CPRsouth5: Convergence:  Infrastructure, Services, Policies

6- 8 December 2010, Xi’an, China

Communication Policy Research: south (CPRsouth) intends to build human capacity in the South by reinforcing and developing the values and commitment of scholars in the region or with substantial interest in the region. The overall objective is to create policy intellectuals capable of informed and effective intervention in ICT policy and regulatory processes in specific country contexts.

The conference provides a forum for mid-career and junior scholars to meet face-to-face and exchange ideas, network and improve the quality of their scholarly work, in order to foster the next generation of active scholars and in-situ experts capable of contributing to good ICT policy and regulation in the region.

CPRsouth5 will be held at the Xi’an University of Post and Telecommunication (XUPT) in Xi’an China under the theme Convergence: infrastructure, services, policies from 6-8 December 2010.  CPRsouth5 offers researchers the opportunity to discuss their research on ICT regulation and policy in the South with a policy-oriented, international audience and obtain useful feedback. Prior to the conference, tutorial sessions will be held for Young Scholars on the fundamentals of technology, markets, regulation and policy from 4-5 December 2010.

Previous conferences were held in collaboration with the National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), University of the Philippines, Diliman (Manila); the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Chennai); the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (Beijing) and LIRNEasia (Negombo).

About the conference
The conference will accommodate ~21 paper presenters over the course of two and half days and include sessions on cutting-edge developments on policy and regulation in the South and discussion of the research-policy interface.  The audience will be made up of 60+ scholars on ICT policy and regulation, including 30 Young Scholars.  Each of the paper sessions will be chaired by a Senior Scholar.  Substantive discussant comments from another Senior Scholar will be provided.

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Call for abstracts is closed for CPRsouth5

About the tutorials
Tutorial sessions will be held for Young Scholars on the fundamentals of technology, markets, regulation and policy. The young scholars participating the tutorials will have the opportunity to participate the CPRsouth5 conference that follows. Tutorials will be held from 4 – 5 December 2010 and the conference from 6 -8 December 2010

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Chairs of CPRsouth5
From CPRsouth: Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
From LIRNEasia: Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Chair and CEO, LIRNEasia
From XUPT: Prof. Wen Xiaozheng, Vice President, XUPT