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Connect-World Global-ICT 2005     Magazine introduction Connect-World, from its beginning, has dedicated itself to discussing the impact of ICT upon people, regions and societies throughout the world Global Visionaries, Global Visions 2006 edition will commemorate the ITU Telecom World 2006 event, which will take place in Hong Kong from 4th to 8th December. The theme for Telecom World 2006 is Living the digital world. The event will explore how Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is changing our lives and how the interaction between equipment, services and applications providers is changing how society is structured and how it works. The theme of the Connect-World Global Visionaries, Global Visions 2006 edition, complementing the Telecom World 2006 theme, will be Digital lifelines ‚Äî building the digital world. Issue by issue, for the last ten years, Connect-World has documented digital lifestyles. The daily routine of living in a digital world is quite different in trendy Tokyo, London, New York or along the beaches of Rio de Janeiro than it is in rural areas around the world, in city slums or in the least developed regions of each continent. What digital technology signifies in each of these regions is vastly different. In one city, a mobile phone is a teenager's passport to social acceptance, a credit card, a TV, a way to invite friends to a party. In other parts of the world, even the simplest mobile device is a family's lifeline ‚Äî the promise of a brighter future. This issue of Connect-World will be devoted to the building of the digital world, in all its guises. World leaders, decision makers and thinkers from government industry and international institutions will be asked to share their visions of the digital world ‚Äî how to build and shape it, and how to create a lifeline for those who need it most.     Theme: Building the global information economy Articles Contributors Feature articles     Article no.: 1 Topic: Building a global Information Society: vision and fact Author: Yoshio Utsumi Title: Secretary-General Organisation: ITU and WSIS PDF size: 184KB   About author: Yoshio Utsumi, the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Secretary-General of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) began his long career in telecommunications and public service in Japan’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT). Over the years, he served as a professor at the MPT Postal College, led Japan’s largest investment fund, the Postal Life Insurance Bureau, and was Head of the General Affairs Division of MPT’s Broadcasting Bureau. Mr Utsumi helped shape Japan’s domestic policies at the Communications Policy Bureau. He served in Geneva as First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Japan in charge of ITU affairs and as Director-General of International Affairs of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. In 1994, he was elected Chairman of the ITU plenipotentiary conference. He also served as MPT Director-General, Assistant Vice-Minister and Deputy Minister until his election as Secretary-General of ITU in 1998. He was re-elected for a second term as Secretary-General in 2002. Mr Utsumi introduced the competition and liberalisation policy that led to Japan’s first reform of its telecommunication market. He was a driving force in Japan’s development of multimedia industries, and successfully undertook a major restructuring of Japan’s postal services. Mr Utsumi has played an active role in many international negotiations, including those leading to the historic WTO agreement on basic telecommunications. Yoshio Utsumi earned a Bachelor degree of Law from the University of Tokyo and a Master’s degree of Arts in Political Science from the University of Chicago.   Article abstract: Access to ICT, to the Information Society, has been uneven. City dwellers, the educated, the rich inhabitants of developed countries all have greater participation in the information driven world economy than the poor, rural inhabitants and uneducated from developing countries. To address these inequalities, the United Nations General Assembly resolved to organise a World Summit on the Information Society aimed at, ‘enabling individuals, communities and peoples to achieve their full potential in promoting sustainable development and improving their quality of life’.   Read the article     Article no.: 2 Topic: Information and Communication Technology – an Author: Ricardo Maduro Joest Title: President Organisation: Honduras PDF size: 248KB   About author: Ricardo Maduro Joest is the elected President of the Republic of Honduras. Mr Maduro was the President of the Central Bank of Honduras and served as the Coordinator of the Economic Cabinet from 1990 to 1994. He was elected as a Congressman to the Central American Parliament and was a candidate for a seat in the National Congress of Honduras. As a member of the National party of Honduras, he has participated actively and has held the positions of Speaker of the party’s Local Committee in Tegucigalpa, First Speaker of the National Central Committee and President of the National Party of Honduras. He has managed two presidential campaigns for his party. Mr Maduro has had extensive business experience, including as General Manager of Xerox in Honduras, and as the Executive Director of Inversiones La Paz. Ricardo Maduro has won many awards such as: the Honduras-USA Chamber of Commerce Businessman of the Year, the El Heraldo newspaper’s Man of the Year award, and the Honduran Managers’ and Businessmen’s Association’s ‘Boris Goldstein’ Outstanding Businessman of the Year award. Mr Ricardo Maduro earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Stanford University in California.   Article abstract: Honduras’s low fixed and mobile teledensity at the end of 2001 prompted the government to mandate the opening of its telecommunications market. The government’s innovative policy opened the market to, essentially, any company that asked to enter. The new, competitive, so-called ‘sub-operators’ were guaranteed freedom from tariff controls, technological neutrality, freedom of coverage and freedom to transfer property. The policy produced results. At the end of 2001 teledensity was 8.5%, today, with 1,750,000 lines, teledensity has grown to 26.9%.   Read the article     Article no.: 3 Topic: WSIS – ICT development perspectives Author: Dayanidhi Maran Title: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Organisation: India PDF size: 248KB   About author: Dayanidhi Maran is India's Minister for Communications and Information Technology. Mr Maran was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha, the Indian Parliament's House of the People. As the representative from Central Madras, he is continuing the legacy of his late father, Murasoli Maran, who served in the Union Cabinet in various capacities, including as Minister for Commerce and Industry. Mr Maran has been deeply involved and associated with the print media for well over a decade. He is a voracious reader and takes keen interest in areas of current affairs, political science, social science, commerce, finance, global trade and information technology. Dayanidhi Maran received his initial education in Tamil Nadu and graduated in Economics from Loyola College in Chennai. Mr Maran has attended many educational programmes and courses including the Owner/President Management Programme (OPM), at Harvard Business School, in the United States.   Article abstract: The sharing of knowledge, enhanced by removing all barriers to access through the judicious use of the Internet, can drive development. ICT is a powerful enabler of development. ICT-enabled global flows of information, products, people, capital and ideas, offer great potential for radical improvements in human development, but, unless available to all, they can worsen and entrench existing poverty. Consequently, the WSIS decisions about the use of ICT will determine if the road brings wider development or greater inequality.   Read the article     Article no.: 4 Topic: Advancing upon the digital divide Author: Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo Title: Minister of Communications Organisation: Nigeria PDF size: 204KB   About author: Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo is Nigeria’s Minister of Communications. During his years in public service, he served as a Senator and member of Senate Committees on Education Science and Technology, Public Works and Foreign Relations, as the second Executive Governor of Kwara State, as Commissioner of three portfolios (Education, Information and Home Affairs) Social Development and Sports and Economic Development in the Kwara State Government. Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo has also been active as the National Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Chapter of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Secretary General of the Movement for National Reformation (MNR) and a leader of both the Middle Belt Forum and AFENIFERE. He has been imprisoned and exiled for his opposition to the policies of past governments. Early in his career, he taught English at Kufena College, Zaria, was a Lecturer in English at the University of Ife, now OAU, and was the founding Head of the Department of English at Kwara State College of Technology, now Polytechnic. Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and earned his Master’s degree in English from the University of Ghana, Legon.   Article abstract: Nigeria is working to create an infrastructure that will facilitate its participation in the Information Society. Since 1999, basic telephone service, both wireless and wired, has multiplied almost 22 times, to 16 million subscribers. Internet service is growing, but at a slower pace, due mainly to Nigeria’s limited transmission infrastructure. Optical fibre and microwave backbone networks are expanding and a new submarine cable has boosted its international connectivity. Nigeria’s first communications satellite will be launched towards the end of 2006.   Read the article     Article no.: 5 Topic: Overcoming the entry barriers – investing in the Information Society Author: José Montilla Title: Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade Organisation: Spain PDF size: 244KB   About author: José Montilla is Spain’s Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade. He combines the ministerial portfolio with his positions as First Secretary of the PSC (Catalan Socialist Party) and as member of the executive committee of the Spanish Socialist Party. Mr Montilla began his career as an officer of the public administration in 1979, at the Sant Joan Despí town hall. In 1985, he was elected mayor of Cornellá de Llobregat and governed there with an absolute majority for 19 years. From 2003, he chaired the county council of Barcelona. In 2004, he was appointed Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade and resigned from all his positions in the local administration. José Montilla earned his degrees in Economics and Law.   Article abstract: The complexity of the technology and the need for specialized training create barriers that slow the spread of the Information Society. Spain’s Avanz@ plan aims at achieving economic growth and improving living conditions, based on productivity and social inclusion, and at developing an Information Society in accordance with the framework of the European Union’s Lisbon Strategy. The plan calls for investment in three areas: education, electronic administration and businesses, particularly the small and medium sized enterprises (SMSE).   Read the article     Article no.: 6 Topic: The Internet; private leadership; public growth Author: Michael D. Gallagher Title: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator Organisation: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) PDF size: 300KB   About author: Michael D. Gallagher serves as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator of the United State’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration. He was appointed to the post by President George W. Bush on 1st July 2004, and was confirmed by the Senate on 20th November 2004. Before his confirmation, Mr Gallagher served as Acting Assistant Secretary. Prior to his appointment, Mr Gallagher served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Counselor to Secretary of Commerce Don Evans. He was the lead policy advisor to the Secretary and was responsible for the effective coordination of policy initiatives within the Commerce Department and across the Administration. Before joining the Secretary’s personal staff, Mr Gallagher served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.   Article abstract: At the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) world leaders are meeting, for the first time, to highlight the critical role of Information and Communications Technologies, including the Internet, in our daily lives. The United States believes the stability and security of the Internet’s address book, the domain name and addressing system (DNS), must be preserved and that only the private sector, not government, can respond to the threats multiplying in cyberspace such as viruses and malware.   Read the article     Article no.: 7 Topic: Cooperation and coordination of the Information Society Author: Matthias Kurth Title: President Organisation: Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway, Germany PDF size: 280KB   About author: Matthias Kurth is the President of Germany’s Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway, having previously been its Vice President. During his career, he has been Director of Business Development, Law and Regulation for COLT Telekom GmbH, Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Administration of the Ministers of Economics, at federal and state level, and Member of the Supervisory Board of the Deutsche Ausgleichsbank. Mr Kurth has also been Representative of the State of Hesse in the Committee of the Regions of the European Union, Representative of the State of Hesse in the Regulatory Council for Posts and Telecommunications, State Secretary in the Hesse Ministry of Economics, Transport and Urban and Regional Development, Head of Administration and Permanent Deputy of the Minister, Parliamentary Secretary and Deputy Chairman of the SPD Group in the Land Parliament, member of the Presidium of the Hesse Land Parliament and judge at the Darmstadt Regional Court. Mathias Kurth studied Law and Economics at Frankfurt am Main University, and was a postgraduate Legal trainee in the Administration of Justice of the State of Hesse.   Article abstract: The Information Society, spawned by the Internet, has changed the world. The computer is now an integral part of the lives and work most of people in the developed world. The challenge is to incorporate the rest of the world’s people in the Information Society, the goal of the World Summit on the Information Society. Technical challenges abound, as do challenges resulting from differences in educational opportunities and between cultures. These will take widespread international cooperation and coordination to overcome.   Read the article     Article no.: 8 Topic: Universal Service – obligation or opportunity? Author: Pradip Baijal Title: Chairman Organisation: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) PDF size: 332KB   About author: Pradip Baijal is the Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), a statutory body constituted under an Act of Parliament. TRAI regulates India’s telecom, broadcasting and cable TV sectors. Before his current assignment in TRAI, he was the first Secretary, Minister of Disinvestment, from 1999 to 2003, and laid down the entire gamut of rules and regulations for privatisation. Mr Baijal, who in an earlier assignment was the Minister of Power, from 1994 to 1999, and assisted the central Government in power sector reforms, has been a member of India’s Administrative Service since 1966. He has published many papers on privatisation, liberalisation, power and telecom regulation issues. Shri Baijal earned his BE (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Roorkee. He took part in a one year visiting fellowship at Oxford University on the Privatisation of Public Enterprise.   Article abstract: Since privatisation and the introduction of competition in India’s telecommunications sector, telephony growth in urban areas has accelerated, but rural areas have hardly grown. Universal Service subsidies are needed to cover the higher cost of rural service rollout. Based on the current fixed-line model, subsidies would total US$8 billion to US$10 billion just to reach a 4 per cent rural teledensity by 2010. With mobile technology and a new one-time subsidy model, only US$2 billion will cover rural expansion costs.   Read the article     Article no.: 9 Topic: Regulating for ICT growth Author: Ernest C. Ndukwe Title: Chief Executive Officer Organisation: Nigerian Communications Commission PDF size: 224KB   About author: Ernest Chukwuka Ndukwe is the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission. As such, he presided over Africa’s first Digital Mobile Licence auction, in January 2001. Before the NCC, Mr Ndukwe held several senior management positions in the private sector, most recently as Managing Director of a multi-national telecommunications company. He is a past Chairman of the Administrative Council of the African Telecommunications Union, a past Chairman of the West African Telecommunications Regulators Association (WATRA), a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE) and Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM). Mr Ndukwe has been honoured by many organisations for his professional achievements including: the Distinguished Excellence Award by Nigeria IT Professionals in the Americas (NITPA), Distinguished Merit Award by the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigerian Achievers Award 2003 and the Nigerian Information Technology and Telecom (NITTA) Man of the Year Award 2002. The University of Technology, Owerri, awarded Ernest Chukwuka Ndukwe with an honorary Doctorate degree in Technology (DTech, Honoris Causa). He is a recipient of Nigeria’s National Honours, decorated with the rank of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR).   Article abstract: Telecommunications can define a country’s success, or lack of it, in the world economy. The telecom regulator’s role is to create a level playing field, attract investment and foster competition and growth in the ICT sector. The key issues that affect telecom investment in Africa include sound economic and fiscal policies, minimized investment risk, stable government policies and independent regulatory institutions. It is the regulator’s responsibility to facilitate licensing and interconnection and build the human resources that drive the sector.   Read the article     Article no.: 10 Topic: Building the Information Society – the role of telecommunications Author: César Alierta Izuel Title: Executive Chairman and CEO Organisation: Telefónica PDF size: 384KB   About author: César Alierta Izuel is the Executive Chairman and CEO of Telefónica. Previously, he served as Chairman of Tabacalera, and then of Altadis and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Logista, a subsidiary of the Altadis group. He remains a member of the Altadis Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Mr Alierta is a member of the Colombia Business School Board of Overseers. As a member of the Board of Directors of Telefónica, since 1997, he joined the Boards of Telefónica Internacional (TISA), Plus Ultra and Iberia. He was the Chairman and founder of Beta Capital, Chairman of the Spanish Financial Analysts’ Association, General Manager of the Capital Markets division at Banco Urquijo in Madrid and a member of the Board of Directors and Standing Committee of the Madrid Stock Exchange. César Alierta Izuel holds a degree in Law from the University of Zaragoza and earned an MBA at the University of Columbia, New York.   Article abstract: It is Telefónica’s policy to help integrate all the countries in which it is actively present into the Information Society. As a participant in the ITU’s Connect the World initiative, Telefónica sponsors projects such as Llaqt@red, which helps integrate rural areas in Peru via public Internet access booths.   Read the article     Article no.: 11 Topic: Disaster relief – communications in the service of humanity Author: Jean-François Cazenave Title: President Organisation: Télécoms Sans Frontières PDF size: 400KB   About author: Jean-François Cazenave is the President of Télécoms Sans Frontières, which he co-founded with Monique Lanne-Petit, in 1998. He had been a Senior Manager for France Telecom since 1974 and has been on secondment to TSF since 1999. Before dedicating his life to TSF, Mr Cazenave had already founded two other ‘traditional’ humanitarian organisations. He participated in interventions in Iraq (Kurdistan), in 1991, during the war in Croatia, and more than 50 times in Bosnia Herzegovina, between 1992 and 1996, then in Albania in 1997 and 1998. He worked during wars in Kosovo (1999), in Afghanistan (2001) and in Iraq (2003) and also worked on the ground after natural disasters such as in Turkey, Thailand, El Salvador, Peru and Syria. Since its creation in 1998, TSF implemented more than 40 missions worldwide assisting over 300 NGOs and millions of affected civilians. TSF is a partner of the Humanitarian Office of the European Commission (ECHO) and member of the United Nations Working Group for Emergency Telecommunications (WGET). Backed by the world’s biggest telecommunications operators, TSF is today the leading humanitarian NGO specialising in emergency telecommunications thanks to a worldwide coverage and three permanent bases in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Jean-François Cazenave often directly coordinates emergency missions on disaster fields. He was notably in Sri Lanka following the 26th December Tsunami and Niger in August 2005. He also coordinated missions in Morocco in February 2004, after the Al Hoceima earthquake and recently co-ordinated missions in Philippines in December 2004.   Article abstract: For ten years, Telecoms Sans Frontières (TSF) has used telecommunications to help in the prevention, warning, response and management of humanitarian crises. The idea was to give every refugee from a disaster three minutes of communication to contact loved ones and look after their vital interests. Today, TSF also provides communications to help coordinate relief efforts. TSF is now branching out and cooperating in projects, including the ITU’s Connect the World Initiative, to use ICT for regional development.   Read the article     Article no.: 12 Topic: Information Technology and partnerships for global development Author: Jean-Philippe Courtois Title: President and Senior Vice President Organisation: Microsoft International and Microsoft Corp PDF size: 292KB   About author: Jean-Philippe Courtois is the President of Microsoft International and the Senior Vice President of Microsoft Corp. As president of Microsoft International, Jean-Philippe Courtois leads sales, marketing and services for all regions outside the US and Canada, including Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as well as Japan, China, the Asia Pacific region, Latin America and emerging markets. During his 21 years at the company, Courtois has held several key leadership positions and was previously the CEO of Microsoft EMEA. Before he became CEO, Courtois had served as President of Microsoft EMEA, as Vice President of worldwide customer marketing, as Vice President of Microsoft Europe and as General Manager for Microsoft France. Courtois joined Microsoft France as a channel sales representative. Before joining Microsoft, Courtois spent 18 months as a Product Manager for Memsoft, a French accounting software company. Courtois is a Board Member of CSR Europe, the leading European business network for corporate social responsibility. He is a past member of the Advisory Council of the European Policy Centre and served as co-Chairman of the World Economic Forum's Global Digital Divide Initiative Task Force. A French national, Jean-Philippe Courtois graduated from The Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, Nice (CERAM) and obtained his DECS.   Article abstract: IT plays a powerful role spurring local growth, competitiveness and social development in areas such as healthcare, education and environmental preservation. Microsoft’s Unlimited Potential programme, associated with the ITU’s Connect the World initiative, supports community based IT skills training for the unemployed, the elderly, people with disabilities and refugees. The company is investing in large-scale capacity-building and training partnerships to improve education and broaden digital inclusion. The goal for these efforts: to help train a quarter.   Read the article     Article no.: 13 Topic: It’s not about the technology, it’s about the individual Author: Edward J. Zander Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Organisation: Motorola PDF size: 228KB   About author: Edward J. Zander is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola. Prior to joining Motorola, Mr Zander was a Managing Director of Silver Lake Partners, a leading private equity fund focused on investments in technology industries. Before that, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Sun Microsystems, having first served as President of Sun's software group. Prior to Sun, Mr Zander held senior positions at Apollo Computer and Data General. An active member of the civic and business communities, Mr Zander serves on the Board of Directors of several professional, educational and non-profit organisations. Local business organisations include The Economics Club of Chicago, The Executive Club of Chicago and the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago. He serves as a member of the Dean's Advisory Council of the School of Management at Boston University, Presidential Advisor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and served on the board of directors for the Jason Foundation for Education. Edward J. Zander holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Boston University.   Article abstract: Information and Communication Technology drives growth and provides the infrastructure for development. Yet today, half the world’s population does not have even a simple telephone. That is why the UN’s World Summit on the Information Society, aimed at bringing the benefits of the Information Society to all, is so important. Industry programs, such as the GSM Association’s Connect the Unconnected initiative, which provides inexpensive mobile phones to people in less developed countries, also play an important role building the Information Society.   Read the article     Article no.: 14 Topic: ICT and bridging the digital divide Author: Thomas Ganswindt Title: Member and CEO Organisation: Siemens AG’s Corporate Executive Committee and Siemens Communication PDF size: 304KB   About author: Thomas Ganswindt is a member of Siemens AG’s Corporate Executive Committee, with special responsibility for the Siemens IC Groups. He is also the CEO of Siemens Communication and a member of the Siemens Managing Board. His previous positions at Siemens include: Head of the Siemens Group Information and Communication Networks (ICN), Group Executive Management of Siemens Transportation Systems and Head of the Signaling and Control Systems Main Line Division, Head of the Signaling and Control Systems Mass Transit Division and Head of the Security Systems Deutsche Bahn AG Subdivision. Mr Ganswindt began his career with Siemens in 1989, at the Automation Group in Berlin and Nuremberg, where he was responsible for Numerical Controllers. He is also the elected Chairman of the D21 Initiative, Germany’s biggest public-private partnership program. Thomas Ganswindt earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering and then spent two years at the renowned Fraunhofer Institute of Production Systems and Design Technology in Berlin.   Article abstract: One third of the world’s population has never made a telephone call. Telephones are scarce where 70 per cent of the world’s poorest live and only 10 per cent of the world speaks English, the language most used on the Internet. In this world, ‘bridging the digital divide’ means more than reducing poverty. It means using ICT to create prosperity and raise the standard of living. ICT can help people participate in the global marketplace, receive healthcare in remote regions and obtain an education.   Read the article     Article no.: 15 Topic: WiMAX – broadband everywhere Author: Tzvika Friedman Title: CEO Organisation: Alvarion PDF size: 316KB   About author: Tzvika Friedman is the CEO of Alvarion. He had served earlier as the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr Friedman served previously as Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Next Generation Telephony and DCME division at ECI Telecom, as well as Vice President of Marketing and Sales of ECI Telecom's SDH division. Tzvika Friedman holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (MScEE) from Tel-Aviv University and a Sloan Program Master’s degree in Management (MScM) from the London Business School.   Article abstract: There has been much talk about WiMAX. By standardising an existing, proven, broadband wireless access (BWA) niche technology and certifying the interoperability of equipment, WiMAX has turned BWA into a mass-market product. This provides both operators and end-users with reliable low cost products and opens the way for the widespread adoption of BWA. The first certified products are not yet available, but ‘pre-WiMAX’ and ‘WiMAX ready’ equipment is already being installed by operators that urgently need to deploy broadband.   Read the article     Article no.: 16 Topic: The future of telecommunications: the next wave of innovation Author: Jeong Kim Title: President Organisation: Lucent Technologies Bell Labs PDF size: 256KB   About author: Jeong Kim is the President of Lucent's Bell Labs. He joined Lucent Technologies when it acquired Yurie Systems, a high-tech communications equipment company that he founded. During his tenure at Lucent, Dr Kim served as the President of Lucent's former Broadband Carrier Networks, and as the Chief Operating Officer and, later, as President of Lucent's Optical Network Group (ONG). He left Lucent for several years to join the University of Maryland faculty and rejoined it as president of Bell Labs. Dr Kim's early career encompassed computer design, satellite systems design and data communications, and included seven years as a Nuclear Submarine Officer in the US Navy. He currently sits on numerous corporate, university and non-profit boards, including, among others, Johns Hopkins University and the Stanford Institute for International Studies. Jeong Kim holds a PhD in Reliability Engineering from the University of Maryland, a Master's degree in Technical Management and Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University. Dr Kim is a recipient of numerous awards including the University of Maryland’s Innovation Hall of Fame, the Johns Hopkins University Blumenthal Award and the Ernst & Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award.   Article abstract: Soon, as you step off a plane, adaptive networks will provide your PDA with local weather and traffic information, then phone to advise your family of your safe arrival. Your wireless PDA will route your car to avoid traffic jams, read your email aloud and let you dictate responses. Natural networks using nanosensors and network intelligence will recognise users and interact naturally with them when they walk into the room. Customers will choose providers based on these personalised, adaptive services.   Read the article     Article no.: 17 Topic: The telecom economy, digital inclusion and digital opportunities Author: A. Reza Jafari Title: Managing Director and Chairman Organisation: International NeuStar, Advisory Board for India, China and America Institute PDF size: 244KB   About author: Reza Jafari is the Managing Director of International for NeuStar. He has more than 25 years of experience in Telecommunications, Information Technology and Media Industries. Mr Jafari was the Group President of EDS’ Global Communications, Media and Entertainment Industry Group. He is a Board member of the ITU TELECOM and the Chairman of the Advisory Board for India, China and America Institute. Reza Jafari received his MBA from Indiana University.   Article abstract: Discussion of the digital divide often neglects the fact that it is a symptom. The economic divide is the cause. To close the gap, to foster digital and social inclusion, we must address the economic divide. The digital divide and the economic divide form a self-perpetuating vicious cycle. Multifaceted issues, involving many groups – the private sector, policy makers, regulators, civil society and customers – must be resolved. Any solution calls for an ongoing, productive, collaborative, dialog between these groups.   Read the article     Article no.: 18 Topic: New business models to reach the rural poor Author: Bert Nordberg Title: Executive Vice President, Group Function Sales and Marketing Organisation: Ericsson PDF size: 220KB   About author: Bert Nordberg is the Executive Vice President, Group Function Sales and Marketing of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. Mr Nordberg’s previous positions at Ericsson include Senior Vice President, Group Function Sales and Marketing, Head of Business Unit Systems, Head of the Global Services Business Unit, Executive Vice President Division Global Services and Executive Vice President of Ericsson Services. He joined Ericsson in 1996, as Head of Enterprise Services, which provides services for all enterprise segments within Ericsson. Before joining Ericsson, he served in various positions with Data General Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation in Sweden. Bert Nordberg graduated with a Bachelor degree in Electronic Engineering and as an Engineer in the Marines, from Berga. He studied International Management, Marketing and Finance at Insead University, France.   Article abstract: Mobile voice communication for the rural poor requires no new technology or economic studies. Its value is incontestable. Wireless networks cost less to build and operate, and can be deployed more rapidly than traditional networks. Given the low per user revenues expected in remote areas, a new business model that spreads the operator’s risk and adheres to market realities will allay fears and stimulate investment in these services. Mobile communications facilitate social and economic development and foster individual creativity.   Read the article Confirmed authors (Order by article no.)   Yoshio Utsumi Secretary-General, ITU and WSIS   Ricardo Maduro Joest President, Honduras   Dayanidhi Maran Minister for Communications and Information Technology, India   Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo Minister of Communications, Nigeria   José Montilla Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Spain   Michael D. Gallagher Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)   Matthias Kurth President, Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway, Germany   Pradip Baijal Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)   Ernest C. Ndukwe Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission   César Alierta Izuel Executive Chairman and CEO, Telefónica   Jean-François Cazenave President, Télécoms Sans Frontières   Jean-Philippe Courtois President and Senior Vice President, Microsoft International and Microsoft Corp   Edward J. Zander Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Motorola   Thomas Ganswindt Member and CEO, Siemens AG’s Corporate Executive Committee and Siemens Communication   Tzvika Friedman CEO, Alvarion   Jeong Kim President, Lucent Technologies Bell Labs   A. Reza Jafari Managing Director and Chairman, International NeuStar, Advisory Board for India, China and America Institute   Bert Nordberg Executive Vice President, Group Function Sales and Marketing, Ericsson