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The Center for Communication, Media and Information Technologies (CMI), of the Copenhagen Institute of Technology (CIT), Aalborg University, Denmark, held its First International Conference on Converging Mobile Media. The conference was organized in cooperation with the Advanced technology network on Mobile Systems, CTiF Copenhagen, and CMI’s CAMMP Project.

The conference featured presentations by professionals from industry and researchers including presentations on mobile television in countries that have come furthest in the development and market take-up of new applications and services in this field.

Click here for the slides presented at the conference.

See CMI – First International Conference on Converging Mobile Media post.

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Alison Gillwald, director of Research ICT Africa!, and Helani Galpaya, director of Strategic Development for LIRNEasia, are attending the 2008 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) this week in Hydrabad, India.

Gillwald is a panelist for the first main session on Access: Reaching the Next Billion(s).
Click here for the transcript of the Access session.

Galapaya will participate as a panelist for the workshop session, Digital convergence beyond technology: socio-economic benefits, SMEs & public policy – 9:30-11:00 am, Day 3 (5 December), in Room 1.

Click here for the full IGF programme.

Click here for the IGF workshop schedule.

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LIRNEasia, in collaboration with the Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore and the University of Hong Kong, is organizing a conference entitled “Infrastructure Regulation: What works, Why, and How do we know?,” 26-27 February 2009, at the University of Hong Kong.

Sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the conference will address the following questions: Does regulation work? What kind of regulation works? What kinds don’t work? Why do some forms of regulation work and not others? How do we know whether they work or not? How do we isolate the effects of different political, economic and legal contexts? Are there systematic differences among water, telecommunications, energy and transport infrastructure that necessitate particular regulatory design?

Click here for the call for papers (deadline 5 December 2008).

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LIRNEasia, in collaboration with the Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore and the University of Hong Kong, is organizing a conference entitled “Infrastructure Regulation: What works, Why, and How do we know?,” 26-27 February, 2009, at the University of Hong Kong.

Sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the conference will address the following questions: Does regulation work? What kind of regulation works? What kinds don’t work? Why do some forms of regulation work and not others? How do we know whether they work or not? How do we isolate the effects of different political, economic and legal contexts? Are there systematic differences among water, telecommunications, energy and transport infrastructure that necessitate particular regulatory design?

Click here for the call for papers (deadline 5 December 2008).

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The LINK Centre is holding a free public seminar entitled, ‘South Africa, communications services and 2010 – e-readiness or e-rockiness?‘

The World Cup 2010. Two years and counting. South Africa’s telecommunications and broadcasting infrastructures are being upgraded for the event. Where does the work stand in 2008? Will South Africa’s communications services be up to scratch? Or is it time for a new coach? Or, are we playing for sudden death?

Will Hahn, Gartner Principal Analyst, Carrier Operations and Strategies Worldwide, has been tracking the South African ICT sector for many years. Join us on 17 November 2008 to hear Will’s thoughts on the local communications space, and how South Africa fares with the 2010 countdown clock ticking.

• What policy and regulatory issues urgently need to be addressed?
• How do service providers need to transform to deliver service excellence?
• What is the future for ICT services in a post-2010 converged market environment?

The LINK Centre, Graduate School of Public Policy & Management, Wits University, and the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering cordially invite you to a free public seminar by Will Hahn entitled ‘South Africa, communications services and 2010 – e-readiness or e-rockiness?’

Date: Monday, 17 November 2008
Time: 17:30 for 18:00
Venue: Classroom F, Mwalimu House, School of Public and Development Management, 2 St David’s Place, Parktown
RSVP: lauren.aca2k [at] gmail.com (or 084-582-0422)

This seminar is a must for everyone interested in ICT sector issues, from both a policy and a regulatory point of view, as well as from a business perspective.

Will Hahn is Gartner’s Principal Analyst, Carrier Operations and Strategies Worldwide, where he is part of the worldwide communications group. He assists with a variety of worldwide and public sectors, including public services in Latin America and Middle East/Africa. He tracks the submarine cable markets worldwide, and he is insight lead for the carrier operations and strategies team. Prior to joining Gartner, Will worked as an inquiry analyst for Northern Business Information in New York City. Before that, he taught ancient-medieval history for 13 years at private preparatory schools in upstate New York.