2008 Australia - Government, E-Health, Energy & Tele-education Markets

Published by: Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd

Published: Mar. 13, 2008 - 114 Pages

Table of Contents

1. Government Initiatives and Policies

1.1 E-Government

1.1.1 Introduction

1.1.2 Benefits of e-government

1.1.3 E-government applications

1.1.4 Fibre key to e-government

1.1.5 Digital Content Industry Action Agenda

1.1.6 Judiciary needs to reform itself in the wake of the new media

1.1.7 International overview

1.1.8 Policy and regulatory frameworks - historic overview

1.2 Labor Government policies

1.2.1 National Secondary School Computer Fund

1.2.2 Reclaiming our reputation for innovation

1.2.3 Internet laws - undermining democracy

1.3 National FttX strategy

1.3.1 Government’s national broadband plan

1.3.2 Telstra’s initial FttN Plan

1.3.3 Consequent developments and analysis

1.3.4 G9 - Optus-led industry initiative

1.3.5 Deutsche Telekom next contender

1.4 Municipality broadband

1.4.1 Introduction

1.4.2 Market overview

1.4.3 Guidelines for local broadband rollouts

1.4.4 Back-to-front broadband decisions - analysis

1.4.5 Broadband Connect - what’s next?

1.4.6 Progress Report - 2007

1.4.7 Cities are taking charge

1.4.8 How to get started

1.4.9 The roles of the players

1.4.10 Outlying areas

1.4.11 Staged developments

1.4.12 Broadband - a concept not a technology

1.4.13 A City Broadband Agenda

1.4.14 Broadband education

1.4.15 City marketing

1.4.16 Examples of tele-cities

1.4.17 Broadband analysis packages for LGAs and ROCs

1.4.18 Case studies

2. E-Health

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Scope

2.3 E-Health introduction and overview

2.3.1 Changing societies

2.3.2 Increase in demand requires e-health solutions

2.3.3 E-health well suited for chronicle ill patients

2.3.4 More care for less money

2.3.5 Tele-care

2.3.6 The ‘system’ is the biggest obstacle to e-health

2.4 E-health - killer app on true broadband

2.4.1 Broadband essential to maintain public health system

2.4.2 Aged care services at home

2.4.3 Social networking through video cams

2.4.4 Public education and public debate needs to start now

2.4.5 Online patient record systems

2.4.6 Digital healthcare appointment system

2.4.7 Video consultation and monitoring

2.4.8 There simply is no alternative to e-health

2.5 Market surveys and reports

2.5.1 Homecare telehealth

2.5.2 Massive costs of healthcare

2.5.3 Patient remains central

2.6 E-health: the killer app on broadband - analysis

2.6.1 Urgent rethink needed about e-health delivery

2.6.2 Bureaucratic framework hopelessly inadequate

2.6.3 Redefining a medical consultation

2.6.4 Redefining service delivery

2.6.5 Deregulate and democratise the bureaucracy

2.7 New local developments

2.7.1 Remote diagnosis

2.7.2 Video consults

2.7.3 Home care monitoring

2.7.4 Patient e-health monitoring service

2.7.5 Next G videoconferencing

2.7.6 Electronic health records

2.8 Clever Networks programs

2.8.1 Introduction

2.8.2 First round of funding

2.8.3 Second round of funding

3. E-Education

3.1 Introduction

3.1.1 E-learning and tele-education

3.1.2 E-learning statistics and forecasts

3.2 Australian initiatives

3.2.1 FttH to the schools

3.3 International case studies

3.3.1 Europe

3.3.2 Norway

3.3.3 Developing market - Africa

3.4 Other trends

3.4.1 Virtual worlds

3.4.2 Educating remote health professionals

4. Energy Markets

4.1 Industry overview

4.1.1 The industry in 2008

4.1.2 The Australian utilities market

4.1.3 NUS Electricity Report and Cost Survey - 2007

4.1.4 UtiliTel

4.1.5 Wireless power

4.1.6 Marketing and business issues

4.2 Smart grids

4.2.1 Key energy and environmental issues

4.2.2 Federal Government showing leadership

4.2.3 Pinc, Australia’s first smart grid

4.2.4 How to facilitate a smart grid

4.2.5 Industry push for smart grids

4.2.6 From smart meters to smarts grids

4.2.7 Smart meter readers

4.2.8 Broadband powerlines

4.2.9 ICT solutions for global warming and energy saving

4.2.10 Smart grid concept gathering momentum

4.2.11 Victoria is holding the country back

4.2.12 Political backlash

4.2.13 Government still stuck in old-world thinking

4.2.14 Leadership is all that is needed

4.2.15 Utilities need to be modernised

4.2.16 Technology solutions need to be followed through

4.2.17 Smart grids and the FttN/FttH plans

4.2.18 Holistic view - broadband, smart grids and E-Health

5. Glossary of Abbreviations

List of tables

Table 1 - Top five e-government countries - 2007

Table 2 - Top five e-government countries - 2005

Table 3 - Projected regional increases in total healthcare spending - 2020 - 2050

Table 4 - Worldwide e-learning market value - 2005; 2008

Exhibit 2 - Examples of Web 2.0 developments

Exhibit 3 - E-government definition

Exhibit 4 - Examples of web based e-government applications

Exhibit 5 - Facts and figures of the Telstra’s FttN roll-out

Exhibit 6 - Fibre-to-the-Node (FttN)

Exhibit 7 - FttN Group of competitive carriers

Exhibit 8 - Cooperation scenarios

Exhibit 9 - Access Prices G9

Exhibit 10 - Fibre Broadband Proposal

Exhibit 11 - ‘Ready-to-go’ broadband towns - 2007

Exhibit 12 - Key ingredients for local broadband success

Exhibit 13 - Key broadbanding steps

Exhibit 14 - Some application bit rates

Exhibit 15 - Callpoint services

Exhibit 16 - Key policy issues

Exhibit 17 - E-health benefits

Exhibit 18 - Patient interaction

Exhibit 19 - Advantages of e-health

Exhibit 20 -Advantages of e-learning

Exhibit 21 - Sample of e-learning market participants

Exhibit 22 - Examples of tele-education initiatives in developing markets

Exhibit 23 - What is a smart grid?

Exhibit 24 - Case study TXU

Exhibit 25 - Smart grid applications

Exhibit 26 - Smart air-conditioning control

Abstract

• Government policies to stimulate the digital economy;
• Government initiatives to fund infrastructure for the digital economy;
• Industry initiatives regarding FttH infrastructure and smart grids;
• Digital media strategies for local councils;
• Local broadbanding case studies;
• Smart grids as green telecoms, carbon trading, environmental issues;
• Market and industry analyses;
• Market statistics and forecasts.

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