Abstract
This IDC study is the second in a five-part series on the ICT ecology cycle.
The report discusses how governments can implement connectivity initiatives
holistically and with due consideration to digital inclusion objectives during
Phase 1 of the ecology cycle, drawing on best-practice models and case studies
from the Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) region. The study also broadens the
discourse to look at how governments in emerging economies can optimize
universal service (US) or universal access (UA) policies as they roll out
connectivity initiatives.
"As ICTs spread rapidly but also unevenly, there is growing recognition that
old approaches to improving connectivity by simply building infrastructure are
insufficient. Governments and their partners must focus not just on offering an
access infrastructure but on building inclusive digital communities, where
inclusion is measured by how far ICT reaches and benefits the most
disadvantaged segments of a community," says Fiona Kanagasingam, senior market
analyst with Government Insights, an IDC company.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Government Insights Opinion
- In This Report
- Brief Description of the ICT Ecology Cycle
- Figure: Framework for an ICT Ecology Cycle
- Situation Overview
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Telecom Spending by Country, 2006-2011 (US$M)
- The Mobile/Wireless Potential
- Figure: Household Broadband Penetration (as % of Population) in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Developing Countries, 2006-2011
- Figure: Mobile Service Penetration Rate (as % of Population) in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Developing Countries, 2006-2011
- Examples of Mobile/Wireless Initiatives in Developing Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Markets
- A Comprehensive Community Development-Led Approach to Universal Access
- Community-Based Approaches to Developing ICT Capacity
- Community-Based Approaches to Developing ICT Learning
- Community-Based Approaches to Developing ICT Content
- Community-Based Approaches to Deploying ICT Use
- Optimizing Universal Service/Access Funds
- Universal Service and Universal Access
- Universal Service/Access Funds
- Future Outlook
- Essential Guidance
- For Governments
- For Vendors
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
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