The following are important events and developments in Sept/Oct 2005: 1. Telecommunications Regulation Conference 26th September with Regional Regulators, Singapore
2. CONFLUX: Government-Partnered E-Govt Conference in Delhi, 17-19 October 3. E-GOV: Regional E-Government Magazine Office Launch in Singapore ___________________________________________________________________________ ---TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION PROGRAMME IN SINGAPORE (26th to 30 September) Lirne.Net from Sri Lanka and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Singapore, are holding an excellent telecommunications event in September in Singapore. The week long government training programme in Singapore will invite regulators from all over the world. On Ffriday of that week, we will conclude with a special private sector event called the World Dialogue on Regulation (WDR) aimed at pte sector topics and interests. Brochure is attached. This is an excellent event for networking. The purpose of the WDR Expert Forum is to present and discuss the research, whilst it is still being developed, with a wider audience of experts and key stakeholders, including several current and former regulators (including Professor Jens Arnbak of OPTA, The Netherlands & Dr. Harsha Vardhana Singh of the TRAI, India) that will be present. Many of the issues that will be discussed are ones gaining much attention in the ICT policy arena. For example the least cost subsidy auctions that have been successfully implemented in Latin America, are also being adopted by Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. The crucial role of encouraging low-cost backbone network development which is behind the Korean success is explored in relation to a number of less developed countries in the Expert Forum. Also, Wifi related topics. Who should attend? · Executives from telecom operators and equipment suppliers interested in innovative ideas that can be applied in developing as well as developed country settings. · Policy makers, regulators, researchers and professionals interested in cutting edge ICT policy research Please do not hesitate to contact me, Isa Seow, at 98357300 or 6 2740989 if you have any questions. Web site: http://regulateonline.org/ ___________________________________________________________________________ ----CONFLUX THE E-GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE IN INDIA (17-19 October) Center for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) in collaboration with Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi is organizing Conflux 2005: The e-Government Conference at The Grand, New Delhi, India from 17-19 October, 2005. The Department of Information Technology, Government of India, Government of Delhi, IIT Delhi, Danish Technological Institute (DTI), and Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Commonwealth Center for e-Governance, Technical University of Denmark are some of the key partners for the conference. This conference is backed by the three leading ICT magazines in India, namely e-gov (The first monthly magazine on e-governance in Asia), i4d (The first monthly magazine on ICT4D) and [EMAIL PROTECTED] (The Asian GIS Monthly). Senior government officers and stakeholders on e-Government from Asia, Europe and the international agencies besides the Indian e-government stakeholders are participating in the conference. The action points emerging from each session will form the part of the conference report, which will be forwarded to Govt. for further action. Conflux 2005 is designed to help attendees address these challenges and provides practical, actionable knowledge through sharing of better learning practices, presentation on e-government case studies from various Indian states and also from other Asian countries. The details of the conference are available at http://www.conflux.csdms.in. Host State: Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Co-Organizers · Department of Information Technology, Government of India · Danish Technological Institute (Denmark) Supporting Partners · Technical University of Denmark (DTU) · Internet Service Provider Association of India · Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (gesci) · The Commonwealth Center of e-Governance (UK) Ministries in process to become partners · Department of Education, Government of India · Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation · Ministry of Panchayati Raj · Government of Punjab Institutional Partners · Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi ___________________________________________________________________________ -----E-Gov Magazine CSDMS in India has launched a unique magazine specifically devoted to E-Government since February. Target audience are practitioners, academics, project managers, government staff, researchers, international donor communities, banks, development banks, companies, and others. The magazine circulation is 7500 as print run. We invite you to provide your perspectives and technologies in this upcoming edition which will also include key Singapore policy makers/funders in the field. Quality is excellent!! You may find a PDF copy here: http://csdms.in/egov/archieves.php Costs are moderate, approximately US$1000 per full page, e.g. for important pages. Isa Seow is our Assistant Editor based in Singapore who will be able to help you with your advertising and advertorial needs. Please contact me if you require further information regarding any of the above. Sincerely, Isa Seow Director, Sustainable Development Asia Pte. Ltd. www.sdasia.net and Lecturer, National University of Singapore e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] HP 98357300 Tel: +65 6 2740989 Sustainable Development Asia Pte. Ltd. is a major source of knowledge on international development activities serving the Singapore and Asia region. Sustainable Development Asia also deploys specific technologies for international development projects. We are project managers and international development experts in these three main areas: Information Communication Technologies for Development, Governance and Political Risk, and Energy and Environment. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
