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Wednesday, 05 December 2007 |
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 Telecom NRA's Information and Communication Practices
Some Telecom National Regulatory Authorities (NRA) provide extensive information via their websites and
hold public consultations on a range of topics. Others offer only a few
scraps of static information and are generally inaccessible. Why the
discrepancy? In this interactive session prepared for the Global Knowledge 3 (GK3) conference, civil society, researchers and
regulators will discuss regulatory
transparency and effectiveness, using telecom regulators' websites as a
discussion tool. For example, what kind of information should be made
available via regulators’ websites? And what are some effective
practices in this regard?
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Making Community-Driven Networks a Reality |
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Tuesday, 04 December 2007 |
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Community-driven networks, providing a range of telephony, ICT and
media services, and based on a hard-headed business plan, is a new
concept that for the first time can be backed up with emprisal
experience on the ground. Organised by LIRNE.NET and the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), this 3rd Global Knowledge (GK3)
conference session will present, for the first time, consolidated
results from pilots in different regions. It will also present a
considered set of regulatory and policy proposals, that have been
verified in ongoing interaction between regulators and the research
teams. |
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Teleuse at the bottom of the pyramid: An interactive quiz |
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Monday, 03 December 2007 |
- How much do you know about the bottom of the pyramid in emerging Asia?
- Is it ‘have vs. have not’? or ‘have now vs. have later’?
- How much are the poor willing to spend to get connected?
- Who will be connected by mid-2008?
If you think you know, or would like to know the answers to these
questions, and more, then join us in an interactive quiz, ‘Teleuse at
the Bottom of the Pyramid’ at the 3rd Global Knowledge Conference,
GK3 at the KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (11-13th December 2007). |
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Diversifying Participation in Network Development |
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Sunday, 02 December 2007 |
 The final report from the World Dialogue on Regulation (WDR) 3rd
research cycle has been released and can now be downloaded or ordered
in hardcopy. Edited by Amy Mahan and William H. Melody, this most
recent collection of the network’s research and case studies elaborates
on inclusive and propoor strategies for extending network development. |
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Mobile Opportunities Research Results |
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Sunday, 25 November 2007 |
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 DIRSI has released a regional overview and six national reports for
its project, Mobile Opportunities: Poverty and Telephony Access in
Latin America and the Caribbean. The study gathered information about
the strategies to access and use mobile telephony in contexts of
poverty and social exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. Seven
national surveys were undertaken for Argentina, Brazil, Colombia,
Jamaica, Mexico, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago. The analysis of the data
will help form policy recommendations for each country. Contrasting the
information from the different country case studies provides a regional
panorama of the growing penetration and use of mobile telephony at the
bottom of the pyramid.
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