Who Owns My Data? PSA2 10.30-12.00 Umm Al Quwain Ninety per cent of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years. We are now creating 2.5 quintillion (2.5×1018) bytes of data every day. Much of this data comes from sensors, posts to social media sites, digital pictures and videos, purchase transaction records, and cell phone GPS signals. This data is Big Data. Mining the vast amounts of data accumulating in our digital lives can provide valuable insights to service providers in the telecommunications industry, helping to reduce churn and improve the customer experience. But the concept presents numerous ethical issues. Safeguarding end-user privacy is a major concern. And whose data is it anyway? According to the World Economic Forum new international legal, technical and commercial infrastructures are needed to ensure trust in the use of ‘Personal Data’. Fundamentally we will need to put consumers in control of their ‘Personal Data’ if we wish to release the full social and economic potential of this new class of economic asset. What are the opportunities for telcos in this important new market space? Developing Broadband Infrastructure PSA3 10.30-12.00 Ras Al Khaimah Deficient telecommunication infrastructure is the primary limitation to the ubiquity of broadband services in the developing world as well as in rural populations in developed countries. The evolution of mobile technology makes it increasingly viable and in many cases, preferable, as a means to increase penetration rates. Notwithstanding, infrastructure sharing of active network elements is a relatively uncommon dynamic in many regions and many developing countries and this may be mitigating the advantages of mobile technology as the vehicle to bridge the digital divide amongst historically underserved populations and communities. panel sesions 37