Regulatory challenges and opportunities in the new ICT ecosystem
In this issue
With the advance of the app economy since its inception in 2007, the ICT ecosystem is being disrupted by new companies and business models while technological innovation continues to flourish. Over-the-top communication services are no longer over the top as new revenue models, such as video streaming, have risen to replace traditional business models and threaten, for example, newspapers, magazines and free-to-air broadcasters. Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities in the New ICT Ecosystem explores the app economy and the challenges and opportunities faced by regulators in managing the new ICT ecosystem globally. It recommends an overarching framework for understanding the new app economy while enabling the development of holistic regulation.
