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Using Volunteer Computing for monitoring Broadband QoSE
Broadband Quality of Service Experience (QoSE) has been an area of research interest to LIRNEasia since December 2007. In the process of our research, the software application, AT-Tester was developed as a testing tool in order to monitor broadband QoSE. It is available for free downloading. Users can test the quality of their connectivity and [...]
Colloquium: Identifying conditions for the delivery of m-government services to the BOP: India
The presentation was made by Prof. Subhash Bhatnagar.
The presentation began by Prof. Bhatnagar explaining the research objectives; extention of e-governmaent to mobile platforms as well as the strategic use of government services and applications which are only possible using cellular/mobile telephones, laptop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and wireless internet infrastructure.
Why are we thinking about [...]
Colloquium: Freedom of Expression in Mobile Content: Pakistan
The presentation was made Hina Sarfaraz.
The colloquium started with the looking at Governance of ICT with the definitions:
Defined as Freedom of Expression(FoE): information which might annoy, disturb, terrorise or disgust, or, would engage, educate, inform and uplift.
Role of Government in ensuring FoE and basic right to know is taken as a role of democracies.
According to [...]
Colloquium: An evaluation of different models for the issuance of licenses for service provision and frequencies
The presentation was done by Payal Malik.
The presentation began by Payal explaining that there is a certain level of abstraction in the topic.
It is excepted by most that deleivering telecom connectivity and services helps development.
The challenge now lies in go beyond voice and to see how the BOP can benefit from connectivity.
Insufficient attention to licencing [...]
Colloquium: Mobile 2.0: m-money for the unbanked
Colloquium conducted by Dr. Erwin Alampay of NCPAG, Philippines.
Presentation began by looking at the potential for M-money.
Why should we use m-money?
Improving efficiency: Improve services, financial services. BOP a target.
BOP (migrants) relies on various forms of remittances
Looking at Filipinos, 9% of BOP had a relative living abroad, and 13% in another part of the country, so [...]
Communication for Policy Impact
A clinic on Communication for Policy Impact was conducted by Dr. Rohan Samarajiva, Helani Galpaya and Nilusha Kapugama of LIRNEasia at the recently concluded IDRC PAN-All conference in Penang, Malaysia. The necessity of communicating or disseminating good research results to stakeholders such as the policymakers, private sector and media was one of the underlying themes [...]
Colloquium: TRE Pakistan study 2008
Joseph Wilson, PhD presented the findings of the TRE study in Pakistan
Started with the industry outlook.
The mobile sector,
Mobilink licence was renewed last year from providing the service. The licence cost UDS 291 mn. The cost is the same for everyone. Paktel purchased by China mobile for USD 400 mn. Growth in mobile subscribers from 82.5mn [...]
Colloquium: Indonesia TRE Study 2008
The regulatory history has four phases, the first which was from 1964 to the 1989. PTT was established in 1964, this was a forerunner of DGPT. In 1985 DGPT gave operating licenses and were removed from the government budget. The second phase was from 1989 to 1999. The new Act of Telecom was established in [...]
Monopoly: The good the bad and the not-so-ugly
The colloquium notes
Lara Alawattegama (LA): Monopoly means ‘a market with a single supplier’
Why a monopoly happens:
1. No close substitutes
2. Legal barriers to entry
3. Resource barriers
4. Unfair competition -predatory pricing
Rohan Samarajiva (RS) : Lack of competition leads to monopolies. Microsoft Windows is an example where none of the above characteristics applied
Chanuka Wattegam (CW): Is LIRNEasia a [...]
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