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Teleuse@BOP research presented at infoDev Innovation Event in Helsinki

Written by Rohan Samarajiva on June 1, 2011 — Leave a Comment

LIRNEasia was invited to introduce its work on understanding how people at the BOP in emerging Asia use ICTs and what kinds of new services they are likely to be interested in at the 4th Global Forum organized by infoDev and the Finnish government in Helsinki, May 28-June 2, 2011. Our research was presented at [...]

Posted in Events | Also tagged 3G, Bangladesh, BOP, Helsinki, innovation, regulatory uncertainty, Teleuse@BOP

CHAKULA features an e-interview with LIRNEasia’s CEO

Written by Chanuka Wattegama on July 7, 2010 — Leave a Comment

CHAKULA is a newsletter produced by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). Named after the Swahili word for ‘food’, it aims to mobilise African civil society around ICT policy for sustainable development and social justice issues. The latest issue features an e-interview with LIRNEasia’s CEO Rohan Samarajiva, but it is not the only reason why [...]

Posted in General, Research | Also tagged 3G, ADSL, Africa, Alison Gillwald, ARPU Inc., Asia, Association for Progressive Communications, Average revenue per user, banking, Broadband, broadband Internet, broadcast/telecommunications, Business, Business/Finance, Cape Town, CEO, Chair and CEO, Christoph Stork, communications services, deployable wireless services, Design, e-interview, e-interviews, Economics, electronic commerce frameworks, entrepreneurship, Executive Director, fixed and mobile services, food, forward for the conference, generation networks, Graduate School, Indra de Lanerolle, innovation, International Development Research Centre, International Telecommunication Union, Internet economy, Internet Protocol, Kenya, Lirnasia, LIRNE.NET, LIRNEasia, made taking certain technologies, mobile operator, Muriuki Mureithi, network, niche product, OECD, overlay network, Paris, Php, Political economy, public utilities, Regional Policy, regulation, RIA Servicos Imobiliarios Ltda., Rohan Samarajiva, scholar search, Service innovation, Sky One Network (Holding) Ltd, Sri Lanka, Structure, telecommunications, telecommunications space, telecommunications/banking etc, USD, wireless access

Rohan Samarajiva speaks at OECD/infoDev workshop at the Internet Governance Forum

Written by Chanuka Wattegama on November 18, 2009 — Leave a Comment

“When a business model, rather than direct government action, is delivering the goods the most appropriate government action is that which supports the business model. Policy and regulatory actions must be derived more from analysis of the requirements of the business model and less from public administration theory.” How it applies to Internet and broadband [...]

Posted in Events, Research | Also tagged Anriette Esterhuysen, Association for Progressive Communications, AT&T Corp., Broadband, Business/Finance, Chair and CEO, Dimitri Ypsilanti, Egypt, Executive Director, Head, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Internet Governance Forum, Lead ICT Policy Specialist, LIRNEasia, OECD, Olfat A. Monsef, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, President, Rohan Samarajiva, Technology/Internet, telecom services, Tim Kelly, Vice President of National Telecommunication Regulator, Virat Bhatia

LIRNEasia CEO speaks on mobile path to the Internet Economy at the OECD

Written by Ayesha Zainudeen on September 11, 2009 — 1 Comment

Rohan Samarajiva, LIRNEasia Chair and CEO, made the lead presentation on access to ICTs at an OECD/infoDev Workshop on the Internet Economy yesterday in Paris. The workshop, “Policy coherence in the application of information and communication technologies for development,” is currently underway. In his presentation, Dr Samarajiva described the new “Budget Telecom Network Model” developed [...]

Posted in Events, Research | Also tagged Asia, budget telecom model, budget telecom network business model, Information and communication technologies for development, Internet economy, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Rohan Samarajiva, Samarajiva, Sri Lanka, Technology/Internet, Teleuse@BOP, Teleuse@BOP3

How the developing world may participate in the global Internet Economy: Innovation driven by competition

Written by Ayesha Zainudeen on September 3, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Full participation in the global Internet Economy requires electronic connectivity of considerable complexity. Today, due to a worldwide wave of liberalization and technological and business innovations in the mobile space, much of the world is electronically connected, albeit not at the levels that would fully support participation in the global Internet Economy. Yet, many millions [...]

Posted in Documents, Research | Also tagged budget telecom model, competition, innovation, Internet, Internet economy, knowledge based economy, mobile phones, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, QoSE, Rohan Samarajiva, Technology/Internet, Teleuse@BOP, World Bank

Advisory Board member Tim Kelly joins infoDev

Written by Rohan Samarajiva on May 2, 2008 — 1 Comment

LIRNEasia International Advisory Board member and regular faculty at LIRNE.NET courses, Dr Tim Kelly, will be joining infoDev as a Senior Policy and Regulation Specialist, effective July 2008. He will guide infoDev’s analytical agenda on encouraging access to ICTs and the mainstreaming of ICTs into key sectors, such as education and health. Tim made significant [...]

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Why LIRNEasia?

Written by Indi Samarajiva on September 2, 2004 — Leave a Comment

Provisional Mission Statement: Improving the lives the people of Asia – by making it easier to use the information and communication technologies they need; by changing the laws, policies and regulations to enable those uses; by building Asia-based human capacity through research, training, consulting and advocacy. Why LIRNEasia? Enormous amounts of money are invested annually [...]

Posted in About | Also tagged Afghanistan, Asia, Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal, Bhutan, Broadband, Business Center for Internet, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombo, communication technologies, Denmark, DHAKA, Distance Learning Center Limited, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indian oceans, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Development Research Center, Internet users, ISP, IT-based teaching facility, Korea, LIRNE.NET, LIRNEasia, LIRNEasia\'s mission, mobile phones, Mount Lavinia Hotel, Myanmar, Pacific oceans, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, United States government, video conferencing, virtual organization, Wi-Fi

Tag Archives: infoDev

Teleuse@BOP research presented at infoDev Innovation Event in Helsinki

CHAKULA features an e-interview with LIRNEasia’s CEO

Rohan Samarajiva speaks at OECD/infoDev workshop at the Internet Governance Forum

LIRNEasia CEO speaks on mobile path to the Internet Economy at the OECD

How the developing world may participate in the global Internet Economy: Innovation driven by competition

Advisory Board member Tim Kelly joins infoDev

Why LIRNEasia?

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