Report Summary
Education and Healthcare
The Internet and associated Web 2.0 technologies have greatly increased the potential for, and quality of, remote education and the ‘virtual classroom’.
Tele-education is becoming increasingly important in training health professionals in remote areas. In an effort to lower costs and provide training and education to a wider audience, corporations and universities are adopting e-learning solutions. This report examines e-education in terms of both tele-education (teacher-based) and e-learning (student-based). Case studies on the use of e-education in other countries are also provided. The Labor Government made this a key element of its election campaign. The report addresses the topic in a global context. For more information, see chapter 1.3, page 9.
E-health is fast shaping up as one of the key killer apps on the truly high-speed broadband networks. New technologies are increasing our life expectation and improving our lifestyle, but the costs involved in this are enormous and we simply can no longer afford to finance these huge advances through the public health systems. In countries with proper broadband infrastructure we see e-health shaping up as a way for us to enjoy these advances in medical technology and medical services at a more affordable cost. This report provides an overview of the developments occurring in the e-health market. It includes an analysis and some projects. For more information, see chapter 2, page 51.
Report Outline
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
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
