- Digital Content:
The quest to provide innovative digital content for ever more content-hungry
consumers has brought together a whole new set of players. From broadcasters
or record labels to hardware and software producers or credit card
providers, all have a stake in the digital content industry. But what are
the greatest opportunities offered by this burgeoning industry? And what are
the pitfalls for prospective new market entrants? Click
here to read more on this fast-growing
market segment.
- Digital Home: The Digital Home of the Future is likely to have
access to the world’s largest library, the largest movie collection and a
complete range of sporting events, all delivered over a broadband IP-based
network, plus a whole host of complex computing and communications devices
which will monitor and modify the surrounding environment accordingly. But
how can this truly be transformed into reality? And what challenges need to
be addressed on the way? Find out more
here.
- Multiple Play: Multiple play services are becoming increasingly
widely available, although there remain a whole host of issues surrounding
them that need to be addressed, from pricing to regulation or content
delivery. Click
here to read more on Multiple Play.
- Ubiquitous Networks: A
society where information can be accessed from anywhere, at anytime, by anyone and
anything. Through a raft of new technologies this is now becoming a reality.
Click here to read more about ubiquitous networks, and some of the
challenges surrounding them.
- The China and Hong Kong, SAR ICT
markets: With 744 million total telephone subscribers in 2005, according
to ITU, China is the world’s biggest market. China’s level of investment in
ICTs has exceeded 2% of annual GDP since the 1990’s. Hong Kong, meanwhile,
has one of the most competitive mobile markets in the world, with a mobile
penetration of over 122% in 2005, as well as a highly developed broadband
market. The size and strategic importance of these East Asian economies make
them vital testing grounds for the introduction of new technologies. Click
here to read more on these dynamic markets.
- Reaching the Next Billion Users: Today there are more phone users
(predominantly users of mobile) in Africa than in the entire population of
Japan. Although there are still many who do not have access to telephony,
the digital divide is showing signs of shrinking. Click
here to read more.
Click
here to
find out more detail about the Forum Programme, including who has taken
part in each session.
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