PAPERS, REPORTS AND ARTICLES

2007

• ITU/UNCTAD World Information Society Report 2007: Beyond WSIS (Go to the website to purchase the full report) (May 2007)
• ITU Survey on Spectrum Management PDF (January 2007)
• Regulatory and Policy Implications of Emerging Technologies to Spectrum Management PDF (January 2007)
• Market Allocation of Radio Spectrum PDF (January 2007)
• European Spectrum Management: Successes, Failures & Lessons PDF (January 2007)
• Emerging Technology and Spectrum Policy Reform PDF (January 2007)
• Space-Centric Management: A General Solution for Equitable Access to Radio Spectrum Space under Conditions of Flexible Use PDF (January 2007)
• Beyond Licensed VS. Unlicensed: Spectrum Access Rights Continua PDF (January 2007)
• The Pricing of Radio Spectrum Using Incentive Mechanisms to Achieve Efficiency PDF (January 2007)
• Innovation Dynamics in the IP Environment PDF (January 2007)
• The Future of Communications in Next Generation Networks PDF (January 2007)
• Regulatory Trends: New Enabling Environment PDF (January 2007)
• The Status of Voice over Internet Protocol Worldwide, 2006 PDF (January 2007)
• The Future of Voice: Consumer Issues PDF (January 2007)
• Future of Voice in Africa PDF (January 2007)
• Communications:  Government and Business Practices in the Asia Pacific Region PDF (January 2007)
• Regulatory Challenges of Voice over IP Telephony: Analysis for Selected South and Eastern European Countries PDF (January 2007)
• Ruling Voice over IP: Challenges for Regulators in Latin America PDF (January 2007)

2006

• World Information Society Report (2006)
• The Regulatory Environment for Future Mobile Multimedia Services: Issues paper  PDF (June 2006)

• The Regulatory Environment for Future Mobile Multimedia Services: Towards More Flexible Spectrum Regulation PDF (June 2006)

• The Regulatory Environment for Future Mobile Multimedia Services: Towards More Flexible Spectrum Regulation and its Relevance for the German Market PDF  (June 2006)

• The Regulatory Environment for Future Mobile Multimedia Services: The Case of China & Hong Kong SAR PDF  (June 2006)

• The Regulatory Environment for Future Mobile Multimedia Services: The German ICT Market PDF  (June 2006)
  

2005

• A Comparative Analysis of Spam Laws: the Quest for Model Law PDF (July 2005)
• A Comparative Analysis of Cybersecurity Initatives Worldwide PDF (July 2005)
• Harmonizing National Legal Approaches on Cybercrime PDF (July 2005)
• ITU Survey on Anti-Spam Legislation Worldwide PDF (July 2005)
• Ubiquitous Network Societies: The Case of Radio Frequency Identification PDF (April 2005)
• Privacy and Ubiquitous Network Societies PDF (April 2005)
• Ubiquitous Network Societies: Their Impact on the Telecommunication Industry PDF (April 2005)
• Ubiquitous Network Societies: The Case of Japan PDF (April 2005)
• Ubiquitous Network Societies: The Case of the Republic of Singapore PDF (April 2005)
• Ubiquitous Network Societies: The Case of Korea PDF (April 2005)
• Ubiquitous Network Societies: The Case of Italy PDF (April 2005)
• Ubiquitous Network Societies - Survey on the Case of Italy PDF (April 2005)

2004

• Herding Schrödinger's Cats: Some Conceptual Tools for Thinking about Internet Governance PDF (February 2004)
• Social and Human Considerations for a More Mobile World PDF (February 2004)
• Radio Spectrum Management for a Converging World PDF (February 2004)
• Radio Spectrum Management and Advanced Wireless Technologies PDF (February 2004)

2003

• Policy and Strategy Trends HTML (October - December 2003)
• Policy and Strategy Trends HTML (July - September 2003)
• Mobile Overtakes Fixed: Implications for Policy and Regulation PDF (June 2003)
• ITU Internet Reports 2002: Birth of Broadband (Executive summary) PDF (September 2003)
• Promoting Broadband PDF (April 2003)

2002

• Competition Policy in Telecommunications PDF (November 2002)
• ITU Internet Reports 2002: Internet for a Mobile Generation (Executive summary) PDF (August 2002)
• ICTs in support of human rights, democracy and good governance PDF (August 2002)
• Policy and Strategy Trends PDF (April - June 2003)
• A Collective Security Approach to protecting the Global Critical Infrastructure PDF, Paper presented at the Creating Trust in Critical Network Infrastructure Workshop (May 2002)
• International Coordination to Increase the security of Critical Network Infrastructures PDF, Paper presented at the Creating Trust in Critical Network Infrastructure Workshop (May 2002)
• Improving IP Connectivity in Least Developed Countries  PDF, Paper presented at the Improving IP Connectivity in LDCs Workshop (April 2002)
• World Telecommunication Development Report: Reinventing Telecoms (Executive Summary) PDF (2002)

2001

• Technology and Policy Aspects of Multilingual Domain Names PDF, paper presented at the Multilingual Domain Names Symposium: Joint ITU/WIPO Symposium (December 2001)
• Licensing of Third Generation (3G) Mobile PDF, Licensing Policy for 3rd Generation Mobile Workshop (September 2001)
• The Economic and Regulatory Implications of Broadband  PDF, Paper presented at Regulatory Implications of Broadband Workshop (May 2001)
• ITU Internet Reports 2001: IP Telephony (Executive Summary) PDF (2001)
• Secretary-General's report on IP Telephony, 2001 World Telecommunication Policy Forum: IP Telephony

2000

• Regulatory aspects of Fixed-Mobile Interconnection PDF, paper presented at the Fixed-Mobile Interconnection Workshop (September 2000)
• Issues Paper on IP Telephony  PDF, IP Telephony Workshop (May 2000)

1999

• Challenges to the Network: Internet for Development (Executive Summary) PDF (1999)
• Background and Issues Concerning Authentication and the ITU, presented at the Experts meeting on Electronic Signatures and Certification Authorities (November 1999)

1997

• Challenges to the Network: Telecoms and the Internet (Executive Summary) PDF (1997)

  Country case studies on specific topics

• Case Studies by Topic
  • Broadband
  • Competition Policy in Telecommunications
  • Critical Network Infrastructure
  • Effective Regulation
  • Fixed-Mobile Interconnection
  • Internet Diffusion
  • IP Telephony
  • Mobile
  • Radio-spectrum Management
  • Trade in Telecommunications
   
• Case Studies by Region
  • Africa
  • Americas
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe

WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

• Final outcome documents can be downloaded on the main WSIS website
• Proposed themes for the summit and possible outcomes (2002) PDF
• Elements and Principles of the Information Society PDF, Annex 1: "Table on Declaration of Principles" PDF
• ICTs in support of human rights, democracy and good governance PDF
• How ICTs can help achieve broader development objects such as the Millennium Declaration Goals PDF
• Visions of the Information Society

  PRESENTATIONS

• Various presentations available for download at the websites of the following SPU workshops and symposia:
  • Regulatory environment for future mobile multimedia services (June 2006)
  • Social and Human Considerations for a More Mobile World (March 2004)
  • Promoting Broadband (April 2003)
  • Competition Policy in Telecommunications (November 2002)
  • Creating Trust in Critical Network Infrastructure (May 2002)
  • Improving IP Connectivity in LDCs (April 2002)
  • Multilingual Domain Names Symposium: Joint ITU/WIPO Symposium (December 2001)
  • Licensing Policy for 3rd Generation Mobile (September 2001)
  • Regulatory Implications of Broadband (May 2001)
  • Fixed-Mobile Interconnection (September 2000)
  • World Telecommunication Policy Forum: IP Telephony (March 2001)
  • IP Telephony (May 2000)
  • Experts meeting on Electronic Signatures and Certification Authorities (November 1999)
    
     
• Presentations by SPU staff

Telecom updates (based on the ITU World Telecom Indicators Database )

• World Telecommunication Indicators Database
(Updated information every year)
• Asia-Pacific Telecommunications Indicators (Executive summary) PDF (2000)
• Americas Telecommunications Indicators (Executive summary) PDF (2000)
   
• ITU Telecommunication Indicators Update
  • International Internet bandwidth in Asia-Pacific, Asia-Pacific Internet economy  HTML (2002)
  • Telecom Development in South East Asia, Cambodia Country Profile PDF (2001)
  • Africa reaches historic Telecom Milestone, South Africa Country Profile PDF (2001)
  • Mobile on the eve of 3G Mobile Internet - Mobile business, Singapore Country Profile PDF (2001)
  • Global Internet Indicators, Egypt Country Profile PDF (2001)
  • Asia-Pacific Telecom markets, Nepal Country Profile PDF (2000)
  • International telephone traffic trends, Bolivia Country Profile PDF (2000)
  • Africas Telecom Indicators - Mobile boom, Uganda Country Profile PDF (2000)

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