| Three months grace period to allow licensees to wind down their use of temporary radio frequency spectrum - 01/09/2021 |
| ICASA |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | South Africa |
| The Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) has resolved that the temporary radio frequency spectrum assigned to licensees will now have to be returned to the Authority by no later 30 November 2021. The temporary radio frequency spectrum was first assigned by means of an expedited ITA during April 2020 on the initial declaration of the National St (...) |
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| COVID-19 Telehealth Program (Invoices & Reimbursements) - 27/07/2021 |
| FCC |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | United States |
| To apply for the second round of funding for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (Round 2), or to receive additional information on the Round 2 process, please visit the Universal Service Administrative Company's (USAC's) COVID-19 Telehealth Program webpage. The COVID-19 Telehealth Program provides $200 million in funding, appropriated by Congress as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic (...) |
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| Digital Regulation: Driving growth and unlocking innovation - 06/07/2021 |
| OFCOM |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Europe | United Kingdom |
| As digital technologies underpin more and more of our economy, society and daily lives, we need to make sure the rules that govern them keep pace so we drive growth and unlock innovation. These technologies have been an incredible force for change — not least during the COVID-19 pandemic, where more people than ever before have been using them — but also in the way they boost prosperity and cataly (...) |
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| How will COVID-19 reshape science, technology and innovation? - 23/06/2021 |
| OECD |
| International and Regional Organizations | International |
| This policy brief discusses the effects that the COVID-19 crisis could have on the future of science, technology and innovation (STI) and its policies. Factors shaping the future of STI include the unequal effects of the crisis on research and development (R&D) across sectors, the accelerated adoption of digital tools and techniques, and changes in the openness, inclusiveness and agility of resear (...) |
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| The FCC's Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) - 21/06/2021 |
| FCC |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | United States |
| The FCC's Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) is a $7.17 billion program that will help schools and libraries provide the tools and services their communities need for remote learning during the COVID-19 emergency period. ECF will help provide relief to millions of students, school staff, and library patrons and will help close the Homework Gap for students who currently lack necessary Internet acce (...) |
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| Online Nation, Report 2021 - 09/06/2021 |
| OFCOM |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Europe | United Kingdom |
| The pandemic has highlighted the importance of being online and driven changes in the take-up and use of Internet services, as many people have had a critical reliance on the internet for communications, information, entertainment, and commerce. Increases in internet use in 2020 were most pronounced during the spring and November lockdowns, as people turned to the internet for video calling for so (...) |
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