Tagged in: Trans-sector
Case studies from the UN Broadband Commission
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development, in partnership with ITU, has released its first country case studies looking in-depth at the state of broadband development in four economies and examining links between broadband and the UN Millennium Development Goals. The … Continue reading
2012 – make-or-break time for the NBN
It is important to revisit the reasons for Australia building its national broadband network (NBN). Several things became clear during the privatisation process of Telstra in the 00s – broadband quality was below the international benchmark, end-user and wholesale prices … Continue reading
OECD publishes report on Internet of Things and M2M
By Rudolf Van der Berg Science, Technology and Industry Directorate OECD Look around you for a second and count the number of electronic devices, machines and gadgets. All of them — light bulbs, cars, TVs, digital cameras, refrigerators, stereos, cranes, … Continue reading
Trans-sector regulation
Regulations need to be rewritten Governments are becoming aware of the critical importance of trans-sector policies. Infrastructure stimulus packages are making it possible to start moving towards a trans-sector approach. However, this infrastructure approach is fundamentally different from previous telecoms … Continue reading
The Productivity Commission has a point
The Productivity Commission is correct in saying that the government has not made the social and economic benefits of the NBN sufficiently clear. We have argued this from the very beginning of the project. A few months ago we commented … Continue reading
Australia shows international leadership in global changes
Increasingly developments that are happening globally are affecting Australia. Putting our heads in the sand and pretending that events like the financial crisis in Europe, the political situation in the USA, the developments in China and India, or climate change … Continue reading
Sharing infrastructure – progress underway
Whenever I get a chance to highlight an example of shared infrastructure I do so, as I believe this is critical if we want to become a smart country. In my own region alone I have drawn attention to the … Continue reading
The governance of the internet
Among the hottest topics at the Broadband Leadership Summit, which was held during the ITU Telecom World 2011 in Geneva, were the issues in relation to the security of the various aspects of the digital economy. The key issue in … Continue reading
Child protection an Internet priority
Of the many governance and security issues few are as universally emotive as child protection. The question is how the ICT community can best join together for this vital cause. The key problem of Child Online Protection (COP) is that … Continue reading
UN Broadband targets and challenge – yes we can
By 2015: 40% of households connected to broadband It is very easy to be sceptical about the developments of national broadband networks, the developments of e-services and the transformation of the 100 year old telecoms industry. But when BuddeComm launched … Continue reading
