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This conference will offer researchers the opportunity to discuss their work on information and communication technology (ICT) regulation and policy in the South with a policy-oriented, international audience. Alongside the conference, tutorial sessions will be held on the fundamentals of technology, markets, regulation, and policy.

CPRsouth3 is organised by LIRNEasia & the School of Economics and Management (SEM), Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication (BUPT), supported by the International Development Research Centre of Canada (IDRC)

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The Communication Policy Research South (CPRsouth) conference on “Transformation Strategies for Telecom Operators”, will take place from December 5-7, 2008 in Beijing, China. CPRsouth3 will offer researchers an opportunity to discuss their research on ICT regulation and policy in the South with a policy-oriented, international audience and obtain useful feedback. Fifteen Young Scholars from the Asia-Pacific region and 15 from China will be selected to participate in the tutorials scheduled to be held after CPRsouth3 (December 8 and 9, 2008).

Young Scholars applications: May 31, 2008

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The Communication Policy Research South (CPRsouth) conference on “Transformation Strategies for Telecom Operators”, will take place from December 5-7, 2008 in Beijing, China. CPRsouth3 will offer researchers an opportunity to discuss their research on ICT regulation and policy in the South with a policy-oriented, international audience and obtain useful feedback. A training session on media interaction will also be held for participants. Alongside the conference, tutorial sessions will be held for Young Scholars on the fundamentals of technology, markets, regulation and policy. The conference is designed to accommodate 21 paper presenters over the course of 2.5 days, and the audience will comprise 70-80 scholars involved in the field of ICT policy and regulation, broadly defined, including 30 Young Scholars.

Deadline for abstracts: May 31, 2008
Deadline for completed papers: August 31, 2008
Young Scholars applications: May 31, 2008

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LIRNEasia’s report on CPRsouth2: Empowering rural communities through ICT policy and research is available for download from the CPRsouth website. The conference was held at IIT-Madras, Chennai, India from December 14-18, 2007. The collection of conference papers and presentations is also available; as are papers and presentations from the first CPRsouth conference and photos from both events.

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LIRNEasia’s volume of research, ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia: Policy and Regulatory Roadblocks, is edited by Professor Rohan Samarajiva (Executive Director of LIRNEasia) and Ayesha Zainudeen (researcher at LIRNEasia), and published by Sage Publications. This well-structured volume will be of great value to those seeking to implement policy and regulatory reforms and improve ongoing reforms.

Click here to go to the full online version of this book.

For more information, contact LIRNEasia.

To order a copy of this book from the publisher, click here to go to the Sage page for this publication.

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