Modelling Future Communication Communities: Narrowband and Broadband Trials in Canberra, Australia

The Broadband Services Expert Group in Australia, In its recent final report Networking Australia's Future, recommended support for trials of narrowband and broadband innovations. This paper briefly outlines the planning under way for major trials of lnternet and broadband In Canberra. The Canberra Telecornmunlty Project, cosrdlnated by the University of Canberra, is an attempt to monitor and to evaluate the impact of new tebmatic infrastructures and, with community and kdustry participation, to create prototype services for delivery over complex interactive networks. Work being conducted at the Universities of St. Gallen and Constance is also directly relevant to the project, including the Electronic Mall Bodensee, KHS hypertext and research on electronic markets.