ABSTRACT: 'We present a study of anonymized data capturing a month of high-level communication activities within the whole of
the Microsoft Messenger instant-messaging system. We examine characteristics and patterns that emerge from the collective dynamics of large numbers of people, rather than the actions and characteristics of individuals. The dataset contains summary properties of 30 billion conversations among 240 million people. From the data, we construct a communication graph with 180 m more...

Aimed at ICT/knowledge economy researchers, the paper presents a series of 'lenses' - i.e. analytical frameworks – through which to investigate ICT-based enterprises in developing countries. The frameworks move from basic classification models to those that can analyse competitive strategy, impact, context and the enterprise lifecycle. In each case, the paper provides an explanation of basic concepts, and a sense of what research using the particular framework would offer. A linked educators more...

GeSI is a global partnership of ICT companies that promotes technologies for a sustainable development. GeSI seeks: to foster global and open cooperation, to inform the public of its members’ voluntary actions to improve their sustainability performance, and to promote technologies that foster sustainable development. In alliance with GeSI’s Secretariat, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), GeSI supports companies and institutions more...

K4D is organizing a regional learning program for East Asian countries on Developing Knowledge Economy Strategies to Improve Competitiveness, to take place in Seoul, July 15-18, 2008, in partnership with the Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management.

The main aim of this program is to have a broad discussion with a wide range of stakeholders from government, private sector, and civil society from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Philippines and Vietnam on how more...

In January 2004, leading IT and Telecoms companies and organizations launched the IT Access for Everyone Initiative (ITAFE) during the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting. Its objectives were:
1. to develop a global benchmarking study focused on Digital Inclusion globally to learn from the successes and failures of prior efforts in this area.
2. to develop a strategic framework and methodology that utilizes a market based “ecosystem” approach to accelerate digital inclusion efforts in more...

The Cyber Security Trends in India are not very encouraging. To worsen the situation we have a weak Cyber Law in India. Cyber Security is witnessing many important phases and trends. From the perspective of mere “fun game” cyber crimes and contraventions have emerged as a “professional activity” and have been transformed into a “profession” itself. No country of the world is safe from various cyber crimes and contraventions and all are struggling hard to tackle them. But the fact rem more...

"The energy used by the nation’s servers and data centers is significant. It is estimated that this sector consumed about 61 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2006 (1.5 percent of total U.S. electricity consumption) for a total electricity cost of about $4.5 billion. This estimated level of electricity consumption is more than the electricity consumed by the nation’s color televisions and similar to the amount of electricity consumed by approximately 5.8 million average U.S. households (or abo more...

The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka will highlight its commitment towards being active change agents in the developmental industry worldwide by supporting the Third Global Knowledge Conference (GK3), a GKP Event on the Future. Themed “Emerging People, Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies”, GK3 will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 11 to 13 December 2007.

GK3 will be a dynamic GKP Event focused on the Future. GK3 will explore concrete sol more...

Provides regulators with a practical guide to methods used to regulate telecommunications, focusing on best practices in licensing, interconnection, pricing and universal service obligations. (Also in Arabic and Spanish). The World Bank, undated.

A major difficulty for regulatory authorities across the African continent has been problems around attracting expertise to advise on the sector’s oversight. In the same vein, there are limited resources for collecting and maintaining statistics and indicators resulting in huge information asymmetries. This situation is gradually being addressed by the efforts of national regulatory authorities (NRAs), research networks such as Research ICT Africa (RIA!), and international organisations such a more...