Germany

[DE] Multimedia Projects in Bavaria

IRIS 1995-5:1/1

Volker Kreutzer

Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken/Brussels

With its government's new project, Bavaria is hoping to become part of the information networks. The early stages of the project will consist of setting up a new high performance network called the Bavarian Network (BayNet). The primary goal of the BayNet system will be to connect the local colleges (the German Hochschulen) to each other using special high-performance lines. It is hoped that the network will also serve pilot projects being carried out presently in Bavaria if the design of the network allows it. The BayNet should also contribute to the setting up of several City-Networks which at present serve users on a closed circuit generally within a radius of 25 km i.e. at local network level.

The BayNet will allow many different City networks to be connected up together and it is planned to add to these primary networks other closed circuit networks known as Corporate Networks or CN. One of these is the Bavarian government network (BayBeNet). Finally, the BayNet system will eventually be connected up to the Internet system.

Another pilot project involves setting up a WWW server in Munich which, as a government database, will make relevant information of public interest available world-wide. Other projects will follow in the areas of business, building construction, traffic, land registration, telework, public health services, training and entertainment as well as data information services.