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Reassessing Contemporary
Approaches to Digital Inclusion &
Broadband Development : Meaningful
Public Policy and Regulatory
Innovations
By: Akarapon Kongchanagul
Telecom Economic Policy Analyst
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission
(NBTC) Thailand
Email: [email protected]
(I) The Contemporary Approaches to
Digital Inclusion and Broadband
Development in Developing Countries
The basic overview of
the contemporary
broadband
development model
endorsed by the World
Bank, ITU,
International
Academia & OECD
Nations
(II) Problems with Contemporary Approach to DI & BD
in Developing Countries
(II) Problems with Contemporary Approach to DI & BD
in Developing Countries (Cont. 1)
Low Demands = Low Investments = Slow/Restrictive Developments
=
Ineffective Access to Broadband
(II) Problems with Contemporary Approach to
DI & BD in Developing Countries (Cont. 2)
Without real markets that can
meet the demands
(affordability, usability, needs
and interests) of the people
ICT4D aim to help; ICT4D
cannot work in the long run to
generate demands for
Broadband or ICT
(II) Problems with Contemporary Approach to
DI & BD in Developing Countries (Cont. 3)
Low Demands + Restrictive Markets
+
Broadband Accelerated Technological Advancement
=
Possible Widening of the Digital Divide
(II) Problems with Contemporary Approach to
DI & BD in Developing Countries (Cont. 4)
Demands + Markets + Interactions of Entities
=
Positive or Negative or What??? Social & Economic Impacts
The access Broadband (ICT and the Internet) in itself cannot
determine how Broadband will be used; it will depends on the
interactions of entities within the Digital Ecosystem that will determine
the social and economic impacts of Broadband Development which in
itself may or may not necessarily lead to the public good.
“Good” or “Bad” GDP Growth?
(III) Framework of Meaningful Broadband
Definitions
Usable
Affordable
Empowering
Broadband Ecosystem
Backbone
Last Mile
Devices
Killer
Applications
Users
Generated
Contents
Five Domains of Innovation
Ethical
Public Policy
and Regulatory
Technological
Financial
Management
(IV) Meaningful Public Policy &
Regulatory Innovation
• Beyond Deregulation: Regulations can
serve as tools for economicdevelopment agendas of the
government and not just for keeping
order in the market
• The utilization of Meaningful Incentives
(& Disincentives) for positive impacts
and sustainable developments
(IV) The Meaningful Public Policy and
Regulatory Innovations (Cont. 2)
Normal Incentives VS Meaningful
Incentives
(IV) The Meaningful Public Policy and Regulatory
Innovations for Broadband Development:
(IV) The Meaningful Public Policy and Regulatory
Innovations for Broadband Development (Cont. 4)
Two Simultaneous Meaningful Incentives Implementations Routes:
1) Meaningful Investments into Broadband Infrastructures Building
2) Meaningful Investments and Productions in ICT and The Internet
Market
(IV) The Meaningful Public Policy and Regulatory
Innovations for Broadband Development (Cont. 5)
Incentives Driven > Voluntary Market Mechanism > Demands
Generation
“Market Driven the Demands”
(IV) The Meaningful Public Policy and Regulatory
Innovations for Broadband Development (Cont. 6)
Effective Access to
Broadband:
1) Reinforcing ICT4D,
2) Reinforcing Broadband
Infrastructure Developments
3) Reinforcing Market
Expansions
(IV) The Meaningful Public Policy and Regulatory
Innovations for Broadband Development (Cont. 7)
Influencing the Interactions within the Digital Ecosystem (without the use of
censorships or information restrictions) leading to more Meaningfulness in
the use of ICT and Internet in Broadband Development and resulting in
Positive Social and Economic Impacts.
More of the Good Choices than Bad ones.
Good GDP Growth
(VI) Example of Meaningful Public Policy and Regulatory
Innovations Research: Incentives and Disincentives
Based Approach to Internet Content Regulation
Non-Technical
 Market-Based Approach
 Abstract:
“Legislative and Regulatory framework that utilize the
‘Business and Economic Incentives and Disincentives’ (Taxes
and Subsidies) to influence the productions, distributions and
consumptions of Internet Contents within the Digital Ecosystem
of nations toward the desired positive impacts and desired
outcomes of respective national Governments’ values and
goals. While at the same time create rooms for international
cooperation through shared economic interests.”
 For the full research paper please email me.

(VII) Q & A
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