Igf 2019 ws #101 what operator model(s) for digital inclusion?
Description: Considering that use of infrastructure is really a prerequisite for digital transformations of nations, network operators play a vital role for digital inclusion. Operators have in the past built, invested, operated and provided telecommunication services. Meanwhile, recent technological developments, like the migration to IP systems, have effectively decoupled services from transmission systems allowing services to converge over IP systems. Consequently, different operator designs include emerged varying from typically vertical integrated models to wholesales network access models, ultimately impacting how digital inclusion is going to be realized.
Description: Considering that use of infrastructure is really a prerequisite for digital transformations of nations, network operators play a vital role for digital inclusion. Operators have in the past built, invested, operated and provided telecommunication services. Meanwhile, recent technological developments, like the migration to IP systems, have effectively decoupled services from transmission systems allowing services to converge over IP systems. Consequently, different operator designs include emerged varying from typically vertical integrated models to wholesales network access models, ultimately impacting how digital inclusion is going to be realized.
This workshop aims to go over innovative methods to connect people and business to shoot for a much better digital inclusion. Different operator models is going to be discussed and how they may lead to grow connectivity, particularly in underserved areas. It will likewise discuss ongoing challenges operators are facing when aiming at expanding broadband provision and just how this can be overcome. Overall, it seeks to recognize solutions and tools that will help bring better, less expensive and inclusive digital services to remote and rural areas and underserved groups.
An analysis of latest trends shows than instead of one solution a treadmill business design, there will probably be an extremely an array of kinds of operators with various roles in supplying services for developing and civilized world. For use of affordable broadband to become expanded and improved, it is important the sector continues to purchase to facilitate the brand new generations of systems to become deployed. Policy makers will have to monitor the enabling atmosphere for investments in infrastructure and interact in dialogue with business, civil society, technical community and worldwide organisations, to switch good practices to be able to facilitate digital transformations within their economies and societies.
Key questions that might be addressed within the workshop include:
• Do you know the primary existing challenges to grow quality and cost-effective broadband services in underserved areas inside a context from the fast altering landscape in telecommunication markets?
• What start up business models and technological solutions can help to narrow digital broadband divide? What operator designs include proven to be effective to grow connectivity?
• What tools might be developed to make sure that Access to the internet is both sustainable and inclusive (for ladies and women, seniors, people coping with disabilities, refugees along with other disadvantaged groups)?
Moderator
• Bengt Molleryd, PTS (government), Norway, confirmed
Panelists
• Verena Weber, OECD (worldwide organisation), Germany, confirmed
• Chenai Chair, Research ICT Africa (civil society/academia), Nigeria, confirmed
• Teresa Gomes, Internet Para Todos (NGO), Venezuela, confirmed
• Robert Pepper, Facebook (business), U . s . States, confirmed
• Suresh Sidhu, edotco Group (business), Malaysia, tbc
Online moderator
• Lorrayne Porciuncula, OECD (worldwide organisation), South america, confirmed
Agenda
1.Setting the scene (a few minutes) – The moderator will show you the objective of the workshop, present statistics regarding connectivity on the planet and share a number of key questions associated with different operator models as well as their effects in expanding broadband all over the world.
2.Operator models and digital inclusion (half an hour) – The moderator will invite panelists to explain the primary trends and initiatives on technology developments and various operator models all over the world by answering the next questions: “What start up business models and technological solutions can help to narrow digital broadband divide? What operator designs include proven to be effective to grow connectivity?”:
• Persisting challenges and possible solutions (half an hour) – The moderator will invite the primary panelists to reply to the questions: “What would be the primary existing challenges to grow quality and cost-effective broadband services in underserved areas inside a context from the fast altering landscape in telecommunication markets?” and “What tools might be developed to make sure that Access to the internet is both sustainable and inclusive (for ladies and women, seniors, people coping with disabilities, refugees along with other disadvantaged groups)?”.
3.Questions and solutions (twenty minutes) – The moderator will open the ground for any portion of questions and solutions between your audience or panelists.
4. Wrap-up (a few minutes) – The moderator will summarise the primary points and summary the discussions.
Expected Outcomes: This workshop is going to be an chance to interact using the broader group of stakeholders present in the IGF to do a concrete research into the existing and developing business models to supply connectivity both in developing and civilized world. In concentrating on the particular the process of the pros and cons of every business design thorugh the lenses of policy objectives, this workshop will shed light into exactly what the barriers and innovative solutions are suitable for realising digital broadband inclusion for those.
Resourse: https://intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/
