Broadband strategies handbook / / edited by Tim Kelly and Carlo Rossotto

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790147703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-07143-5; 9786613520104; 0-8213-8946-7
• Descrizione fisica: xxvii, 373 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 24 cm
• Altri autori (Persone): KellyTim (Tim John Charles); RossottoCarlo Maria <1970->
• Disciplina: 384
• Soggetti: Broadband communication systems - Government policy; Information technology - Government policy; Telecommunication policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Building Broadband; What Is Broadband?; Why Is Broadband Important?; Figures; 1.1 Effect of Various Information and Communication Technologies on GDP Growth in High- and Low-Income Economies, 2000-06; Boxes; 1.1 Examples of Broadband's Effects on Economic Growth around the World; 1.2 Estimated Minimum and Maximum Impact on GDP of a 10 Percent Increase in Broadband Penetration; Tables; 1.1 Estimated Broadband Employment Creation Multipliers in Various Countries; 1.2 Examples of Broadband's Potential Impacts on Innovation in R&D and Business Operations1.3 Mobile Health Services in Nigeria; 1.2 Upstream and Downstream Speeds Needed for Various Services and Applications; What Market Trends Are Fostering Broadband Deployment?; 1.3 Global Fixed and Mobile Broadband Subscriptions per 100 Inhabitants, 2000-10; 1.3 Wireless and Wireline Broadband Subscriptions per 100 Inhabitants, by Region, June 2011; 1.4 Average Broadband Speed in Top 10 Countries; 1.4 User Trends That Promote Demand for Broadband; How Can Broadband Development Be ; Supported?; 1.5 Broadband Ecosystem and Its Impact on the Economy1.6 Examples of the Elements of Absorptive Capacity; 1.5 Capacity to Absorb Technology and the Economic Impact of Broadband-Enabled ICTs: The Examples of Italy and Sweden; B1.5.1 Internet Adoption Proxies in Sweden and Italy, 2007; Notes; References; Chapter 2. Policy Approaches to Promoting Broadband Development; The Public Sector's Evolving Role in Broadband; 2.1 Reasons Given for Not Adopting the Internet in Brazil and Broadband in the United States; 2.1 Public Sector's Role in Fostering Broadband Development: Key Lessons; How to Do It: Implementing Policies and Strategies to Enhance Broadband Development2.1 Publicly Stated Policy Goals for Broadband Service Delivery and Adoption in Selected Countries; 2.2 Broadband Strategies in Middle-Income Countries; 2.3 General Elements for Governments to Consider When Creating Policies and Strategies; 2.2 Framework for Government Intervention to Facilitate Broadband Development; 2.2 Elements of Broadband Strategies in Selected Countries; 2.3 Addressing Bottlenecks in Broadband Networks: Policies on the Supply Side; 2.3 Checklist of Policies to Promote the Supply of Broadband Networks2.4 Checklist of Policies to Promote Demand for Broadband; Financing Broadband Development; 2.4 Experience in the European Union with State Aid for Financing Broadband; 2.5 Municipal Broadband Initiatives in Italy and the Netherlands; 2.5 Effectiveness of Fiscal Support for Broadband Development; Measurement, Monitoring, and Evaluation: Checking Progress; 2.4 Categories of Broadband Indicators; 2.5 Wireline Broadband (ADSL) Penetration in the European Union and Turkey, by Technology, 2010; 2.6 Wireline Broadband (ADSL) Penetration in Turkey, by Speed, 2010
• Sommario/riassunto: The Broadband Strategies Handbook is a guide for policymakers, regulators, and other relevant stakeholders as they address issues related to broadband development. It aims to help readers, particularly those in developing countries, by identifying issues and challenges in broadband development, analyzing potential solutions to consider, and providing practical examples from countries that have addressed broadband-related matters.The Handbook looks at how broadband is defined, why it is important, and how its development can be encouraged. Throughout the volume, broadband is viewed as an ecosys