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County of Västernorrland Sweden
Mikael Näsström
Facts• 7 municipalities• Population 244 000• Inhabitants/km2 = 11,2• 2 Provinces• 74% of the area is Forests
Broadbandcoverage in municipalities71-95% (100%)
Why not 100% coverage?
Still blind spots in coverage. Low or negative ROI for investments in some rural
areas – despite investment support Lack of demand in some areas. Technical limitations in some areas –
limited number of access points.
ICT-maturity by individuals
• 70% has access to Internet at home, 29% for those over 65 years.
• 35% has > 2 Mbps• 50% use it more than
6 hours a week• 29% have visited a
municipality website
ICT-maturity in business
• Access to Internet 95%
• 70% of those with access has > 2 Mbps
• Selling over Internet 42%
• 65% purchase products over Internet
• 69% have made online payments
• Only 24% with CRM-databases
Now it´s time to• Make use of the ICT-infrastructure for
regional growth in rural areas and take advantage of the opportunities ICT offers.
• Develop the co-operation over organizational boundaries. • Find out models for how to transform
the organisations by using modern ICT-tools.
• Create attractive regions where services meets the demands from companies and citizens.
An attractive rural lifestyle
with good ICT-access and modern
transport infrastructure.