Why a Trend Report? Scientific Technical Council Advice for new four year plan New Four year plan: Thinking ahead 2007-2010 Scientific Technical Council Advice for new four year plan New Four year plan: 2011-2014 2007 2008 2009 2010 The Trend Report is a midway reconsideration

The Trend Report: Is not a yearly list of: Trends or trendy things Best selling applications Best selling hardware Etc. The Trend Report is particular vision on Main trends that could affect higher education and research And how Higher Education could respond / adjust

Is not a yearly list of:

Trends or trendy things

Best selling applications

Best selling hardware

Etc.

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The Internet has changed drastically Dion Hinchcliffe

The digital world YouTube 2006: 65000 new video’s and 100 mln distribution p/d! MP3 songs: > 1 billion p/d exchanges 2007 iPhone: sold 1 million in 74 days 2006: digital information in the world: > 161 exabyte 2010: > 988 exabyte (75% duplicated material) 2010: 600 exabyte storage is available 1989: 1 GigaByte opslag: $ 12.000,00 2007: 1 GigaByte opslag: $ 0,24 Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX): 250 Gb/s NetherLight: 360 Gbyte per second.

YouTube 2006: 65000 new video’s and 100 mln distribution p/d!

MP3 songs: > 1 billion p/d exchanges

2007 iPhone: sold 1 million in 74 days

2006: digital information in the world: > 161 exabyte

2010: > 988 exabyte (75% duplicated material)

2010: 600 exabyte storage is available

1989: 1 GigaByte opslag: $ 12.000,00

2007: 1 GigaByte opslag: $ 0,24

Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX): 250 Gb/s

NetherLight: 360 Gbyte per second.

Nederland is running in the head league of the digital world Netherlands has higher number of broadband connections 2007/8 NL 7e position Networked readiness index (before USA) 2008 NL 7e position e-Readiness index AMS-IX worlds biggest internet exchanges SURFnet6 most advanced research and education netwerk 88% Dutch have access to a pc (2006, cbs) 85% Dutch have access to internet (2006, cbs) 66% houses has broadband internet (2006, cbs) 112,6% Penetration of mobile telephony (aug. 2007, c’t) More pc’s than FTE staff in higher education (2003) More wireless access Faculty, staff and students use the pc and internet extensively

Netherlands has higher number of broadband connections

2007/8 NL 7e position Networked readiness index (before USA)

2008 NL 7e position e-Readiness index

AMS-IX worlds biggest internet exchanges

SURFnet6 most advanced research and education netwerk

88% Dutch have access to a pc (2006, cbs)

85% Dutch have access to internet (2006, cbs)

66% houses has broadband internet (2006, cbs)

112,6% Penetration of mobile telephony (aug. 2007, c’t)

More pc’s than FTE staff in higher education (2003)

More wireless access

Faculty, staff and students use the pc and internet extensively

Three main developments The importance of the individual has increased, but in a social context. Boundaries are fading. We are part of a networked society. Higher Education Institutions are transforming into Knowledge Enterprises

The importance of the individual has increased,

but in a social context.

Boundaries are fading. We are part of a networked society.

Higher Education Institutions are transforming into Knowledge Enterprises

TEN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN AN ICT AGENDA FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

Sustain the joint investment in the network infrastructure Addressees: Government, management and corporations

Sustain the joint investment in the network infrastructure

Continue to build the expertise on wireless networks as a flexible augmentation to the existing cable network Addressees: SURFnet and institutions

Continue to build the expertise on wireless networks as a flexible augmentation to the existing cable network

Develop a common infrastructure for security management Addressees: SURF SURFnet and the institutions

Develop a common infrastructure for security management

Provide users with more control over their personal information Addressees: Management, faculty and students

Provide users with more control over their personal information

Further invest in the economic optimization of ICT services Addressees: ICT-services

Further invest in the economic optimization of ICT services

Develop a new model for roles and responsibilities of the information services department Addressees: ICT-management and policymakers

Develop a new model for roles and responsibilities of the information services department

Provide next generation facilities for research, study and work Addressees: Institutions and developers

Provide next generation facilities for research, study and work

Develop an integrated vision on the use of ICT in education Addressees: Directors of Education and developers

Develop an integrated vision on the use of ICT in education

Aim to establish one Digital (Research) Library for The Netherlands Addressees: Institutions and UKB

Aim to establish one Digital (Research) Library for The Netherlands

Foster the differentiation and freedom of choice in the use of ICT Addressees: Policy makers, ICT managers, faculty and students

Foster the differentiation and freedom of choice in the use of ICT

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