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The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has released a paper identifying and documenting the main areas of discussions and ‘recommendations’ that were generated under the access theme at the second Internet Governance Forum (IGF), held in Rio de Janeiro in November 2007. The paper summarises the discussions emanating from the thematic IGF workshops on Access, as well as the proceedings of the Access plenary session.

Click here to download the paper from the APC website.
Click here to go to the APC access news item.

Click here to go to the APC and WDR dialogue on Regulatory Frameworks for Improving Access.

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The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada is supporting the participation of eleven young researchers who are reporting in their blogs on the five 2007 IGF topics: access, diversity, security, openess and critical internet resources.

Shamistra Soysa is reporting on access. She is a LIRNEasia researcher, primarily involved in research projects on ICTs, Transaction Costs and Traceability in Agricultural Markets project and has worked on improving the TRE methodology for Measuring ICT Sector and Regulatory Performance.

Andrea Molinari, also reporting on the access theme, is a researcher with DIRSI, working on the Mobile Affordability in Latin America project.

Laura León, previously the DIRSI Coordination Assistant and now pursuing a Masters degree at Manchester, UK in Information Technology for Development, is blogging on openess.

To see all of the IDRC bloggers and links to their IGF blogs, click here.

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What key actions could telecom and ICT regulators undertake to promote access to infrastructure at local, international and regional levels?

This dialogue is being undertaken in preparation for the “Regulatory Frameworks for Improving Access” workshop co-hosted by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and Learning Initiatives on Reforms for Network Economies (LIRNE.NET), and at this year’s Internet Governance Forum. The workshop will explore the key regulatory issues and imperatives in promoting equitable deployment and affordable access to internet (communications) infrastructure at local, national, regional and global levels.

Send dialogue comments for posting to
<dialogue [at] regulateonline.org>.

Click here to go to the Dialogue webpage to read comments.

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[12-15 Nov 07] LIRNE.NET participants in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will include Hernan Galperin from DIRSI, Amy Mahan from LIRNE.NET, and Helani Galpaya from LIRNEasia.

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