IT NORRBOTTEN AnneMari Angeria IT Norrbotten FACTS OF

IT NORRBOTTEN Anne-Mari Angeria, IT Norrbotten

FACTS OF NORRBOTTEN Norrbotten Sweden Population 248 545 9, 48 milj. Area 98, 249 km 2 410, 000 km 2 Population density 2, 5 inhabitants per km 2 23 Inhabitants per km 2

Arjeplog 3 114 Arvidsjaur 6 494 Boden 27 643 Gällivare 18 326 Haparanda 10 041 Jokkmokk 5 119 Kalix 16 591 Kiruna 22 967 Luleå 74 426 Pajala 6 270 Piteå 40 942 Älvsbyn 8 253 Överkalix 3 549 Övertorneå 4 810 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000 80 000

OWNERS IT Norrbotten is owned by • Municipalities of Norrbotten: Arvidsjaur, Arjeplog, Boden, Gällivare, Haparanda, Jokkmokk, Kalix, Kiruna, Luleå, Pajala, Piteå, Älvsbyn, Överkalix, Övertorneå • The County Council of Norrbotten

BUSINESS CONCEPT IT Norrbotten offers • Europe´s biggest open high-speed fibrebased network to business and the public services • Which increases the range of services and contributes to an economic growth and development at the region

PROGRAM FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Economic growth depends on welldeveloped broadband infrastructure • Information society for all through the continued expansion of broadband network • The basic requirement for strengthening competitiveness and prosperity in Norrbotten

ROLE • To administrate and develop the regional, fibre optic communication network • To stimulate the usage of the network for business and public sector so that broad range of services will be created • To act as a catalyst for the regional development

A JOINT IP NETWORK • A common network for 5 hospitals, 33 health centres and 34 dental clinics • A common network for the 14 municipalities at the region

MORE EFFICIENT HEALTHCARE • System for digitalised patient records, VAS • Digital X-rays Ø 150 000 examinations/year Ø 3 000 x-rays/year • Digital prescriptions • IP-telephony • System for videoconference

BENEFITS FOR MUNICIPALITIES • Cooperation between municipalities of Norrbotten • Common systems: - School admissions - Personnel administration systems - IP alarm • Common purchase of Internet capacity • IP-telephony • System for videoconference

A JOINT PLATFORM FOR DISTANCEMEETINGS • A common platform for municipalities and the county council • Exchange of information • Health and social care • Education

A JOINT PLATFORM FOR DISTANCEMEETINGS • 1500 desktop software • 50 room systems in the hospitals, clinics, municipalities and local authority agencies • Several solutions on carts, to be used in surgery rooms

A JOINT PLATFORM FOR DISTANCEMEETINGS • A common administration • Support/help-desk • Financed by the municipalities and the County council

VIRTUAL MEETINGS • Reduced travelling costs • Increased safety • Saved time • Environmentally friendly • Freedom of choice • Quality of life

MAINTENANCE HOURS

COORDINATED DISCHARGE PLANNING • For patients that leave institutional care from the hospital • Often three organisations involved: 1. The care provider and district nurse from the municipality 2. The nurse and specialist from the hospital 3. The nurse and district nurse from the primary health centre. • Long distances / a lot of travelling time • Often also the relatives participate at these meetings

REMOTE CONSULTATION: Access to specialist care at the whole county

PHYSICAL THERAPY AT HOME

NATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING • Virtual meetings for learning and practising the native language • Coordination of mother-tongue teaching between municipalities • To create sufficiently large groups • To hire qualified teachers for all languages • Children in the county are entitled to mother tongue lessons in almost 100 different languages.

NATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING • The students develop their native language and their bilingual identity • No travelling between schools • Reduced travel costs • Teachers have more time for planning and teaching • Joint planning and more contact with other colleagues

A MEETING FOR THE MUNICIPAL CHIEF OFFICERS 13 municipal managers travel 5 times a year to Luleå in joint meetings. By using remote meetings, travel is reduced, saving time, money and the environment. • 300 workinghours • 5 460 kg koldioxid emissions • Savings in time and travel expenses: 120 000 SEK