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Over the years, IDATE has become one of Europe’s foremost centres of market analysis and debate, specialised in the telecommunications, internet and media industry markets.
The DigiWorld Programme was created several years back to support those Institute initiatives that embody the originality of this European forum for debate and experience-sharing which is at the heart of the “IDATE project”.
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What are the minimum regulatory tools needed to ensure an acceptable level of net neutrality while giving network operators flexibility to innovate and manage their networks? Act I of the debate resembled a war of religion, each side rejecting out of hand the other's philosophy. In Act II, market actors have understood that neutrality is not a binary topic and that the subject must be addressed in a collective and collaborative way for the sake of achieving economic and social efficiency. The debate has progressively shifted and focused on several key issues that are essential to the design of a well-functioning neutrality: (i) traffic management, (ii) IP interconnection arrangements, (iii) transparency, (iv) price differentiation and markets for enhanced quality, and (v) the setting up a suitable regulatory framework. Such are the main stakes of "Net Neutrality: Act II" and the focus of this special issue of COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES. |
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No. 85, No. 86, No. 87, No. 88, and DigiWorld Yearbook 2012. |
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The papers presented in this issue shadow the diversity of approaches related to ICT implementation within the health system. They point out also the specificity of the sector. The particular position of health within our economies, the weight of public financing, the role of public authorities in the decision process to launch a new product and change health delivery systems, the vital issue of improved outcomes for users of health services, and the specific relationship between them and healthcare professionals: all of these issues help to explain why the health sector is often “late” in terms of ICT penetration. Development of the ICT health market and applications are very much related to the value perceived by each of the numerous stakeholders. |
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Competition policies which are fostered by Bruxelles and the EU member states regarding the telecom sector have always been associated with the prospect of a single market for telecommunications within the European Union: What is today’s situation? Have we made the right choices? What are the remaining barriers? What is the new perspective of this issue in the Internet era? |
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Cybercrime, cyberterrorism, and cyberwar are apocalyptic horsemen of the information age. Business leaders regularly name information security as the biggest challenge facing them in the future. Information security breaches entail direct and indirect costs to businesses and individuals that are affected and to society at large. [...]
This special issue aims to contribute to a blossoming field that has changed our understanding of security issues. The papers in this special issue reflect state-of-the art thinking on the economics of cybersecurity and responses by public policy and non-governmental action. |
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No. 81 (1st Q.), No. 82 (2nd Q.),
No. 83 (3rd Q.), No. 84 (4th Q.), and DigiWorld Yearbook 2011.
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All over the world, internet access is becoming a societal expectation expressed towards the electronic communications industry and the public authorities which regulate this industry. As our personal and professional lives become ever more digitalised, broadband access is becoming the key to full participation in this digital life and future economic growth. Societal e-inclusion implies the widest possible availability of broadband access.
The papers presented in this issue illustrate different aspects of this growing demand. |
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Around the world, the rapid spread of mobile phones is being followed by their use as a tool for financial transactions and the creation of "mobile money" in "electronic wallets". The cell phone serves as a bank account, debit card, and money. This has many implications. |
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Many carriers around the world are investing in high bit rate broadband infrastructure. It is common sense among experts that an FTTH network infrastructure will be the most capable and reliable network infrastructure for Next Generation Access.
This dossier presents the views of experienced authors who develop their thoughts on how Europe can close its current gap in fibre development and investment. We also have included papers on case studies on successful fibre projects in Europe. Furthermore, we present papers which will analyse the national broadband plans which have been developed by some European Governments to foster the deployment of NGA.
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The massive increase in Internet traffic (of between 40% and 60% a year) is being sustained primarily by a huge increase in video viewing which, in all its forms, could account for 90% of all online traffic three years from now. It was with this effervescent market rife with unanswered questions in mind that we wanted to bring together several articles that would help sketch out what could be the new outlines of the television industry. |
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No. 77 (1st Q.), No. 78 (2nd Q.),
No. 79 (3rd Q.), No. 80 (4th Q.), and DigiWorld Yearbook 2010. |
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This issue of C&S is devoted to analysis of the impacts of information and communications technologies (ICTs) on the environment in general, and more particularly on global warming and climate change. It is widely recognised that ICTs are important users of electrical energy and have direct impacts on climate change via their use of electrical energy generated from fossil fuels. Overall ICTs have made major strides in reducing their use of electricity and are among the most efficient devices in terms of performance / electricity use ratios, accounting for 2-3% of total energy use.
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Since 2006, mobile services have accounted for more than half of the total telecom services revenue in the world. Does this mean we have an industry that has reached maturity, and which will remain governed chiefly by regulatory provisions and structural shifts? Or is this a relative maturity, behind which is taking shape a new era of innovation for consumers, but also of uncertainty for industry's main players? What are the common features and the differences between the huge transformation of the wireline telephony market spurred by increasingly ubiquitous broadband and VoIP, and what is starting to take place with high-speed mobile access and the mobile Internet?
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The state of deep crisis in which the global economy finds itself makes it all the more necessary to take stock of what has changed and what will appear as radically new once the crisis is over. This is why it struck us as particularly relevant to shed some light on the matter with a special dossier comprised of works that address the topics of Open innovation and Open platform strategies.
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The choice of video games as the central theme is justified by the growth of its various markets. It is no longer a marginal sector in terms of size, nor limited to only a niche population. It is expanding in several directions which are both enhancing it and intertwining it with a number of ICT markets (digital entertainment, Web services, mobile services, e-training, …) – and so helping to further spur the momentum.
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No. 73 (1st Q.): New Challenges for the Video Game Industry, No. 74 (2nd Q.): Open Innovation, No. 75 (3rd Q.): The two Faces of the Mobile Ecosystem, No. 76 (4th Q.): Green Telecom, and DigiWorld Yearbook 2009. Special rate for print + online subscription: 360 euros. |
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This issue offers an opportunity to re-address a topic that combines an examination of the technical and functional characteristics of next-generation networks and questions over the choices that will enable these infrastructures to uphold net neutrality, and for the associated service platforms to be open ones. |
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This special volume explores financial, regulatory, international, content and technological dimensions of the next generation of broadband - "ultrabroadband" - and the vast changes in mass media, consumer electronics, and information systems that it will drive. |
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André Malraux said that "cinema is an art form, but it is also an industry". The duality of the cultural industries remains, but is becoming increasingly complex as the digitisation phenomenon undoes the need for physical media. We invite our readers who are especially familiar with the issues of network economics not to stop at the increasingly ambiguous border between the containers and the content, and to take full advantage of these contributions, while also enjoying the regular sections in the journal. |
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This dossier on real options is oriented on methodology, giving in the meantime the opportunity to deal with the different aspects of the uncertainties in the Telecommunication sector, particularly concerning investment that should be made. |
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This dossier presents several papers offering an original view point on the various issues raised by Next Generation Networks. NGN is a term that is being increasingly used to describe the latest state-of-the-art networking platforms, which service providers are either developing or are using today. The industries have been riding the NGN wave, but at the same time have to square up some inescapable key issues, among them the evolution of the regulatory approaches, the adaptation of the business models, the effects on the competition patterns and the impact on the whole telecom industry. |
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While addressing a classic issue already well explored by economists, this issue focuses on topics that are very much in the news. It includes original contributions from reputed experts in the field, and completed by Features which offer the more targeted and personally involved viewpoints of leading industry player representatives, along with an interview with a financial expert. |
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This issue is devoted almost entirely to the topic of European frequency management policies. For some years now, managing this scarce resource has been the topic not only of lengthy debate but also the focus of works by economists and of considerable innovation in the arena of practical application. The editors have sought to gather original contributions that will provide industry and institutional leaders with food for thought. |
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The payment industry has effectively seen significant growth, in which the ICT sector has undoubtedly played a major part. The recent growth of electronic commerce in particular has led various market players to gradually introduce methods of payment that enhance transaction flow. This development has modified competition conditions in the payment industry insofar as traditional banks are facing growing competition from non-banking companies. This issue propose original contributions that promote discussion and analysis of the key questions facing this industry. |
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The enthusiasm for Web 2.0 demonstrated in recent months - both by daily visits to such sites on the part of millions of consumers and the value of certain transactions - raises several questions regarding the business models that are likely to make Web 2.0 a lasting phenomenon, changes in communication practices, as well as its impact on the strategy of traditional media players in advertising, software and telecommunications. This dossier presents several papers offering an original view point on the various issues raised by Web 2.0. |
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