ICT Policy and Strategy

Broadband Census: U.S. Wireless Policies Emulated by Developing Nations

Submitted by admin on Sun, 15/06/2008 - 04:17.

America's wireless policies continue to be emulated by developing nations, Ambassador David Gross, United States coordinator for international communications and information policy, said Friday at Broadband Policy Summit IV.

Therefore, the U.S. must "think domestically" but "act internationally" in wireless regulation – because many nations "monitor and dissect carefully" the telecommunications debates that now rage in Washington, Gross said in a keynote address here.

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GSMA: Taxation and the growth of mobile services in sub-Saharan Africa

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/06/2008 - 08:20.

The mobile industry in sub-Saharan Africa has pledged to invest some $50 billion over the next five years to extend coverage to rural areas and roll out mobile broadband services. This represents about a five-fold average increase in annual investment since the beginning of the decade.

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Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2008: Last Mile Solutions: ICT Strategy, Government and Regulatory Policy and USFs

26/08/2008 - 09:00
28/08/2008 - 17:00

This forum will bring together public and private sector giants to discuss last mile solutions, technologies, applications, business models and roadmaps to bridge the digital divide.

Key topics:

  • Government policy
  • Regulatory policy
  • USFs
  • Funding
  • 3G, WiMAX, WiFi, Satelllite, Broadband
  • Business models
  • Empowering African youth and women
  • Case studies
  • Capacity Building
  • Telecentres

Location(s)

Lilongwe
Lilongwe
Malawi
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IFIP WITFOR 2007 - ICT for Development and Prosperity, Edited by Satish Jha and Leon Strous

Submitted by admin on Wed, 28/05/2008 - 13:38.

Paying special attention to the needs of the developing countries and assisting them to derive optimal benefits from the application of Information and Communication technologies is one of the key elements of the mission of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). This has been reaffirmed in IFIP's decision in 2007 to make promoting digital equity as one of its strategic goals along with a resolve to create a global platform to move in that direction, by:

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IDRC: ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia - Policy and Regulatory Roadblocks

Submitted by admin on Sun, 06/04/2008 - 08:47.

This book, and the research program which it draws from, rests on the assumption that connectivity — the opportunity (but not the compulsion) to engage in electronically-mediated communication (synchronous as well as asynchronous), information retrieval in various forms, and publication — is good. This assumption is not, however, a religious belief. It rests on evidence, if not proof.

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NY Times: Competition Fuels Broadband Use in Europe

Submitted by admin on Wed, 19/03/2008 - 03:58.

Fierce competition from new providers has pushed the level of broadband subscriptions in eight European countries above the levels in the United States and Japan, according to figures to be released Wednesday.

Growth could accelerate further if the European Commission succeeds in a drive to jolt those countries still dominated by former state monopolies, according to the top telecommunications regulator in Brussels.

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infoDev.org - The Information for Development Program

Submitted by admin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 20:33.

infoDev’s mandate is to help maximize the impact of ICTs in global efforts to achieve the internationally-supported Millennium Development Goals. infoDev helps donors and their developing country partners identify ways ICT can contribute to [development] objectives.

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Public policies for the development of information societies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Submitted by admin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 20:33.

This document analyses the challenges facing Governments of Latin America and the Caribbean in terms of the policies they will need to adopt in order to transform their countries into information societies.

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GAID - The Global Alliance on ICT for Development

Submitted by admin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 20:33.

The Alliance responds to the need and demand for an inclusive global forum and platform for cross-sectoral policy dialogue on the use of ICT for enhancing the achievement of internationally agreed development goals, notably reduction of poverty.

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ICTs and poverty reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean

Submitted by admin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 20:33.

The project consists essentially in identifying strategies and policies used by the governments of Latin America and the Caribbean to implement the integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) for the purposes of economic, social and political development. (In Spanish).

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