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| WDR e-Brief No. 10 |
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| Thursday, 05 September 2002 | |
In this e-Brief* WDR 2002 draft report released – Comments requested * WDR expert forum to review 2002 and select topic for 2003 * WDR researcher to facilitate Asian linkages from Sri Lanka * WSIS plans meetings for September * Books * CTI becomes CICT – expands research and training activities * Russian telecoms to liberalise in 2010 * Subscribing and unsubscribing -------------------- The WDR  No. 10, 05 September 2002 -------------------- Welcome to the tenth issue of the WDR e-Brief, a bi-weekly bulletin from the World Dialogue on Regulation for Network Economies (WDR). The WDR e-Brief keeps you informed of new documents and ongoing discussions on our website and features information and comment of interest to the regulatory community. Please forward the e-Brief to interested colleagues and let them know they can subscribe for free from the WDR website at http://www.regulateonline.org/. This special issue of the e-Brief accompanies the posting of the final draft of the WDR 2002 research report at http://www.regulateonline.org/dp/dp0205.htm as well as news about the WDR Expert Forum that will take place September 12 and 13 in Skodsborg, Denmark. -------------------- -------------------- WDR 2002 draft report released – Your comments requestedThe final draft report on the 2002 research theme, ICT Convergence Regulation or Multisector Utility Regulation, has been released. Authored by Anders Henten and Rohan Samarajiva, coordinators of the WDR research teams in Denmark and the Netherlands, the report critically examines both the rationales and the practical questions of implementation for the two models of regulation with a view to contributing to informed policy choices. Titled Designing Next Generation Telecom Regulation: ICT Convergence or Multisector Utility?, the 45page report and a 10 page executive summary can be downloaded from http://regulateonline.org/dp/0205.htm The WDR research team would appreciate comments and dialogue on the report. You can post your comments on the report in the new dialogue topic that has been opened up in WDR’s Online Dialogue section at http://regulateonline.org/dialogue/, or send them directly to the authors by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The dialogue period will continue until September 30, when the authors will incorporate the comments and suggestions submitted electronically plus the input from next week’s WDR Expert Meeting (see below) into the final version of the report, which will then be distributed worldwide as a guide and reference for the design of next generation regulation. An appendix to the report includes summaries of eight countries’ experiences with ICT Convergence policy and regulation and Multisector Utility policy and regulation. They illustrate a range of activities in a variety of countries that have initiated significant structural changes in response to ICT Convergence and/or Multisector utility developments. The eight countries examined are Austria, Brazil, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. The full report, executive summary and country summaries can be downloaded from http://regulateonline.org/dp/dp0205.htm Join the Online Dialogue about the report at http://regulateonline.org/dialogue/ (see the topic Next Generation Regulation). Or email your comments to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it -------------------- -------------------- WDR Expert Forum to review 2002 and select topic for 2003Forty people, including representatives of regulatory agencies, the private sector, international agencies and academia are registered to take part in the WDR Expert Forum September 12 and 13 in Skodsborg, Denmark. The meeting will be chaired by Pekka Tarjanne, currently Chair of the UN ICT Task Force. Participants will undertake two tasks: discuss the 2002 dialogue theme and critique the draft report; and review suggestions for next year’s dialogue theme. Comments on the 2002 theme and report will be considered in the drafting of the final version. The WDR 2003 theme will be announced later this month. The draft programme is posted at http://regulateonline.org/news/program.htm. -------------------- -------------------- WDR researcher to facilitate Asian linkages from Sri LankaWDR links to Asia have been strengthened with the move of Professor Rohan Samarajiva back to Sri Lanka. He has taken a position in the Ministry of Economic Reform, where he once again will have an opportunity to put into practice what he has learned about next generation regulation from his activities with LIRNE.NET and the WDR project. In an earlier assignment he was Director General of the Sri Lanka National Telecom Regulator during a period of major reform and rapid network expansion. Read more at http://regulateonline.org/news/rohan.htm -------------------- -------------------- CTI becomes CICT – expands research and training activitiesWDR-partner, the Center for Tele-Information (CTI) of the Technical University of Denmark is merging into a new and more encompassing Center for Information and Communication Technologies (CICT). The new Center will continue the multi-disciplinary focus for research and training in applications of ICT that considers technology, market and policy/regulation issues. It will add a comprehensive training program including regular bachelors, masters and Ph.D. degrees as well as industry related training. The change will enable CTI to expand its external activities through LIRNE.NET and its contributions to the World Dialogue on Regulation for Network Economies (WDR) project. Read more at http://regulateonline.org/news/cict.htm -------------------- -------------------- WSIS plans meetings in SeptemberPlans for the UN’s World Summit on the Information Society are moving ahead with two meetings planned for September. The first will take place September 9-11 in Bishkek, Kyrgzstan. It will be a sub-regional consultation for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), with the participation of a number of Asian countries including China, India and South Korea. The meeting aims to make a regional assessment in order to identify common problems and consider new regional initiatives. The wide-ranging agenda puts particular emphasis on the human side of the information society, including such issues as human development, gender equality, culture and education. The meeting will be attended by representatives from government, the private sector, and civil society organisations. The conference website is http://www.ict.kg/conference/wsis/eng/ The following week in Geneva, September 16-18, an “informal” meeting on content and themes will attempt to reach agreement on the Summit’s guiding principles and themes. Debate at the Summit’s first preparatory meeting last July showed that there is a wide range of opinion on what the summit should address, with some delegates insisting on a limited agenda dealing with practical applications of ICT for development, while others wanted a broad agenda, including issues such as social inclusion and governance. The first day of the meeting will be open to non-governmental actors, including civil society organisations, the private sector and UN agencies. Participation in the other two days will be restricted to government delegations. Official WSIS website: http://wsis.itu.int Civil Society Directorate of the WSIS Secretariat: http://geneva2003.org Bishkek, Kyrgzstan conference: http://www.ict.kg/conference/wsis/eng/ Communication Rights in the Information Society campaign: http://crisinfo.org -------------------- -------------------- Books: Networking Knowledge & Global Media GovernanceTwo new books with significant contributions from WDR staff are available. WDR researchers Rohan Samarajiva and Amy Mahan are co-editors, with Robin Mansell of the London School of Economics, of Networking Knowledge for Information Societies: Institutions and Interventions. With more than 50 contributions, the book is a comprehensive overview of the problems and prospects for information societies. Amy Mahan also collaborated with Bruce Girard (editor of the e-Brief and director of WDR’s internet strategy) and Seán Ó Siochrú on Global Media Governance, a book about media and communication governance at a global level and its key influencing forces, elements and organizations. Networking Knowledge for Information Societies: Institutions and Interventions http://www.comunica.org/netknowledge/ Global Media Governance http://www.comunica.org/gmg/ -------------------- -------------------- Russian telecoms to liberalise in 2010According to Andrey Korotkov, Deputy IT and Communications Minister, the liberalisation of Russia's telecommunications market will likely not take place until 2010. He added that the date is tied to commitments made by Russia’s Economic Development and Trade Ministry to enable membership in the World Trade Organisation. The IT and Communications Ministry intends to maintain Russia's long-distance national operator Rostelecom as a monopoly for six years after Russia's expected admission to the WTO in 2004, Korotkov said. Full story and links to other news from the WDR/Intelecon Regulatory News service at: http://regulateonline.org/intelecon/A-Russia-020821.htm -------------------- -------------------- Questions and supportIf you have questions about WDR, send them to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it For technical matters, contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or see the Frequently Asked Questions section in the Online Dialogue. http://www.regulateonline.org/dialogue/ -------------------- -------------------- Subscribing and unsubscribingThe WDR e-Brief is a bi-weekly bulletin from the World Dialogue on Regulation for Network Economies - http://www.regulateonline.org. 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