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2005 Workshop

Wireless Communication and Development:
A Global Perspective
October 7-8, 2005
The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, CA.

Proceedings from the workshop, compiled by C. N. Adeya, S. Constanza-Chock, S. Lee, L. Movius, N. Park and A. Sey: [PDF-250Kb]

Proceedings
Friday October 7
	Session 1 *Wireless Communication and Development: Reviewing the Evidence* Chair: Jonathan Aronson (USC) Leonard Waverman (London Business School), Mobile Telecommunications and Economic Growth [paper - TK][slides (PPT-1.7Mb) ] Judith Mariscal and Eugenio Rivera (CIDE-Mexico), New Trends in Mobile Communications in Latin America [paper (PDF-224Kb)] [slides (PPT-150Kb)] Rohan Samarajiva (Lirne.net), Wireless communication and development in the Asia-Pacific: Institutions matter [paper (PDF-425Kb)] [slides (PPT-425Kb) ]
	Lunch Keynote address: Richard Fuchs (Director ICT4D, IDRC), It's the End of the World As we Know It: ICTs and Development into the Future [slides (PPT-5.5Mb) ]
	Session 2 *Low-cost Wireless Alternatives: Case Studies* Chair: François Bar (USC) Jack Qiu (Chinese University of Hong Kong ),The Accidental Accomplishment of Little Smart: Understanding the Emergence of a Working-Class ICT [paper (PDF-210Kb)] [slides (PPT-470Kb) ] Eric Brewer (UC Berkeley),Technology Insights for Rural Connectivity [paper (PDF-36Kb)] [slides (PPT-3.8Mb) ]
Saturday October 8
	Session 3 *Wireless Applications for Rural Development* Chair: Manuel Castells (USC) Hernan Galperin (USC) and François Bar (USC), Diversifying Network Development: Microtelcos in Latin America and the Caribbean [paper (PDF-168Kb)] [slides (PPT-190Kb) ] Michael Best (Georgia Tech) and Raul Roman (USC), Licence-exempt Wireless Policies: Unleashing the Internet for Rural Development [paper -TK] [slides (PPT-1.6Mb) ] Francisco Proenza (FAO), The Road to Broadband Development in Developing Countries is through Competition Driven by Wireless and VoIP [paper (PDF-478Kb)] [slides (PPT-326Kb)]
	Lunch Keynote address: Ashok Jhunjhunwala (IIT Chennai), Wireless Communications and Development: Rural India Focus [slides (PPT-6.1Mb)]
	Session 4 *Wireless and Development: A Users Perspective* Chair: Jonathan Taplin (USC) Jonathan Donner (Columbia University), The use of mobile phones by microentrepreneurs in Kigali, Rwanda: Changes to social and business networks [paper (PDF-585Kb)] [slides (PDF-1.4Mb)] Nyaki Adeya (Visiting Scholar, USC), Wireless Technologies and Development in Africa [paper (PDF-385Kb)] [slides (PPT-221Kb)]