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Hello , Smartphones: Liberation or Limits How are people accessing online resources? Recent research from Ofcom finds that as much as 16% of the British population is using a smartphone as their only means to access the internet, often with limited understanding of the security implications or costs of accessing content and transacting. The rise of the digital citizen and the digital consumer means consumption patterns and attitudes to privacy, security and freedom of expression are changing. In the final session of our two-day Annual Conference our panel, chaired by Ann LaFrance of Squire Patton Boggs, will examine what this means for policy makers, regulators and industry and the concept of choice for users. We asked Ms LaFrance who is Co-Chair of data privacy and cybersecurity what she feels will be the biggest impact of Brexit for the digital single market for the protection of the digital citizen. She shares her view in this month’s Q&A. Ofcom’s research is summarised in the latest issue of InterMedia in an article by Alison Preston of Ofcom, Smartphones: Liberation or Limits?
Andrea Millwood Hargrave |
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This year the International Regulators Forum (IRF) and the 47th Annual Conference will be in Bangkok CPR Week focuses on ‘big picture’ regulatory themes affecting the communications community globally. In 2016 the focus is on digital transformation of society, new tipping points, policies and strategies and the role the regulator could or should play > International Regulators Forum, 10-11 October 2016, Bangkok The digital transformation of society: the regulator’s role
> Workshop: Collaborating to eliminate spam and nuisance communications, 11 October 2016, Bangkok
> The IIC’s 47th Annual Conference, 12-13 October 2016, Bangkok Trends in converged communications: new tipping points, new digital policies, and strategies
Plus: national connectivity case studies from Myanmar and Australia
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Event Calendar
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Regulatory Watch The IIC’s eye on the news. This bulletin is regularly updated with thumbnails of industry news. Follow the links for a round-up of latest industry stories. |
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Cryptocurrencies: not disruptive, but opening up new uses A report from Citi Research does not view cryptocurrencies as a disruptive threat to banks or card networks, but believes they could support new applications such as the “internet of things” |
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Data-driven regulation in France Arcep, France’s telecoms regulator, has described how it will use ‘data-driven’ regulation to steer the market in the right direction, including ‘crowdsourcing’ information from users about performance and coverage. |
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OECD meeting is launchpad for ‘One Internet’ report One Internet, the final report and recommendations of the Global Commission on Internet Governance, was released at the OECD ministerial meeting on the digital economy in June. The report has recommendations “crucial to ensuring the internet’s promised future of greater digital freedom, security, trustworthiness and accessibility for all”. |
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Top nations pull ahead in ICT clout The Global Information Technology Report 2016 from the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found that Finland, Switzerland, Sweden, Israel, Singapore, the Netherlands and the US are leading the world when it comes to generating economic impact from investments in ICT |
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Spectrum order in the Philippines The chief of the new Philippines Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has ordered an inventory of used and unused telecoms spectrum, reports Telecom Asia. “I do not want public telephone entities to be warehousing frequencies”. |
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5G manifesto calls for relaxation in net neutrality In a 5G manifesto, a group of European telecoms service providers and equipment manufacturers have called for a relaxation of net neutrality rules, reports TeleGeography. |
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Q&A with Ann LaFrance, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs 1. How will BREXIT affect achievement of the EU Digital Single Market? 2. What challenges would a complete UK break from the EU pose for the DSM? 3. What impact would a complete break have on the UK’s digital market? 4. What is unlikely to change? Ann LaFrance co-chairs Squire Patton Boggs' Data Privacy & Cybersecurity practice. Drawing on more than 20 years of industry experience, Ann advises clients on telecommunications regulation and new media policy, competition law, dispute resolution and European Union ('EU') data protection matters.
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The IIC has a number of directors in various regions of the world. These are dedicated TMT professionals who work with the IIC on a voluntary basis to share knowledge, facilitate relationships and create long-term bonds between regulatory authorities and the businesses they regulate. Here we bring you news from these regions. |
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Americas |
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USA: recent event Conversation with Sharon White, CEO OFCOM
28 June 2016, Hosted by Wilkinson Barker Knauer, Washington DC |
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Canadian Chapter Conference, Ottawa 16-17 November, Ottawa The event will deal with the development of an innovation agenda for the Canadian communications and media sector. More information available shortly |
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Asia Pacific |
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Australia: recent event and news |
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5G: “Known Unknowns”: A global investor perspective on the 5G roadmap 21 June 2016, Co-hosted by IIC Australia and ACMA The event attracted a large number of industry participants keen to hear presenter Andrew Entwistle from New | Street Research discuss the technology for 5G and its implications, as well as potential new business models. Read more about the event |
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Europe |
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News update from UK Future policy approaches to the convergence of privacy and security online 14 July 2016, London, hosted by TECHUK
A lively debate discussed the implication of measures for ensuring data privacy and security, recognising them as co-dependent issues, rather than a trade-off. Technology alone is not sufficient, effective policy is needed. |
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News update from Italy IIC Italy Chapter: 20th Anniversary 25 November 2016, organised in association with AGCOM, Rome The conference will be an occasion to highlight the major milestones in the twenty years of activity of the Chapter and set up the basis for future accomplishments in the communications industry and policy. Read more |
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Intermedia |
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Smartphones: Liberation or Limits
As more people, especially the less well off, have only a smartphone to access the internet, there are signs that a new type of digital divide could develop. Ofcom’s Alison Preston describes new research carried out in the UK. Full index of 2014-2015 InterMedia articles InterMedia is a rich resource of articles, reports and interviews and the contents reflect the IIC’s on-going discussion themes. To make life easier for you, we’ve created an index of all the articles published in 2014 and 2015. |
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Feedback We’d be interested to hear your views on any of these stories so email Keranne Omanga with any comments and we’ll publish a selection of viewpoints. |
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Membership Options |
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We asked members what they find most valuable and useful about their membership of the IIC. This is how they ranked the benefits - IIC membership allows us to…
1. Keep up to date with trends, issues and what the industry is focusing on |
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IIC Sponsorship is for organisations active in regulation or industry. These members work closely with the IIC, helping to shape the policy agenda, contributing to discussions from which the wider community benefits. |
Full membership is for organisations active in the world of telecoms, media and technology and their regulation regardless of size. Members are drawn from regulators, telecoms operators, broadcasters, network providers, OTT players and smaller digital start-ups. |
Associate membership is for firms providing professional services and consultancy to the industry such as lawyers, consultants and analysts. The meetings give specialists in the TMT field the chance to keep up to date with new thinking and new players.
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