Tag Archive for ‘Alison Gillwald’ at LIRNEasia

Tag Archive for 'Alison Gillwald'

Call for Papers: Infrastructure Regulation: What works, Why, and How do we know?
Deadline: 05 December 2008.

2006 South African ICT Sector Performance Review

on February 12, 2007

LINK Public Policy Research Paper No. 8
January 2007 (pre-publication)
Steve Esselaar & Alison Gillwald

Despite the continued overall growth of the telecommunications sector in South Africa, the full potential of ICT to contribute to the growth and development of the country is not being realised. The fourth South African ICT Sector Performance Review (SPR) seeks to measure and assess some of the recent market developments in South Africa against national policy objectives such as access to services, cost of usage and competitiveness.

The full report can be downloaded in pdf format here: 2006 South African ICT SPR

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LIRNEasia at WSIS, Tunis, Nov 17

Divakar Goswami

on December 6, 2005

Pro-Poor, Pro-Market ICT Policy and Regulation
World Summit on the information Society, Matmata Room, Kram Centre Tunis, November 17, 2005, 9:00 – 16:45
LIRNE.NET and the World Dialogue on Regulation (WDR), LIRNEasia, Research ICT Africa (RIA), Diálogo regional sobre la sociedad de la información (DIRSI)
Sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and
The Information for Development Program of the World Bank (infoDev)
9:00-9:15 Welcome Randy Spence
9:15 - 10.15 ICT Demand, access and usage by the poor
Chair: Heloise Emdon, IDRC
Telecom Strategies on a Shoestring (Household Income Below USD 100/Month)(PDF download) (LIRNEasia) Ayesha Zainudeen, LIRNEasia team Digital Poverty in LAC (DIRSI) Roxana Barrantes Measuring ICT Access and Usage in Africa (RIA) Alison Gillwald, Christoph Stork 10:30-12:00 Core Networks and Policy Issues Chair: Olivier Nana Nzepa, RIA Having a Backbone; Making Best Use of What You’ve Got (LIRNEasia) Harsha Vardhana Singh, Rohan Samarajiva SADC…

 

				

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											Tags: Adam, Africa, Alison Gillwald, Amy Mahan, Andrew Barendse, Ayesha Zainudeen, Ben Petrazzini, Bill Melody, Caribbean, Christoph Stork, Extending Access Networks, Harsha da Silva, Harsha de Silva, Harsha Vardhana Singh, Indonesia, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Development Research Centre, Kerry McNamara, Kim Mallalieu, Kram Centre Tunis, LIRNE.NET, Malathy Knight-John, Matmata Room, Mostafa Terrab, Olivier Nana Nzepa, Onno Purbo, Randy Spence, Rohan Samarajiva, Roxana Barantes, Roxana Barrantes, Saeed Khan, Telecoms Funds, Tunis, Universal Service Funds, USD.

 

	
		
		
			
				LIRNEasia at WSIS, Tunis

				
					 by Divakar Goswami
 on September 7, 2005
 
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Pro-Poor Pro-Market Regulation Reform (PPPM)




         


         




From IDRC’s website

World Summit on the information Society, Kram Centre, Tunis, November 17, 2005

Conference Organisers: the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Information for Development Program of the World Bank (infoDev)

LIRNE.NET and the World Dialogue on Regulation (WDR)
LIRNEasia Research ICT Africa (RIA)
Diálogo regional sobre la sociedad de la información (DIRSI)

  November 17, 2005 - Morning Program



Time
Activity


8:30-8:45

Welcome - Richard Fuchs




8:45-9:45


ICT Demand, access and usage by the poor

Chair: Laurent Elder, IDRC
 
ICT Uses on a Shoestring in Asia (LIRNEasia)- Ayesha Zainudeen
Digital Poverty in LAC (DIRSI) - Roxana Barrantes
Towards an African e-index (RIA) - Alison Gillwald, Christoph Stork
 
Discussion




9:45-10:00

Coffee break



10:00-11:15


Core Networks and Policy Issues
Chair: F F Tusubira, RIA
 
Asia Backbone Study (LIRNEasia) - Rohan Samarajiva
Telecoms Funds and Regulatory Challenges - Judith Mariscal
South Asia ADCs, USFs and Subsidy Auctions (LIRNEasia) - Harsha da…






							
 

				

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											Tags: Adam, Alison Gillwald, Amy Mahan, Andrew Barendse, Asia, Asia Backbone, Ayesha Zainudeen, Bill Melody, Christoph Stork, e-index, Extending Access Networks, Harsha da Silva, Indonesia, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Development Research Centre, Judith Mariscal, Kerry McNamara, Kim Mallalieu, Kram Centre, Laurent Elder, LIRNE.NET, local access technologies, Mostafa Terrab, Onno Purbo, Randy Spence, Richard Fuchs, Rohan Samarajiva, Roxana Barrantes, Telecoms Funds, Tunis.
					

				
 

		
 

	
		
		
			
				Meeting With Prime Minister Rajapakse

				
					 by Indi Samarajiva
 on September 16, 2004
 
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Today is the beginning of LIRNEasia’s Launch Party. Guests are beginning to arrive at the Mount Lavinia Hotel, including representatives from Canada’s International Development Resource Council, which is funding the event.
Todays events including checking into the hotel and passing out for many guests, and a visit to Temple Trees for a visit with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse for Dr. Suman Bery, Professor William Melody, Ms. Alison Gillwald, Mr Stephan Roberge, Mr. Bhoop Raj Pandey and Professor Rohan Samarajiva.

							
 

				

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