LIRNEasia » knowledge network http://lirneasia.net a regional ICT policy and regulation think tank active across the Asia Pacific Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:38:15 +0000 en hourly 1 CPRsouth inaugural conference to commence http://lirneasia.net/2007/01/cprsouth-inaugural-conference-to-commence/ http://lirneasia.net/2007/01/cprsouth-inaugural-conference-to-commence/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2007 03:46:20 +0000 Ayesha Zainudeen http://www.lirneasia.net/2007/01/cprsouth-inaugural-conference-to-commence/ The inaugural conference of CPRsouth, Capacity and field-building program to develop an Asia-Pacific knowledge network on ICT policy regulation, will commence on January 19 in Manila, Philippines. The three day conference is being held in association with the National College of Public Administration and Governanace, University of the Philippines, Diliman.

Communication Policy Research (CPR) south is intended to be a vehicle for building capacity in communication policy research in the Asia Pacific in the first instance, and then in the South. The core functions of CPRsouth are to organize an annual conference and to provide a virtual platform for interaction among communication policy researchers in the South. The objective is to create policy intellectuals capable of informed and effective intervention in ICT policy and regulatory processes in specific country contexts, within the larger context of communication policy research as a field flourishing in the universities and research institutes of the South.  More info…

The specific objective of this conference is to provide a foundational knowledge for scholars working on ICT policy and regulation in the region and help build a network among them. The events also include a Pre-conference tutorial on 17-18 January 2007 and the inaugural meeting of the CPRsouth Board which are to be held on the same venue.

The  agenda for the conference can be found here: download agenda

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