1. Kista - A Digital Divide? Ester Barinaga, Ph.D.
Royal Institute of Technology

2. 1. Kista 2. Rinkeby 3. Spånga-Tensta 4. Hässelby-Vällingby 6. Bromma 8
1. Kista 2. Rinkeby 3. Spånga-Tensta 4. Hässelby-Vällingby 6. Bromma 8. Kungsholmen 9. Norrmalm 10. Östermalm 12. Maria-Gamla Stan 13. Katarina-Sofia 14. Enskede-Årsta 15. Skarpnäck 18. Farsta 20. Vantör 21. Älvsjö 22. Liljeholmen 23. Hägersten 24. Skärholmen

3. 1905 - 1966, military training field
From military field to IT cluster?
, military training field
1970, ABC-city
Mid ‘70s, Swedes moved in
1979, the underground arrived
Mid ‘80s, immigrants in, Swedes out
2002, average income kr/month
1977, Ericsson and IBM
1988, Electrum
1998, Kista Science Park
2002, Kista Science City

4. Kista, facts & figures 29 864 habitants:
(48% - 33, 60, 45) with foreign background (cpr. 20% Stockholm)
(65,5%) with a job, commute to work elsewhere
17% (10% Scandinavians; 55% elsewhere) on social subsidy
33% with university studies (cpr. 50% Stockholm)
jobs:
2 289 covered by Kista’s inhabitants
commuters to Kista

5. Kista Science City
“Develop Kista into a Science City, a community with world leading companies, university, housing, culture, services, and recreation attracting the most highly competent people.”
“1. Stimulate IT-University development
2. Ensure the development of competence
3. Attract world leading companies
4. Develop an thriving urban environment
5. Create a competitive, achievement oriented climate.”

6. Kista District Administration
“Kista is a district in continuous development. There are many plans and visions for the Kista of the future. You can read below about the different plans.
Vision for the future – Kista Science City
Catalogue of ideas for Husby-Akalla
Decisions direction of Kista Science City”

7. “Map of Kista” www.kista.it

8. Bridging the Divide Kista Open Academy (KOA) Kista Matching, Iftiin
E-democracy & Cybervote
Avanti
Akalla-Husby NätOrt

9. To think about
Even in a developed, socialist, country such a Sweden, the Digital Divide is a present social concern distancing natives and no-natives, upper and lower- income classes.
How is the Digital Divide to be bridged? Business sector has shown little, if any, interest; public sector is burdened by budget-deficits; individual private initiative?