info: Volume 11 Issue 6

Policy tools for public involvement in the deployment of next generation communications

José‐Luis Gómez‐Barroso, Claudio Feijóo

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the policy tools to complement public involvement and public‐private collaboration in the deployment of next generation…

Standardising wholesale super‐fast broadband access: the public role

Chinyelu Onwurah

This paper seeks to set out a framework for assessing whether and how to intervene in the standardisation of new technologies, based on the experience of Ofcom, the UK converged…

Interoperability provision in NGC: the case of Italian DTV

Nicola Matteucci

The deployment of next generation communications (NGC) progresses unevenly, frequently suffering from insufficient interoperability. Interoperability remains a fundamental driver…

Innovation in information society policy: rationale, policy mix and impact in The Netherlands

Martijn Poel, Linda Kool

The purpose of this paper is to explore how innovation has become more important in information society policy and what the implications are for policy design, policy coordination…

The role of public administrations in developing electronic communications infrastructures in Spain

Sergio Ramos, Maite Arcos, Cristina Armuña

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the direct involvement of public administrations in the supply side of electronic communications markets based on the…

User‐led, citizen innovation at the interface of services

Corina Pascu, Marc van Lieshout

The paper attempts to reflect on user empowerment enabled by three contemporary approaches, namely living labs, open innovation and social computing, as innovation instruments for…

The Internationalisation of Mobile Telecommunications

Robert Milne

To be BT or not to be BT (according to Mrs T)

Peter Curwen