The figures speak for themselves: 1,800 laptops, 4,500 connected terminals, 450,000 incoming e-mails and 15,000 kilometres of copper cable. All this and more went into making up the IT infrastructure at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™.
From the wiring of the media facilities in the stadiums to the equipment at FIFA and the Organising Committee’s (OC) headquarters, IT and telecommunications always represents one of the greatest challenges when it comes to planning and implementing a major sporting event.
How can IT facilities be developed in a cost-efficient and sustainable way? What do event organisers think about new technologies? How do social media influence the IT planning at major sporting events?
Ralph Dietz, Head of IT for the 2006 and 2011 OCs, dealt with all of these questions at Sportech Congress – a veritable summit meeting of the IT sport business sector – on 8 May in Doha.
"The 2006 World Cup clearly demonstrated what incredible importance IT facilities have over the course of a major sporting event," Dietz explained. "The idea is not just to create optimum IT conditions but also to generate an accurate, cost-efficient IT dynamic among everyone involved. Social media mean that we now have a real chance of simplifying structures and also reducing costs related to the development of IT processes”, commented Dietz.
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The figures speak for themselves: 1,800 laptops, 4,500 connected terminals, 450,000 incoming e-mails and 15,000 kilometres of copper cable. All this and more went into making up the IT infrastructure at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™.
From the wiring of the media facilities in the stadiums to the equipment at FIFA and the Organising Committee’s (OC) headquarters, IT and telecommunications always represents one of the greatest challenges when it comes to planning and implementing a major sporting event.
How can IT facilities be developed in a cost-efficient and sustainable way? What do event organisers think about new technologies? How do social media influence the IT planning at major sporting events?
Ralph Dietz, Head of IT for the 2006 and 2011 OCs, dealt with all of these questions at Sportech Congress – a veritable summit meeting of the IT sport business sector – on 8 May in Doha.
"The 2006 World Cup clearly demonstrated what incredible importance IT facilities have over the course of a major sporting event," Dietz explained. "The idea is not just to create optimum IT conditions but also to generate an accurate, cost-efficient IT dynamic among everyone involved. Social media mean that we now have a real chance of simplifying structures and also reducing costs related to the development of IT processes”, commented Dietz.
