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1 |
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The Government’s Role in the Development of the IT Industry in Korea |
| Author: |
Dr Kang Bong-Kyun |
| Title: |
Member |
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National Assembly, the Republic of Korea |
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Dr Kang Bong-Kyun is currently Member of the National Assembly, The Republic of Korea. Dr Kang has served as Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Affairs and Policy Planning, and thus has been closely involved in Korea's economic reforms since the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Dr Kang has also held the posts of President of the Korea Development Institute (KDI), Minister of Finance and Economy, Minister of Information and Communications, Prime Minister's Chief Assistant for Government Policy Coordination, Vice Minister of the Economic Planning Board, and Vice Minister of Labour.
Dr Kang has a PhD. in Economics from Hanyang University, Korea, an MA in Development Economics from Williams College, Massachusetts, the US, and a BA in Economics from Seoul National University. |
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| Korea is a world leader in IT and Internet connectivity. Today, 100 per cent of its schools are connected to the Internet and it has the greatest Internet penetration in the world. Twenty years ago, Korea still had a relatively poor ITC infrastructure. A concerted push by the government, with direct presidential involvement, and heavy direct investment created conditions for Korea's growth as a technological powerhouse that now manufactures 53 per cent of the world's CDMA handsets and is number one in digital TV production. |
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2 |
| Topic: |
Building Mongolia’s Future |
| Author: |
Mr Byamba Jigjid |
| Title: |
Minister, Ministry of Infrastructure |
| Organisation: |
Mongolia |
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160KB |
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| Jigjid Byamba is Mongolia's Minster of Infrastructure. Mr Byamba served previously as the General Director of the Governmental Implementation of the Agency of Urban Services of Mongolia, as Mongolia's Minister of Energy, Geology & Mining, as Minister of Fuel and Energy and as Vice-minister of Urban Services. Earlier in his career he worked as the Chief-engineer and Director of the Heating Authority for the city of Ulaanbaatar. Mr Byamba, a heating engineer, earned his degree from Russia's Ural Polytechnics Institute. Mr Byamba also completed the management course at the University of Technology in Sweden. |
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| Mongolia has adopted broad-scale reforms to improve its economic efficiency and accelerate growth in telecommunication services. Recognising that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has an important role to play in the nation's development and in its transition to a market economy, Mongolia is modernising the country's information infrastructure and introducing new, advanced communications services. Mongolia has no restrictions that limit the participation of foreign legal entities in communications businesses except in cases that might impact national security or interests. |
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Article no.: |
3 |
| Topic: |
Regulation in the Philippines in the Era of Convergence |
| Author: |
Armi Jane R Borje |
| Title: |
Commissioner |
| Organisation: |
National Telecommunications Commission, Republic of the Philippines |
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176KB |
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| Armi Jane R Borje is the Chairman of the Philippines' National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). The NTC is the Philippine government's telecommunications and broadcast regulatory agency. Ms Borje held the post of Deputy Commissioner of the NTC before her current appointment. Ms Borje, a lawyer, served in the past as legal counsel to a number of telecommunications and broadcasting companies. As Chairman of the NTC, she has vigorously championed consumer interests. Chairman Borje has a master’s degree from the National Security Administration of the National Defense College of the Philippines where she graduated with honours. She is also a Lt Col (Res.) in the Philippine army. |
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| The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of the Philippines is working to establish a regulatory framework and to restructure the telecom sector to take advantage of the opportunities that technological convergence can bring to the country. The restructuring includes the arbitration of interconnection disputes to facilitate competitive services, the restructuring of universal access subsidiaries and regulation of incumbent charges to ease the market entry of newcomers. High on the priority list are the unbundling of infrastructure and the introduction of VoIP. |
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Article no.: |
4 |
| Topic: |
Convergence of Networks in Lao PDR |
| Author: |
Palami Phommathansy |
| Title: |
Director General, Department of Posts and Telecommunications |
| Organisation: |
Ministry of Communication, Transport, Posts and Construction (MCTPC) |
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300KB |
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Mr Phommathansy Palami is the Director General of the Department of Posts and Telecommunications, Ministry of Communication, Transport and Construction located in Vientiane, Lao PDr He served previously as his country's Managing Director State Enterprise of Posts and Telecommunications Lao and as Deputy Director for the Department of Posts and Telecommunications.
Mr Palami earned a Bachelor of Sciences, EE and a Master of Science, EE from the Ecôle Polytechnique of the University of Montreal in Canada and trained under UNDP/FRANCE TELECOM in France. Mr Palami is the current President of the National Federation of Karate of Lao. |
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| Laos is lacking trained people and financial resources and depends heavily upon foreign cooperation to develop its ITC sector. Nevertheless, Laos is working to leave behind its Least Developed Country status. Laos depends upon land links with neighbours for its communications links to the world. The advent of IP for voice and data has distorted the local telecom market. The official operating companies are losing market share to IP service ‘pirates’ and have been steadily losing ground with their international telecommunications traffic settlements. |
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Article no.: |
5 |
| Topic: |
The Growth of Telecommunications in Thailand |
| Author: |
Arthur Morse and Don Sambandaraksa |
| Title: |
Special Advisor to the Permanent Secretary and Systems Analyst |
| Organisation: |
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Thailand |
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204KB |
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Arthur Morse is Special Advisor to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of ICT in Bangkok, Thailand. He held executive positions in BT, United Kingdom in the fields of research, development, planning, operations, personnel, general management and consulting before becoming an independent consultant in 1984. He has worked as a manager and director of telecommunications and energy projects in ten countries in Europe, Middle East and Asia. He led the ITU Asia and Pacific Centre of Excellence project from 1999 to July 2003. He holds a BSc degree in electrical and electronic engineering and MSc and PhD degrees in microwave physics. His special interests include management and institutional development in ICT, e-Government and human capacity building in policy and regulation.
Don Sambandaraksa has been a systems analyst at the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in Bangkok, Thailand since the inception of the Ministry in late 2002. His many projects at the MICT focus mainly on ICT policy papers and research of ongoing global ICT trends and activities to bring in an international perspective to incorporate into the MICT’s initiatives. A few examples include papers on the ICT Budget PC, the Clean Internet Initiative, GoodNet – the Internet Café reform, Cyber Security, Telecom Regulation and the digital divide. Additionally, he is a contributing author of IT articles to regional IT publications. He holds a BBA in Information Systems from Thammasat University, Thailand and a MSc in Computer Science from the University of Salford, UK. |
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| The start of liberalisation and privatisation of Thailand's telecom market has stimulated the doubling of mobile usage in each of the past two years. Nevertheless, regulatory and licensing restrictions hamper the introduction of new technologies and the spread of data communications. Licensing authority has been passed from Thailand's Post and Telegraph Department (PTD) to its National Telecommunications Commission, but since the NTC is not operating and is not issuing licences, the growth and modernisation of the sector is threatened. |
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Article no.: |
6 |
| Topic: |
Network Convergence from Bhutanese Perspective |
| Author: |
Lyonpo Leki Dorji |
| Title: |
Minister for Information & Communications |
| Organisation: |
Royal Government of Bhutan |
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220KB |
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| Lyonpo Leki Dorji was appointed Bhutan's Minister of Information and Communications earlier this year. During his 40 year career, he has served the Royal Government in various capacities including Deputy Minister in charge of the Ministry of Communications, as Deputy Minister of Agriculture, as the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and as the secretary to His Majesty’s Secretariat. Minister Lyonpo Leki Dorji earned a degree in telecommunications engineering in India and a degree in public administration from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. |
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| The Internet can dilute local cultures and traditions as floods of information from dominant cultures flow in from outside. From Bhutan's point of view, there are many implications, even dangers that network convergence might bring. Bhutan regards the changes brought by network convergence to be inevitable. It is looking for help from the developed world, but believes that ‘plug and play’ solutions from abroad may not work due to the intricacies and intangible features of local cultures and traditions. |
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Article no.: |
7 |
| Topic: |
VSAT Broadband in China |
| Author: |
Michael J Santos |
| Title: |
Vice President, Strategic Business Development |
| Organisation: |
Chinacast Technology Ltd |
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252KB |
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Michael J Santos is the Vice-president for Strategic Business Development at Chinacast Technology Ltd. He is responsible for corporate strategy, business alliances, mergers and acquisitions and fundraising activities. He has over 18 years of international experience in the field of satellite communications, mobile and fixed wireless and LAN/WAN networking.
Before joining Chinacast Technology Mr Santos was the Senior Director, Asia-Pacific, for Hughes Network Systems International. At Hughes he established the Asia/Pacific regional office in Taiwan and opened HNS regional offices in Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Japan and Australia and took a lead role in Hughes’ investments in ChinaCast. Mr Santos has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Telecommunications and Computer Science from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. |
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| China’s telecom market, in terms of total fixed and mobile subscribers, is now the world’s largest, despite its small share of China's overall telecom market revenue. China’s satellite sector and more specifically the VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) segment, is growing at over twice the annual rate of the overall telecom market. The market has been driven by the need for corporate communications, distance learning, rural telephony and paging and fuelled by the rapidly dropping prices for equipment and services. |
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Article no.: |
8 |
| Topic: |
Asia-Pacific’s Market Leadership in Network Convergence |
| Author: |
Cindy Payne |
| Title: |
Founder and Managing Director |
| Organisation: |
Asia-Pacific Connections |
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216KB |
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| Cindy Payne is the Founder and Managing Director of Asia-Pacific Connections. Ms Payne brings over 20 years of experience in Asia-Pacific sales, marketing and general management to the company. Located in the region since 1991, Ms Payne founded Asia-Pacific Connections in 1993 to assist IT companies expand into and across Asia-Pacific. Before launching Asia-Pacific Connections, Ms Payne managed the Asia-Pacific distribution sales for Quantum Corporation, a major hard disk drive manufacturer. She developed the business from its 1986 start-up phase to a complex business with revenues exceeding US$90 million. Previously, Ms Payne held Asia-Pacific marketing management positions at two global distributors. Ms Payne is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and often has articles published in industry journals. In addition, Ms Payne has served on the boards of several professional women's associations. She was the founding chairperson of Singapore Women in Technology (SWIT.) Ms Payne earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Miami University, Ohio, USA – one in International Studies and the second in Languages. |
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| Asia-Pacific has emerged as the worldwide leader in convergent voice, video and data services over IP networks. Demand for convenient access to convergent services via a ubiquitous and always-on infrastructure is driving Asia-Pacific’s dynamic network convergence growth. Asia-Pacific’s telecommunications growth is being spurred by deregulation and by government investment in state-of-the-art Internet infrastructures and IPv6 networks that cater to the burgeoning requirements of consumers, enterprises, carriers and service providers in a bid to stay one step ahead in this fast-paced marketplace. |
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Article no.: |
9 |
| Topic: |
Fixed-Line Strategies v Mobile in China |
| Author: |
Julian Watson and Jessica Ramakrishnan |
| Title: |
Head of Telecoms Practice & Senior Research Analyst |
| Organisation: |
Asia World Market Research Centre – WMRC |
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168KB |
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Julian Watson is the Head of Telecoms Practice at World Markets Research Centre (WMRC). Mr Watson began his career at WMRC as a research analyst covering the former Soviet Union. Before joining WMRC, he served as a market analyst at the International Financial Services London and at London Capital Consultants.
Mr Watson earned his BA degree, with honours in politics, Russian and Parliamentary Studies at Leeds University. He speaks fluent Russian and French.
Jessica Ramakrishnan is the Senior Research Analyst for Asia at WMRC. She was a senior reporter at Corporate Location, Euromoney Institutional Investor business publication, before joining WMRC. She specialises in Asian mobile telecommunications. Ms Ramakrishnan was awarded a BA degree in Politics and Development Studies from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies. In addition to English, she speaks Malay fluently. |
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| China's PAS, or Personal Access System, is a quickly deployed, fixed-wireless system that provides mobility within a given metropolitan area, but does not allow inter-city roaming. It gives fixed-line players a cost-effective way to counter the mobile operators' GSM/CDMA alternatives and boost short-to medium-term revenues. Competition from PAS systems has forced mobile operators to cut prices considerably. Migration from PHS to full mobility and next-generation services, though, creates an entirely new set of problems for the fixed-line operators. |
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Article no.: |
10 |
| Topic: |
‘Real’ Teledensity Solution Based on WLL |
| Author: |
Raghu Rao and R Balajee |
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Vice-president, Business Development and Manager, Telecom & Software Group |
| Organisation: |
Midas Communication Technologies |
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324KB |
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Raghu Rao is the Vice-president of Business Development at Midas Communication Technologies and is also responsible for the Sales & Marketing of corDECT and optiMA worldwide. Before joining Midas, Raghu served as the General Manager, Business Development of Sierra Optima Ltd and led its entry into the European markets through an office in the UK. Mr Rao was also the founder of Merlinhawk Associates Ltd, a pioneer in fibre optic networking in India and Merlinhawk Communications Ltd, which manufactured custom-built repeaters and multiplexers. Mr Rao holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from REC, Kurukshetra, He earned his MBA at the University of Nottingham's School of Management and Finance, in the United Kingdom.
R Balajee is the Manager of the Telecom & Software Group at Midas. He worked in the Development and Engineering department at W.S. Telesystems, before his involvement with corDECT. He has been involved in the development of corDECT, India’s first indigenous Wireless Access System from its conception. Mr Balajee received his Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Madras University. |
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| Communication technology and ICT penetration in countries such as India is far below international standards. This has a devastating impact upon these countries' socio-economic development. The cost and difficulty of providing ‘Last mile’ access to rural users is one of the major reasons that communications services do not reach these areas. Wireless Local Loop (WLL) networks replace costly wired connections with more cost-effective wireless links. DECT technology provides flexible, low-cost, easily deployed, WLL last mile voice and data access. |
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Article no.: |
11 |
| Topic: |
Network Security and Identity Management |
| Author: |
M Rajagopal |
| Title: |
Managing Director |
| Organisation: |
ATW Technologies Pvt Ltd |
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156KB |
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| M Rajagopal is the founder and Managing Director of ATW Technologies Pvt Ltd, a software company providing custom e-solutions to global companies. ATW's products include SignOne for identity management and application security and Net@Work for enterprise information portals, groupware and KM (knowledge management). M Rajagopal, an IT and management professional, worked with Tatas and ITC Ltd (part of the BAT group) in senior techno-managerial positions before starting Daedalus Inc., his own IT consulting company in 1996. M Rajagopal is an alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science as well as the Indian Institute of Management at Bangalore. |
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| At different times, in different contexts, we all play different roles, have different needs, have different rights and different responsibilities. When working with today's networks, an enterprise network or the Internet, for example, the level of access needed and granted must be suitable to the user's role within a given context. Identity management systems need to authenticate a user’s identity, provide appropriate authorisation, guarantee security and monitor the use actually made of the authorisation granted so that it can be billed. |
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Article no.: |
12 |
| Topic: |
Opportunities and Challenges of E-learning |
| Author: |
A K Pathak |
| Title: |
President |
| Organisation: |
Computer Society of India, CSI |
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200KB |
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| A K Pathak is the National President of the Computer Society of India, or CSI. Mr Pathak previously held a number of positions in CSI – Chapter Chairman, Regional Vice-president and President – where he has promoted India's IT Industry, IT Export, developed IT Strategy and planning for the government of India and Maharashtra State and planned IT applications to improve the quality of life. Before CSI, Mr Pathak served as CIO for Cummins India Ltd where he had a long and varied executive career. Mr Pathak has a history of being among the very first to introduce a variety of leading edge ITC technologies in India for public and private applications. Mr Pathak has been extensively involved in training and educational programmes throughout his career, training and developing IT Professionals and developing training programmes. He helped Pune University develop their BCS, MCS, MCM, BE Computer Engineering and IT curriculum and has been an advisor to Symboisis, Indsearch, MIT and IMCC. He is currently a Professor and Head of Computer Engineering and IT at MIT, Pune. Mr Pathak is a first class post-graduate in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pune. He has written many articles and papers for national and international magazines and authored a book in Marathi – ‘Apanhi Prabhavshali Vha!’. |
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| Technology can help educate the world. With the Internet, it no longer makes a difference where teachers or students are located. E-learning can cost-effectively deliver the knowledge and skills of the world's finest teachers to students anywhere in the world. E-learning programmes require multimedia, interactive course materials developed for the net, broadband availability and academic administrative systems designed to function online. E-learning will be invaluable in vast, populous countries like India where providing an education is a gargantuan challenge. |
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Article no.: |
13 |
| Topic: |
IPTV – Internet Video |
| Author: |
William Claxton |
| Title: |
Managing Director |
| Organisation: |
OpenAsia Solutions Pte Ltd |
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184KB |
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| William Claxton is the Managing Director and founder of OpenAsia Solutions Pte Ltd and is an IT Consultant specialised in digital media applications. His company provides market-leading Internet solutions and products throughout Asia Pacific. Mr Claxton is President of Singapore's Association of IT Consultants and serves on the Advisory Board of Temasek Polytechnic's School of Information Technology. He is a published software author of the award winning 'Log-It PC.' Mr Claxton, a US citizen, is a permanent resident of Singapore. He earned a BA in economics from the University of California, Berkeley. |
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| Internet Protocol TV cameras, ‘Webcams’, are changing the way television is used. Although broadcasters were first to use these cameras, business and security applications now far exceed broadcasting applications. Digital video systems, used for security systems are being replaced by IP based systems that let executives monitor their operations throughout the world from wherever they may be. Healthcare, retail and manufacturing are among today's biggest users. The increasing use of webcams for public and on-the-job surveillance raises social questions. |
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Article no.: |
14 |
| Topic: |
ICT Sector in Pakistan |
| Author: |
Sikandar Naqi |
| Title: |
Executive Director |
| Organisation: |
Instaphone |
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208KB |
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| Sikandar Naqi is the Executive Director of Instaphone, Pakistan's largest mobile operator. He is a pioneer of the mobile telecom industry in Pakistan. Before his appointment as executive director, he held top management positions at Instaphone in various areas including Customer Operation, Public Affairs and Sales & Marketing. Mr Naqi is also a consultant; he provides guidance for the launching of a payphone calling card company, an ISP and a firm offering DSL Services. He holds First Class Master's Degrees in Economics & Business Administration. |
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| Pakistan's telecommunications systems, despite real progress in the last five years, do not meet the country's needs. Teledensity in urban areas is only 5.8 per cent and is less than one percent in rural areas. Cellular usage is growing; there are over 2.8 million subscribers. The Internet is available in 1400 towns. With strong government stimulation, the private sector has installed over 120,000 pay phones and public call offices and has deployed fibre optic cable TV and Internet in the larger cities. |
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