ROWANet
www.rowanet.cz
The Region has gradually interconnected a part of its territory by means of a,backbone optical telecommunication network, called ROWANet, and, in March 2006, the network was launched into routine operation. It is primarily designated to serve the public administration, as it provides for high-speed data exchange, high-speed Internet, disk backup, voice services, and other options.
ROWANet is half-financed by the Region, 40 % by the European Union (SROP 2.2), and 10% from the state budget. On principle, the network is no competitor to commercial providers of Internet services – it is not designated for public or business use.
In 2006, the Region’s investment expenditures in informatics amounted to CZK 7,404,748, thereof CZK 1,869,852 for development – primarily development of ROWANet, the regional backbone based on optical fibers and CWDM technologies (CZK 915,319). Another major investment was the SomtNet – MAX project, which was financed from regional funds (CZK 740,524), with a contribution of CZK 1,435,000 from the Broadband Fund of the Ministry of Informatics CR. Further funds were invested into the technical infrastructure of IZS (CZK 79,730) and into a survey of information sources amongst the inhabitants of the Vysočina Region.
Table – Development of informatics in the Region
Investment in the amount of CZK 5,534,896 was laid out for activities of the regional administration, i.e., the Regional Office’s agenda. This amount included, above all, acquisition of hardware (PCs, notebooks/laptops, printers, servers) and software, as well as investment into data for the GIS division and development of the metropolitan network.