For the original post. Click here Submit your innovation to create microwork jobs in developing countries by April 2, 2012 31 January 2012 infoDev and Nokia IdeasProject launch global competition to drive innovation in mobile microwork and create jobs m2Work Announcement.docx m2Work, a global challenge by the World Bank’s infoDev and Nokia’sIdeasProject, is offering a total of US$ 40,000 in cash prizes and one-of-a-kind business mentorship to entrepreneurs with good ideas for mobile microwork. Microwork refers to small digital tasks ... Read More

TPRC,  the 40th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, is an annual conference on communication, information and internet policy that convenes international and interdisciplinary researchers and policymakers from academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations. Its purpose is to present original research relevant to policy making, share information about areas where research is needed, and engage in discussion on current policy issues. The conference program consists of presentations selected from ... Read More

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Hon. Abhisit Vejjajiva, the 27th Prime Minister of Thailand (2008 to 2011) and the current leader of the Democrat Party as well as the Leader of the Opposition, will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural session of CPRsouth6 on 9 December 2011. Mr Abhisit holds bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Oxford. He was elected to the Parliament of Thailand at age 27, and became the leader of the Democrat Party leader in 2005.  He was one of the youngest Prime Ministers in Thai history. He will discuss how he grappled with ... Read More

A conference to examine social aspects of technology in Asia, including issues of development, sustainability, ethics, gender, quality, and the role of engineers and other technologists in meeting these societal challenges. Academic and professional streams, with delegates from across the region and around the world. Program Chair: Dr Michael Arnold, University of Melbourne Key dates: Abstract Submission date: 30 March 2012 Notification of Acceptance: 31 May 2012 Final Paper Submission date: 30 June 2012 Call for papers will be release by 30 ... Read More

Thailand and Cambodia are experiencing unusually severe flooding.  The city of Bangkok is affected.  It is natural that those planning to attend CPRsouth6 have concerns.  This note summarizes how the organizers are responding to the situation.  There is a reason the area that we work in is called developing: it is not fully developed.  We do not expect Scandinavian levels of government services.  We are realistic about the nature and extent of problems that crop up.  We develop workarounds and have contingency plans. Changing the dates ... Read More

An interesting article written by Prof. Samarajiva (Member of the Board & CEO of Administrative Partner). Many who engage with Communication Policy Research south (CPRsouth), our primary vehicle for capacity building, are associated with the field of communication. It is a wide, sprawling field, which has experienced significant growth in Asia in recent times. An enterprising graduate student took the trouble to poll senior scholars on what they believed to be the most important task for communication scholarship. The responses are here. ... Read More

LIRNEasia is an ICT policy and regulation think-tank based in Colombo, working across the emerging Asia-Pacific. LIRNEasia generates and disseminates actionable knowledge for reforms in ICT sectors, through applied research, dissemination of best practices, training and advisory assistance. Our primary audiences are governments (including bilateral and multilateral development agencies), companies within and outside the Asia-Pacific, and the media. We are building a team of Asia-Pacific-based ICT policy and regulatory professionals who can ... Read More

Special Issue of “Chinese Journal of Communication” Call for Papers “Telecommunications in Chinese Communities: Technology, Business and Policy” Guest Editors Xu Yan Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Yu-Li Liu, National Cheng-chi University, Taiwan Yun-Tsai Chou,  Yuan Ze University, Taiwan Ting-jie Lu, Beijing University of Posts & Telecoms, PRC Submission by September 1, 2011 The telecommunications has experienced radical changes in last decade. >From technology perspective, the transition towards next ... Read More

The deadline for submitting applications for the CPRsouth6 tutorials is extended to 01 August 2011 The CPRsouth6 Tutorial sessions will be held for Young Scholars on the fundamentals of technology, markets, regulation and policy.  It is intended to prepare them to become policy intellectuals and to give high quality research-based presentations.  The young scholars participating in the tutorials will also attend the CPRsouth6 conference that follows. Tutorials will be on 7-8 December 2011 and the conference on 9-10 December 2011. Who will ... Read More