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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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Debra Aron from LECG and Northwestern University and Dr. Robert Crandall of the Brookings Institution and Criterion Economics have co-authored a white paper with entitled “Investment in Next Generation Networks and Wholesale Telecommunications Regulation.” Focussed on the Canadian experience, the White Paper discusses economic evidence and international experiences regarding the effect of unbundling obligations applied to next generation networks on broadband outcome measures such as investment and penetration. “Canada’s policy makers can encourage efficient investment, innovation, and competition, and thereby promote economic welfare and prosperity in Canada, by establishing a clear policy against expanding the ILECs’ unbundling obligations to new broadband networks.”

Download the full text (PDF format)

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Two new resources prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) explore economic growth in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Click here for Latin America and the Caribbean: GDP growth per country (2004-2009).

Click here for Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2007-2008.

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The LIRNE Events and Links page has two new resources: competition authority resources and a calendar of upcoming events.

In recognition of the increasing the role of competition regulation in ICT sector, we are beginning to collect resources from national competition regulators. This information is presented in the same manner as our tables of national telecom regulators and links to their statistical resources and sector reports. The intrepid LIRNE assistant researcher, Alejandra Davidziuk, is tracking down all of these links and keeping them up-to-date.

Another new feature is the Google calendar of upcoming ICT regulation and policy related conference, workshops, seminars and courses. The calendar entries are colour coded and organised by region, and (by clicking on full details/mas detalles) include a full record of the event including links to the conference website and deadlines for important dates. The Google calendar also has other functionalities such as being able to export entries to your own calendar.

The downloadable .pdf version of the upcoming events is also maintained for people who prefer that format.

Please use our Contact page to suggest events that should be included on the calendar.

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