Category Archives: digital economy

Feb 26 2013

Economics of the cloud: Employment effects in two exemplary sectors in the USA, the UK, Germany and Italy

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Posted in: Cloud computing, convergence, digital economy, employment, ICT, internet economics, Jonathan Liebenau, LSE Tech, Patrik Karrberg, policy, pricing, productivity, Research

It is commonly felt that cloud computing will bring changes to information handling practices with widespread effects on organizational structures and strategies. In this post, Jonathan Liebenau and Patrik Karrberg show how better models to assess the economic effects of … Continue reading →

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Feb 21 2013

European Internet Traffic: Indicator of Growth and Competition in Digital Services – A summary

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

In a recent blog, LSE Tech argued that the European telecommunication sector’s business structure is experiencing significant challenges. Here, Patrik Karrberg, Jonathan Liebenau and Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood takes one step further by looking at the current dynamics of the internet routing … Continue reading →

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Feb 18 2013

Media Policy in 2013: reflections from a policy workshop held at LSE

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Posted in: digital economy, ICT, innovation, internet, LSE Media Policy Project, LSE Tech, policy, regulation, Telecoms, Workshop briefing

In this post, the Media Policy Project @LSE provides a summary of the main points raised in a brainstorming workshop held at the LSE in early February. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss the major media policy issues for … Continue reading →

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Feb 4 2013

A commentary on the European Commission’s “Digital ‘to-do’ list: new digital priorities for 2013-2014”

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

The European Commission has released a new priority list of digital agenda actions, one in a series of a periodic “stock-taking” exercises. In this post, Jonathan Liebenau and Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood review the main points and offer some critical comments on … Continue reading →

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Feb 1 2013

Benefits of the internet for Musicians and Fans are Under Threat

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Posted in: broadband, creative industry, digital economy, innovation, internet, LSE Media Policy Project, LSE Tech, media, regulation

Former radio music promoter and LSE Alum Helen Charles warns that some of the digital era’s creative and economic benefits are under threat and could be lost if artists and fans are not attentive and involved in policy debates about … Continue reading →

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Jan 24 2013

Internet convergence in action: is best effort internet already gone? Lessons from Norway

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Posted in: convergence, digital economy, Europe, Gjermund Hartviksen, Hanne-Stine Hallingby, innovation, internet, regulation, Research, Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood, Telecoms

There has been huge debate on whether the internet should remain as a network that does not differentiate between “levels” of content providers—something that is known as the Best Effort internet. Based on data from Norway, Hanne-Stine Hallingby, Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood … Continue reading →

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Jan 21 2013

The rise of digital services poses new challenges for Europe’s telecom operators and their regulators

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Posted in: digital economy, Europe, General, Jonathan Liebenau, LSE Tech, Patrik Karrberg, regulation, Research, Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood, Telecoms

The massive expansion of online services and mobile applications in recent years means that many of Europe’s traditional telecoms operators must reassess their business structures to remain viable. Jonathan Liebenau, Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood and Patrik Karrberg look at the challenges now … Continue reading →

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Jan 17 2013

LSE Tech policy workshop with the author of Innovation Economics – Thursday 17 January 2013

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Posted in: Book presentation, Book review, digital economy, innovation, internet, LSE Tech, NEF, Research

Stephen Ezell, author of the recent book “Innovation Economics – The Race for Global Advantage”, published by Yale University Press, presented a lively introduction and presided over a critical discussion to a knowledgable audience. Innovation Economics – The Race for … Continue reading →

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Jan 11 2013

Further reflections on the CAIDA Workshop on Internet Economics 2012: what is counted and what is missing in internet metrics

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Posted in: broadband, CAIDA, digital economy, internet, Jonathan Liebenau, LSE Tech, MIT, Workshop briefing

Two of us from the “LSE Tech” team attended the latest in a series of invited workshops held at the leading organization for the analysis of the internet, the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) at the University of … Continue reading →

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