Governance problem/question/challenged to be addressed. This workshop discusses the technologies and policies needed to enable access for the next five billion. It will cover some of the most promising Internet technologies and the areas where they should be deployed. For instance, the workshop will discuss the need for wireless platforms in rural markets and other areas that will benefit greatly from a high degree of shared infrastructure, particularly with an electrical powering solution. It will also discuss the need, over time, for fiber-based networks to gradually fill across the network, migrating from the core to the edge. Along with those technologies, a certain set of policies (many of which may not require laws) can facilitate the prompt and efficient deployment of broadband infrastructure. These policies include (1) promoting shared infrastructure, (2) liberalizing spectrum policy, (3) facilitating access and interconnection through Internet exchange points (“IXPs”), (4) creating an ecosystem that stimulates demand for broadband (and associated innovation, entrepreneurship, and technical experimentation), and (5) sharing information and discussing best practices among parties with common interests within geographical regions.
Ms. Jane Coffin is the Director of Development Strategy at the Internet Society and is responsible for a global Internet exchange point (IXP) project, working closely with ISOC’s regional, public policy, and technical teams. She also is responsible for development strategy, where... Read More →
Jennifer Haroon is a Principal in the Access Strategy & Operations team at Google where she focuses on ways to bring open, robust and affordable Internet access to more of the world. In this role she focuses both on executing projects (such as Project Link in Uganda), partnering with... Read More →
Executive Director, Alliance For Affordable Internet
Sonia N. Jorge is an expert in the confluence of development and communications policy. She has over 20 years of diverse international experience in a career spanning both the private and not-for-profit sectors. Her work has included ICT policy and regulatory advice and analysis... Read More →
Talk to me about:- access to communication infrastructure in Africa- spectrum management, WiFi, TV White Spaces- net neutrality- open hardware- barefoot running
