The company "Interactive Technology" PLC, based in Sofia, BULGARIA, is
interested in participating as a partner/beneficiary in proposals for the CIP
ICT-PSP Call 1.
The company interests (arranged by priority) are in the following Call 1
areas/objectives:
1. Objective 2.1. and Objective 2.2
2. Objective 1.3 - Pilots B - b) and c) type goals
3. Objective 3.1.; Objective 2.3. - TNs of type b) and c); Objective 1.4. -
TNs
of types a) and c)
Pour plus d'information
Pencho Mihnev (Mr.)
Project Manager and Consultant: Learning
"Interactive Technologies" PLC
"iTV Partner" - the Bulgarian Interactive Digital Satellite TV broadcaster
Company address:
Interactive Technologies PLC
6, Al. Zhendov str., floor 9
1113 Sofia
BULGARIA
office tel: +359 2 979 74 85 / ext.41
fax: +359 2 979 74 85 / ext.44
mobile: +359 /0/ 887 721 400
e-mail:
Contact du NCP bulgare
Totka Chernaeva
Head of IST Department
Information Society and Information Technologies Directorate
State Agency for IT and Communications
6, Gourko Str.
1000 Sofia - BG
E-mail:
Détails sur le projet
“Interactive Technologies” PLC (short name - ITV)
Priorities, Capacity, and Advantages for CIP ICT-PSP Call 1 – 23.10.2007
I. General advantages of ITV for the ICT-PSP Call 1
1. “Interactive Technologies” PLC owns and operates “ITV Partner” – the first
Bulgarian satellite Interactive DTV broadcaster, which offers about 350 DTV
channels and 250 digital radio channels via satellite to its subscribers.
2. ITV disposes with its own telecommunication infrastructure:
o satellite digital communication (uplink & broadcast) with coverage of all
Europe, the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa
o own teleport & teleport services - incl. uplink & downlink,
digitalization of
signal/data, etc.
o ITV applications development unit
o Internet via satellite capacity
3. ITV disposes with a large number of end-users/subscribers to its DTV and
IDTV services (more than 55 000 as of June 2007). Significant number of
them are users of all the targeted ICT-PSP Call 1 types. This is a very good
testing and piloting services situation.
4. ITV has expertise, experience, and realized projects in
telemedicine/eHealth, eInclusion, Risk Management, security & Border control,
Interactive TV, realtime
large data/video exchange, and interoperability
5. The TV penetration and utilization by all citizens is about 98%
worldwide, as
compared to (at highest level) 70% penetration of Internet in the most
developed world/Europe regions. In fact all citizen groups (incl. and
especially elderly, disadvantaged, and disabled people) are much more
accustomed to, familiar with, and have the lowest psychological-barrier to
accept and work with, TV-based services than with computer-based services. The
consequence is that, especially for the groups listed above, it will be much
more userfriendly and usability-effectively to integrate as much as possible
e-services within the TV-set services, than within the computer offered
services.
II. Specific priorities of ITV concerning the ICT-PSP Call 1, and company’s
distinctive capacities/advantages for these priorities
Call 1 Company Priorities 1:
Objective 2.1. Accessible digital Audiovisual (AV) systems
The ITV can:
1. Develop Europe wide specific DTV solutions for accessible program guides,
subtitling and audio description, interactivity, accessible information
delivery through TV, etc with all the necessary & intended accessibility
characteristics / features
2. Test and pilot interactive and non-interactive applications and content for
DTV. The broadcasting can cover all EU countries, EFTA countries, Associate
countries, Middle East, the Mediterranean, and North Africa.
3. Provide (Interactive) DTV services to end users of any target group
4. Broadcast via satellite any specialised DTV channel with
enhanced/interactive features aimed at the Call 1 targeted groups
Objective 2.2. ICT for ageing well
The ITV can:
1. Provide Satellite telecommunication services where there is no other
appropriate/feasible coverage (e.g. mobile, cable, telephone, etc.) meeting
the
goal of ACCESSIBILITY TO ALL
2. Contribute to the enhancement of the TV set as a personalised communicative
device, through e.g.:
a. Remaindering through the TV-screen
b. Filling in and uploading to the STB/central teleport a daily reminder event
schedule/agenda, which turns the TV set in an intelligent personalized device
(reminders for medicine taking, meeting/scheduled events, everyday
life/household security & safety warnings, etc.)
c. Local weather forecast warnings/allerts (about strong winds, storms,
floating, etc.)
3. Contribute to complementary accessibility for all, e.g.:
a. Reference information provision (e.g. for hospitals, care/social centres,
transportation, necessary documents/procedures to be followed, etc.)
b. Interactive TV meetings arrangement and scheduling (for hospitals, local
government offices, consultancy, etc.)
Call 1 Company Priority 2:
Objective 1.3. Innovative solutions for inclusive and efficient eGovernment
Specific interest: Pilots B – b) and c) type goals
Specific advantages that can be developed and implemented by ITV:
1. Retrieving and showing person/household-related information and
documents on
the TV screen (taxes, bills, household/personal record, statute, situation,
local government information, etc. (high security assured – at household
level;
can also be at personal level through personal pin-code)
2. Personal messages from eGov. to a citizen appearing on his/her TV screen
(secured at household/subscriber level, can be secured at personal level
through a personal pin-code)
3. Interactive - Filling in TV-screen forms/docs and ITV-submission (through
the TV/STB Remote control, or through a special keypad)
4. Provision & delivery of Satellite Internet
Call 1 Company Priorities 3:
Objective 3.1. EU wide implementation of eHealth services to support
continuity
of care: patient’s summary and ePrescription
1. Personal ePrescription – received on the TV screen
2. Full Patient summary – received by the doctor at a home visit on the TV
screen at the patient’s home
Objective 2.3. TNs of types b) and c)
Objective 1.4. TNs of types a) and c)