Author Archives: Blog Editor

Apr 12 2013

Announcing the LSE Network Economy Conference – 13 May 2013

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Posted in: Carla Bonina, digital economy, Europe, ICT, innovation, internet, internet economics, LSE Tech, NEF, regulation, Research, Telecoms

LSE Network Economy Conference The need for a revival of the European Telecom and Internet Sector: Policies and Business Strategy In our first Network Economy Conference we will bring together a number of well-informed and influential people from many constituencies … Continue reading →

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Apr 9 2013

Consumer policy in telecoms: how far can market transparency take us?

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Posted in: Claire Milne, convergence, Europe, policy, pricing, regulation, Telecoms

The increasing convergence of services, devices and content leads to a more complex digital market that affects both consumers and telecom providers. In this post, Claire Milne focuses on ideas about consumers and market transparency in the current telecom sector. … Continue reading →

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Apr 4 2013

Beyond Dubai: Post WCIT reflections from an Internet Governance viewpoint

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Posted in: Carolina Aguerre, ICT, internet, internet governance, regulation

In the last weeks, we’ve dedicated attention to recent debates regarding the Internet post Dubai. In this post, Carolina Aguerre joins the debate and addresses some of the economic and developmental stakes to refine the current post-WCIT scenario beyond simplistic … Continue reading →

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Mar 28 2013

Europe’s Internet from a Post-Dubai Perspective

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Posted in: broadband, digital economy, Europe, ICT, innovation, internet, internet economics, Jonathan Liebenau, LSE Tech, LSE Tech public speeches, NEF, regulation, Research, Telecoms

We have recently published a commentary from Jonathan Liebenau after his participation at “Beyond Dubai: a new global agenda for the Internet”, held on March 8th, 2013, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Rome. Read here his keynote speech. … Continue reading →

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Mar 25 2013

Fourth LSE Network Economy Forum: 25 March 2013

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Posted in: Carla Bonina, convergence, Europe, innovation, internet, internet economics, LSE Tech, NEF, policy, regulation, Research, Telecoms

Fourth LSE Network Economy Forum: Policies for a sustainable telecommunications and internet sector in Europe 25 March 2013 – London School of Economics In our fourth (invitation-only) forum, we bring together a small number of well-informed and influential people from … Continue reading →

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Mar 21 2013

Economics of cloud services in rapidly growing economies: the case of Turkey

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Posted in: broadband, Cloud computing, digital economy, employment, Europe, ICT, ICT skills, innovation, internet economics, Jonathan Liebenau, LSE Tech, Research

During the Annual National Informatics Congress in Ankara (Bilisim 2012), Jonathan Liebenau presented the results of a study conducted by LSE Tech on the labour market and general economic effects of cloud computing for Turkey.  The study is of particular … Continue reading →

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Mar 18 2013

The Internet Post-Dubai

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Posted in: broadband, convergence, digital economy, Europe, ICT, internet, internet economics, Jonathan Liebenau, LSE Tech, policy, Telecoms, Workshop briefing

Jonathan Liebenau participated at a high-level workshop in Rome on 8 March hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Alleanza per Internet. Read Jonathan Liebenau‘s reflections on the workshop and his own contributions to the debate.   On March … Continue reading →

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Mar 14 2013

Near Field Communications [NFC]: Privacy, Regulation, and Business Models

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Posted in: business models, digital economy, innovation, Jonathan Liebenau, LSE Tech, Patrik Karrberg, policy, privacy, regulation, Research, Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood

LSE Tech has been engaged over the past few years in numerous projects that have been supported by public and private organizations. One of these studies is on near field communications [NFC] in partnership with Nokia and completed in 2012. … Continue reading →

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Mar 11 2013

Ofcom’s plans to promote ‘participation’, but whose and in what?

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Posted in: broadband, internet, LSE Media Policy Project, media, Peter Lunt, policy, regulation, Sonia Livingstone, Telecoms

The consultation on Ofcom’s Draft Annual Plan 2013/14 ended on Friday 22 February. LSE’s Sonia Livingstone and Peter Lunt of the University of Leicester point out that despite a stated focus on “participation” and the “citizen interest” the plan needs … Continue reading →

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Mar 7 2013

EU Telecoms Competition and Regulation: Paradoxes of Subsidiary and a Single Digital Market

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Posted in: broadband, convergence, digital economy, Europe, innovation, internet, internet economics, Jonathan Liebenau, LSE Tech, policy, regulation, Research, Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood, Telecoms

In a previous post, we addressed that the recent massive expansion of online services and mobile applications puts pressure on EU’s traditional telecoms to reassess their business structures.  Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood and Jonathan Liebenau reflect on the importance of a well-functioning … Continue reading →

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