Monthly Archives: October, 2006
Applications now open for LIRNEasia Young Scholar Tutorials, hosted by NUS, Singapore. Click here for info on how to apply.
Over 200,000 in Jaffna deprived of phone service now for two months
Dialog Telekom took a courageous step in 2002, deciding within weeks of the Cease Fire Agreement being signed that it would supply telecom services to the people of the North and East who had been excluded from the country’s telecom revolution for so long, because of the conflict and the military’s prohibition of service in [...]
Profiting with low ARPUs
South Asian mobile companies are showing the world how to make good profits with low prices and the resultant low ARPUs.
BBC NEWS | Business | Demand for mobiles boosts Bharti
In addition to Bharti, Sri Lanka’s Dialog also announced major profit increases yesterday.
Usability of University Research in the Internet Age
Creation of new knowledge by universities is typically assessed in terms of publications and citations in scholarly venues, and the same measures are used to assess capacity for future contributions. As the production and dissemination of knowledge becomes increasingly mediated by the Internet, the Internet presence of researchers is becoming a more valid and relevant [...]
CPRsouth1 – Reviews in progress
The deadline for the CPRsouth Call for Papers has now passed.
Reviewing of both abstracts and young scholar applications are in progress. Successful paper presenters and young scholars will be notified by November 15, 2006.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to all those who responded.
HazInfo Partners win more awards
U of Moratuwa Dialog Lab and MicroImage won two awards at the National Best Quality Software Awards 2006 conducted by the British Computer Society, Sri Lanka branch. They were for Best in R&D category; and Overall Best, both for the GSM-based hazard alerting device used in the HazInfo project.
Our warm congratulations.
Webhamuva: Tsunami Voices Final Report
LIRNEasia and Sarvodaya initiated the Webhamuva program with assistance from the World Bank’s Small Grants Program to give voice to the people whose opinions go unheard in the post-tsunami reconstruction work.
The final report is available here (PDF):
WEBHAMUVA: Report on People’s Consultations on Post Tsunami Relief, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation in Sri Lanka
The findings from the report [...]
The country that has said no both to the Internet and to the mobile phone
North Korea is part of Asia. LIRNEasia should at least think about this strange country as it goes about its work. The connectivity of North Korea is described below:
The Internet Black Hole That Is North Korea – New York Times
“This is an impoverished country where televisions and radios are hard-wired to receive only [...]
US about to be overtaken by Slovenia in broadband
Former Chair of the FCC, Bill Kennard, calls for a broad national debate on how get more broadband connections, especially in rural America. One of his two recommendations is for the adoption of “reverse auctions” or least-cost subsidy auctions for the disbursement of US universal service funds. Another case of policy innovations in [...]
CPRsouth1 – Call for Young Scholar Applications and Call for Papers
Applications for Young Scholar Awards are now closed.
The deadline for the Call for Papers, however, has been extended to Friday, October 20, 2006.
Asia Pacific to account for 45% of mobile subscriber growth worldwide
According to a recent report, the total number of mobile subscribers in Asia Pacific has doubled in the course of two years and by the end of 2006 will account for 45% of mobile subscriber growth worldwide. China,India and Pakistan account for 70% of the growth in the region.
S Asian countries lose 2-16% of GDP to “natural” disasters
Zee News – South Asian countries lose 2-16 % GDP in natural disasters
“Studies show two to 16 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) of South Asian countries is lost every year due to natural disasters. They also show a dollar spent on mitigating disasters saves five dollars to be spent subsequently on relief [...]
ICT Infrastructure Issues in Sri Lanka Part 2
Please continue discussion from the thread Dharmashala meeting on Wi-Fi here. This thread is dedicated to ICT infrastructure issues in Sri Lanka that include mesh networks in Mahavilachchiya, backbone infrastructure, Wi-Fi and Wimax licensing etc. Please keep discussion civil.
Software Issues in Sri Lanka Part 5
Please continue discussion from Standardizing Sinhala for IT Part 4, on this thread. The change in the title reflects the diverse software issues discussed in the context of Sri Lanka that have gone beyond the initial Unicode vs Donalcode debate. Please keep the discussion civil.
Previous discussion is archived in the following threads:
Standardizing Sinhala for IT [...]
Mobile networks to be powered by Bio-fuels
The GSM Association (GSMA) has announced on Wednesday that it has teamed up with Ericsson and telecoms group MTN to establish bio-fuels as an alternative source of power for wireless networks in the developing world.
Ecology and economy is equally critical for mobile phone coverage in the less lucrative emerging markets. Diesel generators energise the base [...]
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