Professional Documents
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Rajnesh D. Singh
Asian Regional Bureau
singh@isoc.org
InterNetWorks
- Global Addressing
- Common Internet
- Security & Stability
- AlterNetives
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Discussions on the future of the Internet
Have become mainstream in the last 7 or so years
- Impact on society
- Governance issues
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Why Broadband Access?
Broadband networks are an increasingly integral part
of the economy. As the technology evolves and
bandwidth increases, the scope for broadband to act
as an enabler of structural change in the economy
expands as it affects an increasing number of sectors
and activities. Direct effects result from investments in
the technology and from rolling out the infrastructure.
Indirect effects come from broadband 's impact on
factors driving growth, such as innovation, firm
efficiency, competition and globalisation. Broadband
facilitates the development of new inventions, new and
improved goods and services, new processes, new
business models, and it increases competitiveness
and flexibility in the economy.
- from OECD study http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/62/7/40781696.pdf
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Data Suggests Broadband has Measurable
Impact
Various research studies indicate that the
deployment and use of broadband has a positive
measurable impact on the economy
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“The results support the view that broadband
access does enhance economic growth and
performance , and that the assumed economic
impacts of broadband are real and measurable .
We find that ... communities in which mass-market
broadband was available ... experienced more
rapid growth in employment, the number of
businesses overall , and businesses in IT-
intensive sectors, relative to comparable
communities without broadband at that time”
- Report by Academics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and Carnegie Mellon University
http://www.eda.gov/ImageCache/EDAPublic/documents/pdfdocs2006/mitcmubbimpactreport_2epdf/v1/mitcmubbimpactreport.pdf
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How about ICT Infrastructure and Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI)?
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So...is the Solution...
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Overall Policy Environment is Key
- Harmonised policy and regulatory frameworks
That are open and promote growth and progress
- Fostering public-private partnership and private sector
investment
To make the best use of available resources and expertise
- Deploying modern networks and facilitating
convergence
Riding the wave as opposed to lagging behind
- Allowing competition, accelerating adoption of new
technologies
Encouraging new technologies and business models to be
deployed instead of creating barriers to adoption
- Promoting development and growth of local industry
Tax rebates, grants for use/promotion of technology
- Aspiring for universal access as a key priority
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A Holistic Approach is Required
- Multi-stakeholder consultation and dialogue
- Shared responsibility
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Business Opportunities
- Network Expansion
: Cellular, Wireless, Optical
- Content Development
: Locally relevant content, Training, Service provision
- Outsourcing Centres
: Back-ofce, Data Entry, Customer Support...
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Questions or Comments?
Rajnesh D. Singh
singh@isoc.org
Tel: +1-650-918-6170
InternetSociety.org
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