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Nepal Case Study

A Least Developed Country which is slowly moving towards a more liberal market, the Kingdom of Nepal has turned out to be one of the more dynamic Internet markets in South Asia. The licensing of many ISPs combined with the liberalisation of the VSAT data market has created suitable conditions for the Internet to thrive. Nepal’s citizens enjoy some of the lowest prices for Internet access in the region. A mission to Nepal was carried out in January 2000 involving Michael Minges and Tim Kelly, plus two consultants, Larry Press and Seymour Goodman. The mission was co-ordinated with the Nepal Planning Commission (NPC), which is currently drafting an Information and Communications Technology Policy for the country. As part of the mission, a draft policy document on e-commerce was provided to the NPC.