PUBLICATIONS OF THE ITU GENERAL SECRETARIAT 1. The ITU New Initiatives Programme: Radio Spectrum Management for a Converging World 2004 This publication contains the materials and conclusions of a recent ITU workshop organized jointly between the Strategy and Policy Unit (SPU) and the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR). This workshop served as a forum for policy-makers and regulators, wireless user groups, experts and industry players involved in spectrum management. Issues related to the unlicensed portions of the radio spectrum and experiences of individual countries are also included in the publication. MEDIA PRICE CHF LANGUAGE ARTICLE ISBN PAGE NBR ER 25125 92-61-10721-4 92-61-10724-9 356 360 65.- 27516 ER 65.- The ITU New Initiatives Programme: Promoting Broadband 2003 As local and national governments prepare for the challenges of the information society, there is increasing interest in broadband deployment statistics showing which countries are leading, and which are falling behind. Although most existing users are residential consumers, broadband access is being touted as a way for governments to attract investment, ensure future economic prosperity and provide enhanced social welfare. But among developing countries, there is a fear that the huge investments necessary to establish widescale broadband access will open up a new digital divide. This publication - the eleventh in the New Initiatives series - summarizes the main discussion points and conclusions of a workshop on promoting broadband, held in April 2003, while the accompanying CD-ROM contains case studies, background materials, useful broadband links, and extensive analyses of different aspects of the topic. The workshop was organized by the ITU Strategy and Policy Unit, and examined the different strategies that have been followed by different world economies, at local and national levels, for promoting the deployment and use of broadband networks. The key research question was why some economies have been more successful than others and whether this success can be replicated. 17 MEDIA PRICE CHF LANGUAGE ARTICLE ISBN PAGE NBR 70.- E 23174 92-61-10361-8 The ITU New Initiatives Programme: Internet Diffusion in South East Asia Edition 2002 The CD-ROM contains a series of ITU Internet case studies carried out in South East Asia in 2001, as well as presentations and documents from the workshop ‘The Internet in South East Asia’, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand, in November 2001. The CD-ROM comes with a colour brochure that includes a summary of the workshop and a brief overview of the case studies. MEDIA PRICE CHF LANGUAGE ARTICLE ISBN PAGE NBR 50.- E 21394 92-61-09931-9