropriate Subscribers. 

Continue to enhance and extend the model – collaborate with SBC, Adelphia, Fidelity Networks, AFS (+RTA, County…) to build out the networks reach to local and regional (incl. Akron+) constituents.

Key Take Away Lessons

This is not a project about digital infrastructure. This is a bold vision for transformation and positioning the city and its citizens for the 21st century.

Governance matters. Our “secret sauce” has been the “big tent” theory. Room for everyone.

Innovative applications, shared services, and new investment are critical success factors.

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Connecting, Enabling & Transforming Our Community