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Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, Fellows Blogs, frequency, policy, regulation, Steve Song, Telecom Policy
- Why Can’t Anyone Agree on Spectrum?
- This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Africa and Spectrum 2.0Electromagnetic spectrum is the crude oil of last-mile connectivity, especially in Africa where more traditional kinds of last-mile... Read more – ‘Why Can’t Anyone Agree on Spectrum?’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, All Things Open, DFID, Fellows Blogs, Making All Voices Count, Omidyar, Open Data, policy, SIDA, Steve Song, UKAID, USAID
- If I Had 50 Million Dollars
- If I had any poetic talent, I would have done this in rhyming couplets set to the music of the Barenaked Ladies but sadly today you are left with my prose. Hum along with me anyway. If you work in... Read more – ‘If I Had 50 Million Dollars’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, Fellows Blogs, mobile broadband, policy, statistics, Steve Song, strategy, Telecom Policy, UN, Wifi
- Unpacking Our Mobile Broadband Future ITU Y U NO LIKE WIFI?
- The future is mobile. We all know that. We read it everywhere. In the UN Broadband Commission‘s recently published report entitled, The State of Broadband 2012: Achieving Digital... Read more – ‘Unpacking Our Mobile Broadband Future ITU Y U NO LIKE WIFI?’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: ANC, Fellows Blogs, policy, South Africa, Steve Song, Telecom Policy
- How the ANC is Squandering South Africa’s Digital FutureGive us a leader!
- The release last week of ResearchICTAfrica (RIA)’s report on mobile phone pricing in Africa has provoked a little controversy in South Africa. The facts are quite damning. South Africa has some... Read more – ‘How the ANC is Squandering South Africa’s Digital FutureGive us a leader!’.
Written by: Rufus Pollock
Posted in: Fellows Blogs, Innovation and Intellectual Property, Open Data, Openness, policy, Rufus Pollock
- Creative Commons and the Commons
- Background: I first got involved with Creative Commons (CC) in 2004 soon after its UK chapter started. Along with Damian Tambini, the then UK ‘project lead’ for CC, and the few other... Read more – ‘Creative Commons and the Commons’.