Call for Latin American Researchers
DIRSI, a member of the LIRNE network, is looking for researchers to undertake country case studies Paraguay, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia or Guatemala using the Telecom Regulatory Environment (TRE) Assessment methodology. Using interviews and a questionnaire administered to a statistically significant cross-section of industry stakeholders and experts, the TRE assessment traverses five dimensions of regulatory risk for both the fixed and mobile sectors.
Interested applicants for this research can find more information at the DIRSI website in English or Spanish.
The TRE methodology was developed to gain insight on regulatory performance via stakeholders’ perceptions of investment risk. Simply put, a necessary condition for good telecom sector performance is investment and investment decisions are influenced by perceptions of investment risk. Indeed, investment is highly correlated with sector regulation. However, regulatory performance is notoriously problematic to assess – especially in a quantifiable manner. TRE assessment thus measures the perception of risk, which is the primary driver of investment decisions.
The TRE methodology focuses on the environment as a whole, rather than only on the regulatory agency. This broadens the scope and usefulness of the study to different actors.
TRE investigations are also being undertaken by centres in the LIRNE network in Asia and Africa. For further information about the TRE programme, please contact Amy Mahan via the form below..
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