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Seacurity
RAND Corporation 2003; US$ 9.95The purpose of this document is to raise awareness concerning the current status of maritime security and its vulnerability to terrorism. The main obstacles in achieving a less vulnerable maritime system are identified. Beginning with issues regarding threats to maritime and ? more specifically ? to container commerce, the report discusses the issues... more...
Understanding Changing Telecommunications
Wiley 2005; US$ 155.00The field of telecommunications is becoming ever more complex. In order to manage the new Telecom industry it is necessary not only to understand its 3 main components, namely the end users, the technology and networks, and the business aspects, but also their vital inter-relationships. Complexity leads to uncertainty, and one effect of uncertainty... more...
Mobile Revolution
Kogan Page 2005; US$ 45.00As more and more people use mobile handsets, a revolution is taking place in computing and telecommunications. Two extraordinary industries the Internet and mobile communications are converging. But this is just the beginning. As the third industry ? consumer electronics ? and the fourth ? media and entertainment ? join in, changes in consumer markets... more...
Auctioning Public Assets
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 45.00This book provides an overview of the economic issues that are involved in the privatisation of firms, previously under public control. Combining a theoretical framework with case studies it asks which allocation mechanism can a government adopt and how will the choice of allocation mechanism affect future market outcomes? more...
Managing Internet-Driven Change in International Telecommunications
Artech House 2006; US$ 79.00This resource offers a road map for tracking developments and trends in both international telecommunications and Internet-mediated communications. It explores the impact of the Internet on international telecommunications and gives a clear definition of technological and marketplace convergence. more...
Strategies for Success in the New Telecommunications Marketplace
Artech House 2006; US$ 75.00The author examines the slow pace of competitive development in the US telecommunications industry and the lack of risk-taking to provide consumers with a better service. The author also considers the situation in other developed countries. more...
How free is the radio spectrum
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 199.00New technologies provide new opportunities for radio spectrum allocation and frequency use. This e-book covers areas such as spectrum trading, secondary use of spectrum, spectrum becoming available through digital TV, license-exepmt use and the related issues of welfare maximisation and international co-ordination. more...
International Handbook on Economic Regulation
Edward Elgar Publishing 2006; US$ 60.00Michael Crew and David Parker have compiled a comprehensive, up-to-date and detailed analytical work on leading research issues in the economics of regulation. With contributions from international specialists in economic regulation, the Handbook provides a comprehensive discussion of major developments in both the theory and practice of regulatory... more...
Technologies de l'information et de la communication pour le développement en Afrique, Volume 3
International Development Research Centre 2005; US$ 30.00Le troisième volume porte sur les procédés utilisés et les institutions mises en place pour promouvoir l?utilisation des ordinateurs et la connectivité dans les écoles afin d?améliorer l?utilisation et l?intégration des TIC dans l?enseignement et l?apprentissage. On y explore divers paramètres de projets et paramètres administratifs et culturels ainsi... more...
Telecentres, Access and Development
International Development Research Centre 2005; US$ 35.00Presents an analysis of the experience of South Africa and Uganda in their quest for universal access, with particular emphasis on the role of shared access centres and the factors that affect their performance. This book also examines the relationship between shared access centres, the goal of universal access, and strategies for development. more...









