Indonesia's content moderation framework, governed by MOCI Regulation No. 5/2020, is often criticized for its lack of transparency, inconsistent enforcement, and broad legal definitions that risk overreach and censorship if applied indiscriminately. While efforts have been made to enhance the...

This study assesses the impact and effectiveness of the National Information and Communications Technology Policy (NIP) in Bangladesh, which is a key legal framework for 'Vision 2021' and 'Digital Bangladesh'. It investigates the extent to which digital inclusion can be achieved by the NIP...

This report analyses the tech sectors of 11 African countries and examines factors such as information and communication technology infrastructure, the regulatory environment and the potential impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Key findings include that financial services,...

The Digital India programme of the government of India, launched in 2015, is an ambitious initiative which seeks to effect both process improvements as well as transform governance for the future in India through massive digitisation efforts. Numerous initiatives, particularly in the works of...

The less connected are those - the majority of the connected in South Africa - who are dependent on mobile phones and mobile networks for their Internet connectivity and who live on or below median incomes, buying data in small packages (RIA, 2018).Current policy and regulation has enabled the...

"Information and communication technologies (ICT) play crucial roles in responding to global challenges and helping us to develop a shared vision of the type of society in which we wish to live. Sustainable solutions to problems such as energy supply, logistics, health care, security, water and...

In Europe's digital policy, digital managerialists, digital frontrunners, and digital convergers have emerged as coalitions among EU member states. This paper lays a focus on their stances on digital-policy reform and on their own understanding of the costs and benefits of the growth of the...

The digital divide is now a subject of priority and a serious concern to East African Countries. This research has been made to have comprehensive understanding of the level of the digital divide in Ethiopia including the neighbouring countries and identify the lessons of best performing...

The 2016 World Development Report shows that while the digital revolution has forged ahead, its “analog complements”—the regulations that promote entry and competition, the skills that enable workers to access and then leverage the new economy, and the institutions that are accountable to...

This Report aims to inspire and guide the researchers and practitioners who can help advance a new set of development approaches based on a fuller consideration of psychological and social influences. (Page 2)

SECTION I: ICT, Digital Divide and Development -- Economics of ICT, Digital Divide and Development – Some Emerging Issues -- ICT and Wellbeing: A Cross Country Analysis -- Digital Divide: How India and China Stack up? -- Evolution of Inter-state disparities in the use of ICT: A study of Indian...

There is a tendency for participation to be sidetracked in the highly infrastructure-centric discourse on information and communication technology for development (ICT4D). For some time, views anchored on technological determinism have dominated the discourse. Technology has been viewed as a...

Current conversations about health information policy often tend to be based on three broad assumptions. First, many perceive a tension between regulation and innovation. We often hear that privacy regulations are keeping researchers, companies, and providers from aggregating the data they need...

The issue of rural communication development has been conventionally examined under labels such as universal service, digital, divide, broadband deployment, and E-Government, which generally fall into two seemingly distinct categories - access and applications. In China, these concepts are...

This book investigates the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on development and well-being (beyond economic benefits) and highlights some emerging issues relating to the realities, constraints and digital divides with particular reference to India. It collects a series...

"This book provides information on emerging trends in business innovation, entrepreneurship, and marketing strategies. While highlighting challenges such as successful social media interactions and consumer engagement, this book explores valuable information within various business environments...

Why regulate the ICT sector? -- What is the effect of bundling in telecom? -- Interconnection Charges Regulation: How is telecom different from the Internet? -- Spectrum Regulation: Case of V-Band -- Intellectual Property or Creative Commons? -- Who governs the Internet? -- What are the nuances...

This essay, based on the 20th annual Hugo Black lecture at Wesleyan University, argues that we should think about individual liberties of freedom of speech, press, and assembly not in isolation, but in the larger context of policies for the spread and growth of knowledge and information....

In recent years China’s most spectacular growth rate occurs in the telecommunications sector. In 1978, China only has 3.69 million telephones, with a teledensity of 0.3%, lower than one tenth of the world average. The number of telephones in 1980 is the same as the 1905 level of United States,...

This paper examines and identifies the dimensions, activities, purpose, and extent of civil society organizations' participation in ICT policy making and governance in the Philippines. This research scrutinizes the dynamics between the institutional context (e.g. present ICT policies,...

Die Digitalisierung fordert den Staat nicht einfach nur heraus. Sie überfordert ihn. Sie stellt in Frage, wie wir 70 Jahre lang unser Gemeinwesen gesteuert, organisiert und verteidigt haben. Unser demokratischer Staat mit seinen Institutionen und Verfahren tut sich schwer, seine bisherige Rolle...

"This book provides information on emerging trends in business innovation, entrepreneurship, and marketing strategies. While highlighting challenges such as successful social media interactions and consumer engagement, this book explores valuable information within various business environments...

The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) is preparing an opinion on the ethical aspects of information and communication technologies. As part of its preparatory work, the EGE held an open round-table debate on the issues raised by ICT. The round table was organised by...

This Policy Contribution assesses the broad obstacles hampering ICT-led growth in Europe and identifies the main areas in which policy could unlock the greatest value. We review estimates of the value that could be generated through take-up of various technologies and carry out a broad matching...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. A Framework for Understanding the Rural ICT Center Challenge -- A Common Objective -- Sustainability, Resilience, and Impact -- The Rural...