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How to Measure the Readiness of a Country to the Network Economy
May 15, 2007 09:50

The purpose of this paper is to attract attention of the scientific society to the information and communication technologies, which are important for increasing the countries’ competitiveness.

The Telecommunications Market in Belarus: Problems and Recommendations
May 15, 2007 09:53

This paper discusses the necessity to decrease government interference in order to allow the telecommunications market to develop further. The paper also presents successful foreign examples of telecommunications deregulation within the EU and in CIS countries, which could be implemented in Belarus.

Cyberspace Divide: Equality, Agency and Policy in the Information Society
May 15, 2007 09:54

The book critically considers the complex relationship between technological change, its effect upon social divisions, its consequences for social action an the emerging strategies for social inclusion in the Information Age

Information society - 2003, Issue 1
May 15, 2007 09:54

This scientific-analytical journal is a Russian publication that systematically and step by step considers the government policy in this field. This issue has the following table of content:

  1. Electronic Moscow 2002
  2. Information-communication technologies for city development
  3. Creating conditions for electronic development of Moscow
  4. E-governance

Information society - 2001, Issue 5
May 15, 2007 09:54

This scientific-analytical journal is a Russian publication that systematically and step by step considers the government policy in this field. This issue has the following table of content:

  1. 10 years to Freenet
  2. Information society and modern city
  3. Social aspects of transition into information society
  4. Foreighn experience. International cooperation
  5. Information, consultations, advertisement

Restructuring infrastructure in transition economies
November 23, 2007 12:36

The purpose of this paper is to characterise the infrastructure restructuring challenge in the transition economies and to examine carefully the government policies that can promote restructuring effectively.

Telecommunications reform within Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization
November 26, 2007 17:19

The authors use a computable general equilibrium model of the Russian economy to assess the role of telecommunications in the discussions regarding Russian accession to the WTO. The results show that reduction of barriers to foreign direct investment in telecommunications will bring substantial gains to the Russian economy, including an increase in the productivity of Russian labor and capital.

Regulatory effectiveness and the empirical impact of variations in regulatory governance - electricity industry capacity and efficiency in developing countries
November 26, 2007 17:50

The authors assess for 28 developing countries over the period 1980-2001 whether the existence of a regulatory law and higher quality regulatory governance are significantly associated with superior electricity outcomes. Their analysis draws on theoretical and empirical work on the impact of independent central banks and of developing country telecommunications regulators.

An assessment of telecommunicatiAn assessment of telecommunications reform in developing countriesons reform in developing countries
December 3, 2007 17:29

The authors analyze the effect of policy reform in basic telecommunications on sectoral performance using a new panel data set for 86 developing countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean over the period 1985 to 1999. The authors address three questions: 1) What impact do specific policy changes-relating to ownership and competition-have on sectoral performance? 2) How is the impact of change in any one policy affected by the implementation of the other, and by the overall regulatory framework? 3) Does the sequence in which reforms are implemented affect performance?

The WTO agreement and telecommunications policy reform
December 3, 2007 17:42

The authors assess how developing and transition economies have fared in profiting from changes in the telecommunications market. They also examine the policy challenges that remain, paying special attention to the global market and regulatory milieu fostered by the 1997 WTO Agreement. They ask what this latest transformation has taught us about wise management of this vital part of the world economy's infrastructure.

The WTO agreement and telecommunications policy reform
December 3, 2007 17:43

The authors assess how developing and transition economies have fared in profiting from changes in the telecommunications market. They also examine the policy challenges that remain, paying special attention to the global market and regulatory milieu fostered by the 1997 WTO Agreement. They ask what this latest transformation has taught us about wise management of this vital part of the world economy's infrastructure.

The Telecommunications Market in Belarus: Problems and Recommendations
January 18, 2008 14:23

This paper discusses the necessity to decrease government interference in order to allow the telecommunications market to develop further. The paper also presents successful foreign examples of telecommunications deregulation within the EU and in CIS countries, which could be implemented in Belarus.