GSMA: nieuw onderzoek herhaalt belang digitale gemeenschap voor groei in
Nieuwe onderzoeksrapporten van de GSMA, de International Telecommunication Union, de Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) en de Internet Society (iSOC) tonen aan dat de ontwikkeling van digitale gemeenschappen in potentie kunnen bijdragen aan een oplossing voor belangrijke problemen waarmee Aziatische landen kampen. Deze uitdagingen variëren van toegang tot essentiële diensten en rampenbestrijding tot verbeteringen in dienstverlening en efficiënt gebruik van schaarse middelen.
De rapporten, die door iedere organisatie onafhankelijk zijn opgesteld, delen gemeenschappelijke conclusies en aanbevelingen met betrekking tot het potentieel van digitale en mobiele technologie voor economische vooruitgang en oplossingen voor problemen als gevolg van snelle bevolkingsgroei en grote migratie van land naar stad. De bevindingen werden gepresenteerd op het GSMA-ITU Digital Societies Policy Forum 2015, dat vandaag plaatsvond in het Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in Bangkok.
GSMA: New Research Reiterates That Development of Digital Societies Are Key to Overall Growth in Asia Pacific
New research reports produced by the GSMA, International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (iSOC) demonstrate
that the development of digital societies have the potential to help
solve key challenges faced by Asian countries. These challenges range
from access to essential services and enhanced disaster management to
improvement in service delivery and the efficient utilisation of limited
resources.
The reports, developed independently by each organisation, share common
conclusions and recommendations on the potential of digital and mobile
technology to advance national economies and markets, as well as
overcome challenges arising from rapid population growth and increasing
rural-urban migration faced by Asian countries. These findings were
shared at the ‘GSMA-ITU Digital Societies Policy Forum 2015,’ which took
place today at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in Bangkok.
“With the development of high-speed mobile broadband technologies and
the increasing availability and affordability of smartphones, mobile
technology is well-suited to deliver the required connectivity and
content for a digital society,” said Chris Zull, the GSMA’s Spectrum
Director for Asia. “Today’s wireless networks are able to cover a wide
area with greater efficiency at lower costs than many other
technologies, particularly in emerging countries with underdeveloped
fixed network infrastructure and low levels of urbanisation.”
Inter-organisation Cooperation and Collaboration
The ‘GSMA-ITU Digital Societies Policy Forum 2015’ is one of the first
events jointly organised by the GSMA and ITU, and supported by ICANN and
iSOC. It assembled over 100 policymakers, regulators, industry and other
stakeholders from the ICT sector to discuss issues related to digital
societies in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as examine the emerging
national plans to build digital societies, framed around these new
research reports and policies. The Forum also focused on the role of
spectrum policy and licensing for mobile broadband, where experts from
various countries shared their views on global trends in technologies
and spectrum demands, as well as challenges and opportunities in
pathways towards building digital societies throughout this diverse
region.
The Digital Societies Policy Forum brings together key stakeholders,
including governments and operators, to work on ensuring that technology
and infrastructure, particularly mobile infrastructure, in a country
meets the demands of a digital society. Achieving success requires
access to adequate spectrum and tax regimes that incent investment, as
well as the creation of awareness-building campaigns for digital
services, which should be easy to use and accessible via multiple
channels and languages. Six countries in the region – Bangladesh, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and Thailand – are participating in
digital society initiatives, and Thailand is the first host of the Forum.
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Note to Editors:
To download the new GSMA report ‘Building Digital Societies in Asia’
please visit: https://gsmaintelligence.com/research/2015/06/building-digital-so
cieties-in-asia/510/.
About the GSMA
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting
nearly 800 operators with more than 250 companies in the broader mobile
ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies,
equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations in
adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-leading
events such as Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress Shanghai and
the Mobile 360 Series conferences.
For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com.
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