The pro-market telecommunication policies of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan have enabled phenomenal growth in ICT access since the end of the war in 2002. Despite being a transitioning economy, mobile SIMs per 100 has gone from a mere 0.18 (50,000 active mobile SIMs) at the end of 2002 to...

This paper adds to the empirical literature on the relationships between R&D, innovation and productivity at the firm level. The focus is on Spanish enterprises in information industries, which are acknowledged to be at the forefront for both innovative activity and R&D performance. The analysis...

The Telecom Regulatory and Policy Environment Survey (TRE Survey) is a tool to measure stakeholder perceptions about the effectiveness of the regulatory and policy environment, on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being highly ineffective, 5 being highly effective, and 3 the mid-point for average...

Die Informations- und Kommunikationswirtschaft (IuK-Wirtschaft) gilt vielen Beobachtern als die Wachstumsbranche der Zukunft schlechthin. Die vorliegende, von der Hans-Böckler- Stiftung geförderte Studie, zeigt deutlich, daß dieser nordrhein-westfälische Sektor mittlerweile eine wichtige...

Die vorliegende Studie wurde im ifo Arbeitsbereich Branchenforschung erstellt und im Frühjahr 2005 abgeschlossen. Auftraggeber war das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit. Gegenstand der Studie sind der Stand und die Perspektiven der „New Economy“ in Deutschland sowie ein Vergleich...

Telecommunication reforms in India saw very little privatization and much more of market liberalization accompanied with the introduction of new laws and regulations. Regulatory agencies and regulation have become integral components of the telecom reform process, in order to protect consumers,...

Since emerging as an independent country in 1971, Bangladesh has achieved some notable development amid major socio-economic challenges. The rapid growth of the telecommunication industry has been a key success story. With some of the world’s lowest tariffs, there are around 70 million active...

Now fully recovered from the Asian crisis of the late ‘90s, the Indonesian economy is perhaps at its post-crisis healthiest. The once sluggish telecom markets too have started showing an impressive growth. Indonesian telecom industry is gradually attaining maturity while more opportunities are...