L I R N E . N E T

About

LIRNE.NET is a Strategic Collaboration between:

Center for Information and Communication Technologies (CICT), Technical University of Denmark

Comunica, Montevideo, Uruguay

DIRSI (Regional Dialogue on the Information Society / Diálogo Regional sobre la Sociedad de la Información), Lima, Peru

Economics of Infrastructures Section, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

LINK Centre at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

LIRNEasia, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Media@LSE Programme at the London School of Economics

Research ICT Africa!, Johannesburg, South Africa

Mission

Our mission is twofold:

• To facilitate telecom reform and infrastructure development throughout the world - through research, training, dialogue, policy and regulatory advice;
• To build human capital in the area as the foundation for effective regulation and governancefor new network economies.

Activities

• Research Activities and Reports
• World Dialogue on Regulation for Network Economies
• External Training Initiatives (for Government, Industry and NGOs)
• Expert Analysis & Commentary on Current Issues

Governance

LIRNE is managed from the Centre for ICT (CICT) in Denmark and Comunica in Uruguay. William Melody (CICT is general manager and Amy Mahan (Comunica) is the network coordinator.

A steering commitee is made up of one representative from each of the regions, one from Comunica, and one external advisor. The members of the steering committee are:

Hernan Galperin (DIRSI, Latin America)

Alison Gillwald (LINK Centre & RIA!, Africa)

Anders Henten (CICT, European Centres)

Amy Mahan (Comunica, Global coordination)

Rohan Samarajiva (LIRNEasia, Asia)

Randy Spence (IDRC, Advisor)

LIRNE Network Members

CICT

Comunica

DIRSI

Economics of Infrastructures

LINK Centre

LIRNEasia

Media@LSE

Research ICT Africa!

Click here for a list of upcoming events where you can meet LIRNE.NET members.

LIRNE.NET is registered as a non-profit association in Denmark. Global activities are coordinated by Fundación Comunica, a registered foundation in Uruguay.