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Media coverage: January – December 20101
Move over computer, the mobile is here Expanding Horizons Finland 1 January 2010 http://expandinghorizons.nokia.com/issues/?issue=ExpandingHorizonsQ12010&page=4 Teleuse at the bottom of the pyramid (Part 1 of 2) Encyclopedia.com Unspecified 1 January 2010 http://www.encyclopedia.com/video/ehl9EAismrU‐teleuse‐at‐bottom‐of‐pyramid.aspx Poor people in Bangladesh own more mobile phones than the same group in India and Pakistan… Bangladesh Phone Number Bangladesh 2 January 2010 http://bangladeshphonenumber.blogspot.com/2010/01/poor‐people‐in‐bangladesh‐own‐more.html Sri Lanka Bangladesh population: Dividend of danger? newSriLanka Sri Lanka 4 January 2010 http://newsrilanka.com/2010/01/sri‐lanka‐bangladesh‐population‐dividend‐of‐danger/ Mass banking through the mobile: Move over e‐governance, social services are now reaching the bottom of the pyramid through cell phones The Financial Express India 7 January 2010 http://www.financialexpress.com/printer/news/564150/ Sri Lanka: Financial Times elaborates on spam issue raised by LIRNEasia newSriLanka Sri Lanka 8 January 2010 http://newsrilanka.com/2010/01/sri‐lanka‐financial‐times‐elaborates‐on‐spam‐issue‐raised‐by‐lirneasia‐2/ Withdrawing from the world: ICTs and censorship newSriLanka Sri Lanka 16 January 2010 http://newsrilanka.com/2010/01/withdrawing‐from‐the‐world‐icts‐and‐censorship/
1 Information on each article is listed as follows: title of article, name of publisher, country of publication (listed as “unspecified” for articles where country of origin is unknown), date and web link (where available).
Rajapaksa’s New Year SMS smacks of bias towards one candidate‐experts The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 17 January 2010 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100117/BusinessTimes/bt02.html Waste composition analysis to estimate prevalence of recyclables Environment Sri Lanka Blog Sri Lanka 1 February 2010 http://environmentlanka.com/blog/2010/waste‐composition‐analysis‐to‐estimate‐prevalence‐of‐recyclables‐to‐develop‐a/ Merge or lose out: Confusion over spectrum allocation still prevails. So what would be the best model for spectrum management? Voice & Data India 3 February 2010 http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/service_provider/110020313.asp Prerequisites for making Sri Lanka a hub AJ's blog Sri Lanka 8 February 2010 http://ajeewan.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/prerequisites‐for‐making‐sri‐lanka‐a‐hub‐telecom/ Choices: Prerequisites for making Sri Lanka a hub; telecom Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka 8 February 2010 http://lbo.lk/fullstory.php?nid=795963279 Mobile broadband in India Telecomstatistics.com UK 8 February 2010 http://www.telecomstatistics.com/2010/02/mobile‐broadband‐in‐india/ Price fixing by mobile telecom companies State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan Pakistan 12 February 2010 http://telecompk.net/2010/02/12/price‐fixing‐by‐mobile‐telecom‐companies/ Communication essential for five‐fold hub Ravaya Sri Lanka 14 February 2010 Communications must contribute to economic growth
Ravaya Sri Lanka 14 February 2010 ICT industry fears Internet censorship; TRC chief denies Daily FT Sri Lanka 15 February 2010 Quo warranto, TRC? Daily FT Sri Lanka 15 February 2010 Speechless The Puppeteer Sri Lanka 15 February 2010 http://messiahofmadness.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/speechless/ Prerequisites for making Sri Lanka (Gampaha District) a knowledge hub Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka 1 March 2010 http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=1547340803 Lack of policy prevents mobile banking model from clicking Economic Times, Ahmedabad India 3 March 2010 http://lirneasia.net/wp‐content/uploads/2010/03/ET_Ahmedabad.jpg ICTs and development: Workshop at IIT Delhi (Day 1) Tim Unwin's blog United Kingdom 11 March 2010 http://unwin.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/icts‐and‐development‐workshop‐at‐iit‐delhi‐day‐1/ LIRNEasia unveils report on m‐money in Bangladesh C News Bangladesh 31 March 2010 http://www.cnewsvoice.com/DetailsNews.php?NewsID=N000004802 A tough task Voice & Data India 2 April 2010 http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/service_provider/110040211.asp Potential for mobile money in Bangladesh lies among the poor: Study iStockAnalyst
Unspecified 3 April 2010 http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4000705 Question over move to cut BTRC's power The Daily Star Bangladesh 5 April 2010 http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news‐details.php?nid=132976 Mobile phone for sending remittance The Independent Bangladesh 9 April 2010 http://www.theindependent‐bd.com/details.php?nid=169061 Mobile phone for sending remittance UnnayanNews Unspecified 14 April 2010 http://www.unnayannews.net/content/2010/04/mobile‐phone‐for‐sending‐remittance/ Opinion: Hi‐tech for ultra‐poor The New Nation Bangladesh 16 April 2010 http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/04/16/news0781.htm Bangladeshi poor clients won’t get benefit The Financial Express Bangladesh 18 April 2010 http://www.thefinancialexpress‐bd.com/more.php?news_id=97375&date=2010‐04‐11 Intro: Bottom of the pyramid Worldnews Unspecified 18 April 2010 http://article.wn.com/view/2010/04/18/Bottom_Of_Pyramid_Changed_Business_Models_In_India/ Policy debate: Harsha de Silva ‐ Policy intellectual Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka 21 April 2010 http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=1810318689 "Sarkar" on your cellphone The Times of India India 22 April 2010
Harsha de Silva: A policy intellectual moves to the next level newSriLanka Sri Lanka 22 April 2010 http://www.newsrilanka.com/2010/04/harsha‐de‐silva‐a‐policy‐intellectual‐moves‐to‐the‐next‐level‐5/ Guiding youth through the ages The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 25 April 2010 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100425/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_04.html Mobile 2.0 forum meet begins in Islamabad The Hindu Business Line India 27 April 2010 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/04/28/stories/2010042852680900.htm Strategies for broadband growth in South Asia urged Dawn Pakistan 27 April 2010 http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn‐content‐library/dawn/the‐newspaper/local/islamabad/strategies‐for‐broadband‐growth‐in‐s.‐asia‐urged‐840 Govt taking initiatives for broadband proliferation The Nation, Islamabad Pakistan 27 April 2010 http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan‐news‐newspaper‐daily‐english‐online/Business/27‐Apr‐2010/Govt‐taking‐initiatives‐for‐broadband‐proliferation India matters: The need for CEPA The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 27 April 2010 http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/index.php/opinion1/9040‐india‐matters‐the‐need‐for‐cepa.html PTA's expert meeting on 'Mobile 2.0 applications, conditions' concludes Daily Business Recorder Pakistan 28 April 2010 Expert meeting on ‘Mobile 2.0 applications, conditions’ concludes Pro Pakistani Pakistan 28 April 2010
http://propakistani.pk/2010/04/28/expert‐meeting‐on‐mobile‐2‐0‐applications‐conditions‐concludes/ PTA and LIRNEasia jointly host international telecom expert forum Telecom News Bulletin Pakistan 28 April 2010 http://telecomnewspk.com/2010/04/pta‐and‐lirneasia‐jointly‐host‐international‐telecom‐expert‐forum/ Improvement of broadband penetration discussed The Daily Times Pakistan 28 April 2010 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\28\story_28‐4‐2010_pg5_13 PTA and LIRNEasia jointly host international telecom expert forum roboxpress Unspecified 29 April 2010 http://www.roboxpress.com/technology/telecommunication/pta‐lirneasia‐jointly‐host‐international‐telecom‐expert‐forum/ Internet ‐ unheard of, for many Lankans: Study Jagdish Hathiramani's Portfolio Sri Lanka 2 May 2010 http://jagdishhathiramani.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/internet‐unheard‐of‐for‐many‐lankans‐study/ Internet ‐ unheard of, for many Lankans: Study The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 2 May 2010 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100502/BusinessTimes/bt26.html Cell phone use yet to pick up in third world in absence of non‐voice services The Financial Express Bangladesh 3 May 2010 http://www.thefinancialexpress‐bd.com/more.php?news_id=99112&date=2010‐05‐03 Mobile 2.0 applications and conditions for emerging telecom markets Chowk Yadgar: News and stories about Pakistan Pakistan 3 May 2010 http://chowkyadgar.com/mobile‐2‐0‐applications‐and‐conditions‐for‐emerging‐telecom‐markets/9178 Mobile 2.0 applications and conditions for emerging telecom markets State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan
Pakistan 3 May 2010 http://telecompk.net/2010/05/03/mobile‐2‐0‐applications‐and‐conditions‐for‐emerging‐telecom‐markets/?output=pdf Mobile 2.0 applications and conditions for emerging telecom markets State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan Pakistan 3 May 2010 http://telecompk.net/2010/05/03/mobile‐2‐0‐applications‐and‐conditions‐for‐emerging‐telecom‐markets/ Payments using mobile phones: Case studies from Pakistan and other emerging telecom markets State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan Pakistan 3 May 2010 http://telecompk.net/2010/05/07/mobile‐payments‐case‐studies‐pakistan‐emerging‐telecom‐markets/ Pakistan plans big push for IT, rural telecom The Hindu Business Line India 5 May 2010 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/05/05/stories/2010050550600300.htm Pakistan to focus on flung areas for provision of broadband services Voice & Data India 5 May 2010 http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/news1/110050501.asp PTA and LIRNEasia jointly host international telecom expert forum Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Pakistan 5 May 2010 http://www.pta.gov.pk/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1378 Pak ahead of India in use of universal service funds The Hindu Business Line India 7 May 2010 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/05/07/stories/2010050750190200.htm Trumping borders with telecom The Financial Express Bangladesh 9 May 2010 http://www.financialexpress.com/news/trumping‐borders‐with‐telecom/616113/1 Connect to the bottom of the pyramid
The Hindu Business Line India 10 May 2010 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2010/05/10/stories/2010051050110300.htm Forum discusses ways to break cycle of poverty The Bangkok Post Thailand 12 May 2010 http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/technews/37198/forum‐discusses‐ways‐to‐break‐cycle‐of‐poverty India points the way The Bangkok Post Thailand 12 May 2010 http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/technews/37201/india‐points‐the‐way Mobile phones offer hope to 'bottom of the pyramid' The Bangkok Post Thailand 12 May 2010 http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/technews/37197/mobile‐phones‐offer‐hope‐to‐bottom‐of‐the‐pyramid Our telecom licensing is technology‐neutral The Hindu Business Line India 19 May 2010 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/05/19/stories/2010051950760900.htm CXO Media Conclave 2010 ends The Daily News Sri Lanka 19 May 2010 http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/05/19/bus05.asp Allocation and revenue issues across the spectrum: Developing countries need to prepare for the long‐term The Bangkok Post Thailand 19 May 2010 http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/technews/37589/allocation‐and‐revenue‐issues‐across‐the‐spectrum All of Pakistan to have fibre access The Bangkok Post Thailand 19 May 2010 http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/technews/37591/all‐of‐pakistan‐to‐have‐fibre‐access
Telcos called to tap niche markets The Daily News Sri Lanka 20 May 2010 http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/05/20/bus03.asp Mobile service providers ‘must serve modern needs’ The Island Sri Lanka 21 May 2010 http://www.island.lk/2010/05/21/business2.html Intec CXO Media Conclave 2010 an outstanding success The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 22 May 2010 http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11181&Itemid=507 Poor is the future The Sunday Leader Sri Lanka 23 May 2010 http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/05/23/poor‐is‐the‐future/ Farming, transport and banking to benefit APEC Digital Opportunity Center Unspecified 25 May 2010 http://www.apecdoc.org/post/13/6632 Two‐thirds of poor in Lanka own phones Asian Tribune Unspecified 29 May 2010 http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/05/29/two‐thirds‐poor‐lanka‐own‐phone‐mobile‐ownership‐swelling‐33‐survey Two‐thirds of poor in Lanka own phones The Sunday Observer Sri Lanka 30 May 2010 http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2010/05/30/new43.asp Sri Lanka's satellite: Lost in space? The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 13 June 2010 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100613/BusinessTimes/bt10.html
Sacred cows and orbital dreams in Sri Lanka Groundviews Sri Lanka 16 June 2010 http://groundviews.org/sacred‐cows‐and‐orbital‐dreams‐in‐sri‐lanka/ Study shows mobile payments can extend benefits of mcommerce C News Bangladesh 24 June 2010 http://www.cnewsvoice.com/DetailsNews.php?sesID=&NewsID=N000005077 Mobile payments solution to benefit the poor: Study New Age Bangladesh 24 June 2010 Mobile payments solution to benefit the poor: Study The Daily Star Bangladesh 24 June 2010 Inadequate policy a barrier to reap mobile benefit The Financial Express Bangladesh 24 June 2010 Mobile payments solution can extend benefits of m‐commerce The New Nation Bangladesh 24 June 2010 Lack of policy hinders mobile commerce (in Bangla) The Daily Ittefaq Bangladesh 25 June 2010 Transport blues: Sri Lanka buses can stop revenue leaks with online ticketing ‐ experts Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka 26 June 2010 http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=1679427079 Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce (in Bangla) Tech Zoom Bangladesh 28 June 2010 http://www.techzoom24.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=860:2010‐06‐ 28‐17‐53‐03&catid=44:2009‐08‐11‐19‐34‐22&Itemid=63
Mobile phones connect producers to markets IDRC Canada 28 June 2010 http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev‐147830‐201‐1‐DO_TOPIC.html Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce at the bottom of the pyramid in Bangladesh (in Bangla) Jaijaiden Bangladesh 29 June 2010 Lack of policy hinders mobile commerce (in Bangla) Prothom Alo Bangladesh 29 June 2010 Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce Tech Zoom Bangladesh 29 June 2010 http://www.techzoom24.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130:rev Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce (in Bangla) The Daily Ittefaq Bangladesh 29 June 2010 http://ittefaq.com.bd/content/2010/06/29/news0293.htm Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce at the bottom of the pyramid in Bangladesh (in Bangla) The Daily Jugantor Bangladesh 29 June 2010 Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce at the bottom of the pyramid in Bangladesh (in Bangla) ukbdnews Bangladesh 29 June 2010 Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce The Financial Express Bangladesh 30 June 2010 http://www.thefinancialexpress‐bd.com/search_index.php?news_id=104619&page=detail_news Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce (in Bangla) Prothom Alo Bangladesh 1 July 2010
Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce (in Bangla) Naya Diganta Bangladesh 2 July 2010 Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce The Independent Bangladesh 2 July 2010 Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce (in Bangla) Sangbad Bangladesh 4 July 2010 Pak government looking to expand into non‐voice Voice & Data India 5 July 2010 http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/events/110070501.asp Telecom can strengthen our bonds with Pakistan Voice & Data India 5 July 2010 http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/perspective/110070501.asp Choices: Sri Lanka ITES; the problem is people Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka 5 July 2010 http://lbo.lk/fullstory.php?nid=316470796 Research on revamping postal system in Bangladesh C News Bangladesh 6 July 2010 http://www.cnewsvoice.com/DNews.php?NewsID=N000005110 Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce (in Bangla) Sangbad Bangladesh 6 July 2010 Brazil prepaid mobile tariff world's most expensive (in Portugese) EXAME.com Brazil 6 July 2010 http://exame.abril.com.br/tecnologia/noticias/brasil‐tem‐tarifa‐celular‐pre‐pago‐mais‐cara‐mundo‐576408
Pilot study on epimediological early disease warning system Chennai Online India 7 July 2010 http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=0a974520‐2ccb‐4b31‐92d4‐eb0b64d5c0c6&CATEGORYNAME=CHN Cellphones to track diseases The Deccan Chronicle India 7 July 2010 http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/cellphones‐track‐diseases‐314 LIRNEasia opens epidemic surveillance system The Financial Chronicle India 7 July 2010 http://www.mydigitalfc.com/knowledge/lirneasia‐opens‐epidemic‐surveillance‐system‐229 Pilot study in using mobile technology for disease reporting shows promise The Hindu India 7 July 2010 http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/07/stories/2010070760600200.htm Pilot mobile health project opens a window of opportunities The New Indian Express India 7 July 2010 Automation of pregnancy monitoring system boon to village health nurses The Hindu India 8 July 2010 http://thehindu.com/news/states/tamil‐nadu/article504772.ece New tech to keep tab on diseases The Times of India India 8 July 2010 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chennai/New‐tech‐to‐keep‐tab‐on‐diseases/articleshow/6140485.cms Detecting disease‐mobile way Express Buzz Sri Lanka 8 July 2010 http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/detecting‐disease‐mobile‐way/187956.html LIRNEasia says mobile broadband quality is satisfactory in the Western Province of Sri Lanka South Asia Blog Bangladesh
9 July 2010 http://www.southasiablog.com/2010/07/lirneasia‐says‐mobile‐broadband‐quality.html Broad speeds: Sri Lanka has 'satisfactory' mobile broadband ‐ study Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka 9 July 2010 http://www.lbo.lk/fullstory.php?nid=108470555 Mobile broadband quality satisfactory: Study Telecompaper The Netherlands 9 July 2010 http://www.telecompaper.com/news/mobile‐broadband‐quality‐satisfactory‐study Less than 10% of Sri Lankans insured: Top industry official The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 11 July 2010 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100711/BusinessTimes/bt29.html Sri Lanka price floor for mobile calls ‐ Rohan Samarajiva Lanka Business Talk Sri Lanka 12 July 2010 http://businesswires.blogspot.com/2010/07/sri‐lanka‐price‐floor‐for‐mobile‐calls.html Research and development makes Lanka a knowledge hub The Daily News Sri Lanka 13 July 2010 http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/07/13/bus04.asp Floor plan: Sri Lanka's mobile floor tariffs kick off Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka 14 July 2010 http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=635247306 Sri Lanka price floor for mobile calls NewSriLanka Sri Lanka 14 July 2010 Research and development makes Lanka a knowledge hub Tops.lk Sri Lanka 14 July 2010 http://www.tops.lk/article23447‐research‐and‐development‐makes‐lanka‐a‐knowledge‐hub.html
Revamping postal system can aid uptake of e‐commerce C News Bangladesh 18 July 2010 http://www.cnewsvoice.com/DetailsNews.php?NewsID=N000005110 ICASL tackles CEPA The Island Sri Lanka 18 July 2010 http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article‐details&page=article‐details&code_title=2374 Bharti objects to Sri Lankan mobile phone prices The Economic Times India 19 July 2010 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news‐by‐industry/telecom/Bharti‐objects‐to‐Sri‐Lankan‐mobile‐phone‐prices/articleshow/6183777.cms Revamping postal system can aid uptake of m‐commerce Computer Barta Bangladesh 22 July 2010 mBillionth wraps in India, says there is opportunity in mobile for large‐scale federal integration Fast Company Unspecified 28 July 2010 http://www.fastcompany.com/1675241/mbillionth‐wraps‐in‐india‐says‐there‐is‐opportunity‐in‐mobile‐for‐large‐scale‐federal‐integr CEPA: Facts, myths and risks The Nation (The Bottom Line) Sri Lanka 1 August 2010 http://www.thebottomline.lk/2010/08/01/biz_feature5.html Pleas, once again, for Indo‐Lanka CEPA draft to be made public The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 1 August 2010 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100801/BusinessTimes/bt35.html SL Broadband: Long way to go Voice & Data India 5 August 2010 http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/news/110080501.asp ‘CEPA: Boon or bane to business?’ symposium
The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 5 August 2010 http://print.dailymirror.lk/business/107‐international/17666.html New mobile technology can cut bio‐surveillance cost by 50% The Financial Express India 6 August 2010 http://www.financialexpress.com/news/New‐mobile‐technology‐can‐cut‐biosurveillance‐cost‐by‐50/656589/ Poor, yes but smart business talkers The Daily Star Bangladesh 17 August 2010 http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news‐details.php?nid=151011 Presentation on "Trade policy in the aftermath of the Great Recession" The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 28 August 2010 http://print.dailymirror.lk/business/127‐local/19829.html Mobile number portability all set to embark Thing Aloud Magazine India 1 September 2010 http://thinkingaloud.in/ArticleComments.aspx?ArtId=865 Healthcare on the go Voice & Data India 1 September 2010 Mobile marketing contributes to economic growth, changes lifestyle The Financial Express Bangladesh 2 September 2010 http://www.thefinancialexpress‐bd.com/more.php?news_id=110857&date=2010‐09‐02 Cellphone‐based technology to build the arteries for healthcare Mint India 3 September 2010 http://www.livemint.com/2010/09/02211944/Cellphonebased‐technology‐to.html?atype=tp WSO2Con 2010 unveils in Colombo Adaderana Sri Lanka
4 September 2010 http://adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=9648 WSO2Con 2010 kicks off on 14 Sep in Colombo The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 6 September 2010 http://print.dailymirror.lk/business/127‐local/20601.html Mobiles on health call: Real‐time bio‐surveillance using mobiles The Hindu Business Line India 13 September 2010 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2010/09/13/stories/2010091350110300.htm Health message Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka 14 September 2010 http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=374364317 Modern technology helps conquer epidemics and diseases Daily FT Sri Lanka 15 September 2010 SMS service to access disease data The Daily News Sri Lanka 15 September 2010 http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/09/15/news34.asp Mobile payments: Central Bank guidelines should not kill innovations The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 15 September 2010 http://sundaytimes.lk/100905/BusinessTimes/bt08.html Building mobile health The Hindu India 16 September 2010 http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article672982.ece LIRNEasia urges implementation of m‐health programme The Nation Sri Lanka 19 September 2010 http://www.thebottomline.lk/2010/09/19/it1.html Health ministry In 19th Century The Sunday Leader Sri Lanka
19 September 2010 http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/09/19/health‐ministry‐in‐19th‐century/ RTBP to nip disease in the bud The Sunday Observer Sri Lanka 19 September 2010 http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2010/09/19/fin50.asp End of epidemics with the help of technology (in Sinhala) Dinamina Sri Lanka 21 September 2010 Mobile phones as outbreak predictors? Fast Company Unspecified 22 September 2010 http://www.fastcompany.com/1690524/mobile‐phones‐as‐outbreak‐predictors Low, uniform telecom tariff within SAARC key to regional ties IndiaReport India 26 September 2010 http://nongsain.indiareport.com/India‐usa‐uk‐news/latest‐news/905780/Business/4/20/E Low, uniform telecom tariff within SAARC key to regional ties MSN India India 26 September 2010 http://news.in.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp‐documentid=4424584 Low, uniform telecom tariff within SAARC key to regional ties Telecom Yatra India 26 September 2010 http://telecomyatra.afaqs.com/news/index.html?sid=2004_Low+uniform+telecom+tariff+within+SAARC+key+to+regional+ties Low, uniform telecom tariff within SAARC key to regional ties The Deccan Herald India 26 September 2010 http://www.deccanherald.com/content/99809/low‐uniform‐telecom‐tariff‐saarc.html Low, uniform telecom tariff within SAARC key to regional ties The Sentinel India 26 September 2010 http://www.sentinelassam.com/businessmain.php?sec=2&subsec=6&dtP=2010‐09‐27&ppr=1
Low, uniform telecom tariff within SAARC key to regional ties Yahoo News India India 26 September 2010 http://in.news.yahoo.com/20/20100926/372/tbs‐low‐uniform‐telecom‐tariff‐within‐sa_1.html Mobile technology helps combat diseases Lakbima News Sri Lanka 26 September 2010 Mobile phone technology to immediately suppress epidemics (in Sinhala) Silumina Sri Lanka 26 September 2010 SAARC needs EU‐like telecom tariff, says study The Financial Chronicle India 27 September 2010 SAARC@25: A measure of success (or lack thereof) The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 27 September 2010 http://print.dailymirror.lk/opinion1/22542.html Low, uniform telecom tariff within SAARC key to regional ties Bangladesh ICT News Bangladesh 28 September 2010 http://bangladesh‐ict‐news.bauani.org/2010/09/low‐uniform‐telecom‐tariff‐within‐saarc.html Health care transformation through ICT Telecom Live Magazine India 1 October 2010 LIRNEasia m‐health research presented in Pakistan State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan Pakistan 9 October 2010 http://telecompk.net/2010/10/09/lirneasia‐m‐health‐research‐presented‐in‐pakistan/ LIRNEasia m‐health research presented in Pakistan TeaBreak Pakistan 9 October 2010 http://teabreak.pk/lirneasia‐m‐health‐research‐presented‐in‐pakistan‐241/42324/
Guest lecture by Rohan Samarajiva on media change in emerging Asian economies Media Change & Innovation Switzerland 13 October 2010 http://www.mediachange.ch/news/30/ Low cost of ownership making mobile phones a poverty alleviator Daily FT Sri Lanka 27 October 2010 http://www.ft.lk/2010/10/26/low‐cost‐of‐ownership‐making‐mobile‐phones‐a‐poverty‐alleviator/ Sri Lanka farmers earn a premium for produce by mobile use Invest Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 27 October 2010 http://investsrilanka.blogspot.com/2010/10/sri‐lanka‐farmers‐earn‐premium‐for.html Mobile phones can help fight against poverty UNCTAD report urges governments Lanka Business News Sri Lanka 27 October 2010 Connectivity key: Sri Lanka farmers seen reaping premium from mobile use Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka 27 October 2010 http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=1196316707 Mobile phones for productive purposes The Daily News Sri Lanka 27 October 2010 http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/10/27/bus03.asp There are a lot of advantages in using mobile phones to reduce poverty (in Sinhala) Vimasuma Sri Lanka 27 October 2010 http://www.vimasuma.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1377&Itemid=56 Low cost of ownership making mobile phones a poverty alleviator Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 28 October 2010 http://www.dailymirror.lk/business/126‐economy/7405‐low‐cost‐of‐ownership‐making‐mobile‐phones‐a‐poverty‐alleviator.html Mobile phones can help fight against poverty, UNCTAD report urges governments Daily Island
Sri Lanka 29 October 2010 http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article‐details&page=article‐details&code_title=9993 Mobile phones can help fight against poverty, UNCTAD report urges governments (in Tamil) Daily Virakesari Sri Lanka 29 October 2010 Mobile phones can help fight against poverty UNCTAD report urges governments Express Business Sri Lanka 29 October 2010 http://www.biz.lk/biz/businessnews/results.asp?key_c=3945 Govt should use mobile phones to tackle poverty: UNCTAD Azhar Razak Sri Lanka 31 October 2010 http://azharazak.blogspot.com/2010/10/govt‐should‐use‐mobile‐phones‐to‐tackle.html mBusiness The Sunday Leader Sri Lanka 31 October 2010 http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/10/31/mbusiness/ UNCTAD launches information economy report 2010 The Sunday Observer Sri Lanka 31 October 2010 http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2010/10/31/fin05.asp Farmers using mobile for crop prices make more: Study The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 31 October 2010 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/101031/BusinessTimes/bt38.html Govt should use mobile phones to tackle poverty: UNCTAD The Nation (The Bottom Line) Sri Lanka 1 November 2010 http://nationbottomline.blogspot.com/2010/11/govt‐should‐use‐mobile‐phones‐to‐tackle.html UNCTAD sees new opportunities in the ICT sector for the poor Daily FT Sri Lanka 3 November 2010 http://www.ft.lk/2010/11/02/unctad‐sees‐new‐opportunities‐in‐the‐ict‐sector‐for‐the‐poor/
UNCTAD report urges governments to alleviate poverty with the help of mobile phones (in Tamil) Daily Thinakkural Sri Lanka 3 November 2010 UNCTAD economic information report published (in Sinhala) Divaina Sri Lanka 3 November 2010 Speed test: Sri Lanka Dialog broadband speeds rated best Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka 5 November 2010 http://www.lbo.lk/fullstory.php?newsID=2094356593&no_view=1&SEARCH_TERM=14 On ‘expert’ views on telecom charges The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 7 November 2010 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/101107/BusinessTimes/bt19.html Dialog's broadband offers advertised speeds: study Telecompaper The Netherlands 8 November 2010 http://www.telecompaper.com/news/dialogs‐broadband‐offers‐advertised‐speeds‐study Broadband: Dialog exceeds expectations on download speeds The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 10 November 2010 http://www.dailymirror.lk/business/117‐other/7672‐broadband‐dialog‐exceeds‐expectations‐on‐download‐speeds.html Telecom changing the face of Bangladesh The Himalayan Nepal 13 November 2010 http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullTodays.php?headline=Telecom+changing+the+face+of+Bangladesh&NewsID=265523 Pan‐India mobile number portability from Jan 20 The Hindu Business Line India 25 November 2010 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/11/26/stories/2010112650220700.htm Better and brighter Voice & Data
India 30 November 2010 http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/top_stories/110113004.asp LIRNEasia broadband quality survey Zee Business India 5 December 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ur82katLw Broadband cheap in India, but quality poor The Financial Chronicle India 8 December 2010 IDRC on private sector development IDRC Canada 10 December 2010 http://www.idrc.ca/imfn/ev‐119591‐201‐1‐DO_TOPIC.html Dialog triumphs the world in mobile inclusion and empowerment Daily FT Sri Lanka 10 December 2010 http://www.ft.lk/2010/12/10/dialog‐triumphs‐the‐world‐in‐mobile‐inclusion‐and‐empowerment/ Sri Lanka mobile e‐commerce service wins world summit award. Dialog TradeNet text/voice price information service empowers small farmers Invest Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 10 December 2010 http://investsrilanka.blogspot.com/2010/12/sri‐lanka‐mobile‐e‐commerce‐service.html Inclusive Award: Sri Lanka mobile commerce service wins global award Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka 10 December 2010 http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=94890201 How fast are they? The Hindu Sri Lanka 12 December 2010 http://www.thehindu.com/sci‐tech/technology/article946417.ece Why national broadband policy is good for India? VisionWiz Unspecified 13 December 2010 http://visionwiz.net/2010/12/why‐national‐broadband‐policy‐is‐good‐for‐india/
Mobiles in support of sentinel site surveillance Waidy's Spot‐on Blogs China 14 December 2010 http://waidyanatha.blogspot.com/2010/12/mobiles‐in‐support‐of‐sentinel‐site.html War of words escalates in India's telecom scandal TIME USA 14 December 2010 http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2036867,00.html Open thought: Where will the new world order unfold? The Bangkok Post Thailand 15 December 2010 http://ww.bangkokpost.com/tech/techscoop/211348/where‐will‐the‐new‐world‐order‐unfold India: Telecom scandal erupts with Tata‐Chandrasekhar war Yahoo News Unspecified 15 December 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20101215/wl_time/08599203686700 Open thought: Where will the new world order unfold? Events in time Unspecified 16 December 2010 http://israndjer.blogspot.com/2010/12/storm‐collld‐weather‐hits‐ontario.html Interview with Harsha de Silva at ICTD 2010 conference IKM Unspecified 16 December 2010 http://www.telcraft.org/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&Itemid=94&video_id=38 Pakistan top in multiple SIM users in South Asia Telecom News Bulletin Pakistan 17 December 2010 http://telecomnewspk.com/2010/12/pakistan‐top‐in‐multiple‐sim‐users‐in‐south‐asia/ Pakistan has highest number of multiple SIM users in South Asia The Daily Times Pakistan 17 December 2010 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\12\17\story_17‐12‐2010_pg5_2
Societal resilience (part three): Social ecology and societal resilience The Island Sri Lanka 17 December 2010 http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article‐details&page=article‐details&code_title=13694 Pakistan tops with highest number of multiple SIM users in South Asia Pak Galaxy ‐ Information & Telecom News Pakistan 18 December 2010 http://www.pakgalaxy.com/blog/2010/12/18/pakistan‐tops‐with‐highest‐number‐of‐multiple‐sim‐users‐in‐south‐asia/ Mobile data dilemma Hawker.com.bd Bangladesh 19 December 2010 http://www.hawker.com.bd/news_details.php?news_id=113047&val_lan=1&news_category_categorysearch=19 Mobile data dilemma The Daily Star Bangladesh 19 December 2010 http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news‐details.php?nid=166429 Sri Lanka: Squabbling while higher education burns University World News Unspecified 19 December 2010 http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20101217222537640 Multiple SIMs phenomenon State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan Pakistan 21 December 2010 http://telecompk.net/2010/12/21/multiple‐sims‐phenomenon/ Indian mobile numbers don’t add up Techgoss India 22 December 2010 http://www.techgoss.com/Story/425S11‐Indian‐mobile‐numbers‐dont‐add‐up.aspx Societal resilience: Recent Sri Lankan experiences Thuppahi Blog Australia 24 December 2010 http://thuppahi.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/societal‐resilience‐recent‐sri‐lankan‐experiences/
Saving lives, one text message at a time Marc Ellison | Photojournalist Canada 24 December 2010 http://www.marcellison.com/blog/?p=448 Coverage of CEO Conclave 2010 NDTV Profit India 28 December 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6e0jfWVmuw CPRsouth5: Convergence: Infrastructure, services, policies Telecologist: Telecologist highlights the policy issues in emerging digital culture Pakistan 28 December 2010 http://telecologist.blogspot.com/2010/12/cprsouth5‐convergence‐infrastructure.html Harsha speaks on ICT for poverty alleviation at global summit in London The Island Sri Lanka 29 December 2010 http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article‐details&page=article‐details&code_title=14609 Dr. Harsha speaks on ICT for poverty alleviation at global summit in London Daily FT Sri Lanka 30 December 2010 http://www.ft.lk/2010/12/30/dr‐harsha‐speaks‐on‐%E2%80%98ict‐for‐poverty‐alleviation%E2%80%99‐at‐global‐summit‐in‐london/ Dr. Harsha speaks on ICT for poverty alleviation at global summit in London The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 31 December 2010 http://print.dailymirror.lk/business/127‐local/31505.html