| 1530 - 1700 |
M.2.5
ICT for Development
ICT has been demonstrated to be a catalyst for improving health, education, economic development, and government. But flashy demonstration projects often do not provide sustainable solutions to these important societal needs. In this panel the speakers will look at the community readiness and long-term sustainability of ICT solutions in technologically underserved communities in the Pacific region. What is the current state of ICT readiness? Who benefits and is being left out? How sustainable are current initiatives? What does it take to build and maintain sustainable ICT to support development?
Chair:
JOE MERTZ, Associate Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Presenters:
Understanding the Digital Divide: Stratification and Empowerment
Abstract
FONONGAVA'INGA MANGISI, PhD Student, Keio University, Japan
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Installing Telephone in Every Village: What is the Next Step?
Abstract
AIHUA ZHANG, Associate Professor
and TINGJIE LU, Dean, School of Management and Economics, Beijing
University of Posts and Telecommunications, People's Republic
of China; and CHUN LIU, Corporate Development and Legal Affairs, Sichuan Telecom Company Limited and China Telecom, People’s Republic of China
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How to Provide Broadband Access for Rural and Remote Areas of Developing Countries
Abstract
YUKIO MIYOSHI, Chief Consultant, GES Communications Corporation; KIYOKO KOIZUMI, Graduate Student and PhD Candidate, University of Tokyo; and YASUHIKO KAWASUMI, Special Advisor, ITU Association of Japan, Japan
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Universal Service Reform in the US and China: Sustaining the Social Balance
Abstract
BIN ZHANG, Professor, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, People's Republic of China and RICHARD TAYLOR, Professor, Pennsylvania State University, USA; and XIAOMEI LI, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, People’s Republic of China
Presenter
MEHEROO JUSSAWALLA, Senior Fellow Emerita / Economist, East-West Center, USA
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