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	<title>L I R N E . N E T &#187; policy</title>
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		<title>LINK Centre &#8211; Public Seminar</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/11/link-centre-public-seminar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 17/11/2008; 17:30 to 18:00. ]  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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIA! Policy Brief &#8211; ICT Access and Usage in Ghana</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/09/ria-policy-brief-ict-access-and-usage-in-ghana/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/09/ria-policy-brief-ict-access-and-usage-in-ghana/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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The Research ICT Africa (RIA!) August 2008 Policy Brief is based on the preliminary analysis of the Individual and Household ICT Survey undertaken by the network.
The policy brief provides a snapshot of ICT development in Ghana, which has not been robust despite the country having been amongst the early reformers of the African ICT sector. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National auditors and telecom policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
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In a new working paper,  Ewan Sutherland, Research Fellow at the LINK Centre, considers the role of national auditors in telecom policy oversight. &#8220;With almost two hundred NRAs the question of their oversight, or the regulation of regulators, is now a very general concern. The processes auditors general use can and do improve the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LIRNEasia &#8211; evidence based policy intervention via the media</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/08/lirneasia-evidence-based-policy-intervention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is naturally assumed that evidence based research and indicators feed into policymaking. However, the degree to which these do enter into policy process discourses and influence policymaking is rarely documented. This week, LIRNEasia had a big win in their attempts to introduce the issue of lowering intra-SAARC call charges into the agenda of inaugural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reverse Auctions and Universal Telecoms Service</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/07/reverse-auctions-and-universal-telecoms-service/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/07/reverse-auctions-and-universal-telecoms-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scott Wallsten&#8217;s recent paper (April 2008), Reverse Auctions and Universal Telecommunications Service: Lessons from Global Experience, provides an update on the use of reverse auctions (or least cost subsidies, or reverse subsidies). This mechanism allows market actors to bid for what they calculate will be the minimum needed subsidy to extend networks to rural and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Issue of info – Call for Papers</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/07/info-special-issue-%e2%80%93-network-development-wireless-applications-for-the-next-billion-new-users/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/07/info-special-issue-%e2%80%93-network-development-wireless-applications-for-the-next-billion-new-users/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[William Melody and Amy Mahan will guest edit a special issue of info &#8211; the journal of policy, regulation and strategy for telecommunications, information and media on Network Development: Wireless Applications for the Next Billion New Users. This special issue focused on wireless applications for the next billion users will examine priority issues relating to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LIRNE at ITS 17th Biennial Conference</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/06/lirne-at-its-17th-biennial-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/06/lirne-at-its-17th-biennial-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIRNE.NET researchers from around the world will be participating in the the International Telecommunications Society 17th Biennial Conference, Montreal, Canada (24-27 June). If you are planning to attend ITS, we invite you to come to meet researchers from LIRNEasia, Research ICT Africa (RIA!), the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Dialogue on the Information Society (DIRSI), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIA! hosts Telecom Policy and Regulatory Research Roundtable</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/04/ria-hosts-telecom-policy-and-regulatory-research-roundtable/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/04/ria-hosts-telecom-policy-and-regulatory-research-roundtable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 11/05/2008; 11:30 to 16:00. ] [11 May 2008] Research ICT Africa! (RIA!) a network consisting of researchers across 18 countries will host a roundtable discussion with African policy makers and regulators on the results of a series of research projects known as Towards an African e-Index.  The project seeks to provide the data and analysis necessary to move the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>infoDev &#8211; ICT Regulation Toolkit</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/04/infodev-ict-regulation-toolkit/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/04/infodev-ict-regulation-toolkit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[infoDev&#8217;s ICT Regulation Toolkit, the most complete online repository of its kind, has completed all seven modules originally designated to cover the range of relevant themes. The final piece, Universal Access, is now available in beta version, with the finalised content being made available during the month of April. Self-described as &#8220;a live resource for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPRsouth conference report</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/03/cprsouth-conference-report/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/03/cprsouth-conference-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIRNEasia&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comunica at the Global Forum for Media Development</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/03/comunica-at-the-global-forum-for-media-development/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/03/comunica-at-the-global-forum-for-media-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 13/03/2008 to 14/03/2008. ] [13-14 March] Bruce Girard, Director of Comunica will present a paper on "Broadcasting Policy Exchange: A platform for knowledge sharing, networking and mutual advice on good practice in broadcasting policy, law and regulation" at the Foro Regional para el Desarrollo de Medios, Capítulo Latinoamérica (Global Forum for Media Development, Latin American Chapter). The event will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICT Usage and Its Impact on Profitability of SMEs in Africa</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/02/ict-usage-and-its-impact-on-profitability-of-smes-in-13-african-countries/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/02/ict-usage-and-its-impact-on-profitability-of-smes-in-13-african-countries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just published in Information Technologies and International Development (ITID), this article by Steve Esselaar, Christoph Stork, Ali Ndiwalana, Mariama Deen-Swarray, reports on a Research ICT Africa survey. It argues that the negative return on investment reported in the literature can be attributed to the failure to distinguish between the formal and informal sectors. This article [...]]]></description>
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