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Bringing the Benefits of E-commerce to China |
| Author: |
Dr. Kenneth J DeWoskin |
| Title: |
Partner |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers, China |
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| Kenneth J. DeWoskin of PriceWaterhouseCoopers describes how e-commerce will be one of several forces that accelerate the integration, harmonisation and globalisation of China's marketplaces. New enabling technologies complement the diplomatic and regulatory changes brought by China's expected accession to WTO. If infrastructural problems can be overcome, in areas of general commerce, government practice, transaction support, and security, China will become a major marketplace for e-commerce activity, to the benefit of China's consumers, foreign investors and the whole economy. |
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Businesses Challenge Carriers to Deliver a Reliable E-business Infrastructure |
| Author: |
Alex Dobrushin |
| Title: |
Vice-President of Marketing |
| Organisation: |
Amber Networks |
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| Reliability of e-business networks and infrastructure is now a key consideration for providers and customers. Customers are increasingly seeking the near perfection of 99.999% ('five nines') availability 24 hours a day. Every lost minute means lost business and lost profits. Downtime is no longer acceptable, says Alex Dobrushin, Vice-President of Amber Networks. The clever e-business users are moving to real-time network management and negotiating clear service level agreements with the third-party vendors that operate their systems. |
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Article no.: |
3 |
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E-Banking Trends in Singapore |
| Author: |
Iris Chua |
| Title: |
Senior Vice-President |
| Organisation: |
United Overseas Bank Group |
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| Internet banking is an important ICT application offering many service benefits to customers at times when they want to access and interface with their accounts without restrictions. Here Iris Chua of the United Overseas Bank Group outlines her strategy for expanding customer options. Singapore banks are reacting to conservative customers by adopting the touch, click or mortar strategy: call centre human touch, the mouse click and mortar of the branch, kiosk and ATM. |
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Article no.: |
4 |
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E-business for Poverty Alleviation in Rural Areas |
| Author: |
Hak Su Kim |
| Title: |
Executive Secretary |
| Organisation: |
UNESCAP |
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| There is little doubt that access to information and knowledge can alleviate poverty, but there is still a need to identify those solutions that have the greatest impact and work best under different circumstances. Mr. Hak Su Kim, Executive Secretary of UNESCAP, examines best practice for applying new technology to support rural needs for market, educational and health information, and defines the scope for ICTs in small and micro-enterprises that have a direct and growing relationship with poverty alleviation. |
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Article no.: |
5 |
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E-business - Challenges to Technology and Innovation Promotion in Local Economies |
| Author: |
Dr. Jurgen Bischoff |
| Title: |
Director |
| Organisation: |
Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) |
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| This article explores issues related to e-business and related challenges to technological and economic development potential. ICT and e-business are rapidly demolishing national and international barriers. This explosion has generated the term 'new economy' with two distinct elements: the shift towards knowledge resources as production factors and the shift from manufacturing to service sectors. Here Dr. Jürgen Bischoff of the APCTT describes these trends and how they have been successfully implemented in small enterprises in some rural settings in India. |
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Article no.: |
6 |
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Harnessing the Power of Networks for IP Telephony Benefits |
| Author: |
Tom Cheong |
| Title: |
Regional Managing Director |
| Organisation: |
Avaya - ASEAN region |
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| Internet telephony is in its infancy across the globe. Here Tom Cheong, Managing Director ASEAN for Avaya, regards the lull provided by the dot.com failure as a breathing space for the development and acceptance of new technology. One example of IP telephony being prepared for is at Singapore Press Holdings, where an IP-ready communications hub has been installed in advance of widespread usage. Savings and reduced professional IT maintenance are two of the prime benefits offered by IP telephony. |
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Article no.: |
7 |
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Interactive SMS - A New Media Solution |
| Author: |
Marie Holmes |
| Title: |
Executive Vice-President |
| Organisation: |
Mobile Networks |
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| Interactive Short Message Service (SMS) is ripe for market placement now. Here Marie Holmes, Executive Vice-President, Logica, makes a compelling case for the development and enhancement of interactive SMS service applications offering further revenue generation opportunities. Until now most SMS applications have been passive, with message flows directed solely at the subscriber. Interactive SMS goes beyond this to generate responses that might include TV voting, mobile banking, mobile commerce and a range of other activities. |
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Article no.: |
8 |
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Licensing Principles for Wireless Network Investment and Buildout |
| Author: |
Matthew J Flanigan |
| Title: |
President |
| Organisation: |
Telecommunications Industry Association |
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| Matthew J. Flanigan, President of the Telecommunications Industry Association, outlines the regulatory principles that underlie the licensing of wireless network investment in Asia-Pacific. The emphasis is on market requirements and licensing policies that maximise the commercial potential and promote the widest deployment of wireless technology. Flexibility for licensed operators to determine services and technologies utilised should be a regulatory imperative. Policy principles should be directed towards full current and future support of the wireless sector. |
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Article no.: |
9 |
| Topic: |
Making Sense of the E-conomy |
| Author: |
Bill Barney |
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President |
| Organisation: |
Worldcom |
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| Does inserting an 'e' for electronic in front of a word make a real difference? Bill Barney, the President of Worldcom, is no cynic in this respect: there is substance rather than style in the growing e-conomy. Here he charts the shift towards customer focus that is the hallmark of the new business environment. This new environment is evolutionary rather than revolutionary with flexibility and responsiveness opportunities for all, particularly workers and customers. |
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Article no.: |
10 |
| Topic: |
Marketspace: Content Comes of Age |
| Author: |
Dick Wolven |
| Title: |
President |
| Organisation: |
EMC Japan |
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| In the virtual world of marketspace Dick Wolven, President of EMC Japan, explores the potential for a future perfect vision where carriers can devise revenue models for each player in the value chain to make money and content is king. Billing systems will have to differentiate content as packets traverse networks, content providers may charge users directly or sub-contract this to carriers and the portal business will see competition from virtual network operators. Content is the new business driver. |
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Article no.: |
11 |
| Topic: |
Next-Generation Unified Messaging Almost Ready for Prime Time |
| Author: |
Nick Hutton |
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Vice-President |
| Organisation: |
CommWorks |
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| Messages, messages, messages: the busier we are the more we get, hurtling towards us via every conceivable medium. How we long to gain control when return from a trip away. Unified messaging offers the potential to present all your messages together so that you can deal with them more effectively and responsively. Here Nick Hutton describes some of the exciting opportunities that are arriving and looks to a future where any message can be accessed from any device. |
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Article no.: |
12 |
| Topic: |
Promoting Secure Electronic Transactions in Developing Countries |
| Author: |
Miguel Jimenez |
| Title: |
Director of Business Operations |
| Organisation: |
WISeKey |
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| As the use and abuse of the Internet has expanded so has the need to provide security and certainty between users. Miguel Jimenez, Director of Business Operations at WISeKey, a joint venture with the ITU, here shows how this independent Swiss organisation is undertaking the difficult business of certification of Public Key Infrastructures worldwide. Having started with big entities in developed countries the emphasis now includes Electronic Commerce for Developing Countries in an effort to overcome the digital divide. |
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Article no.: |
13 |
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Rapidly Developing China's Telecommunications Industry - In the Reform Process |
| Author: |
H.E. Wu Jichuan |
| Title: |
Minister of Information Industry |
| Organisation: |
Not available |
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| Wu Jichuan, The Minister of Information Industry for the People's Republic of China, describes the processes currently at work in the unfolding of the world's second largest telecommunications sector. The Honourable Minister places the tremendous growth in scale and depth of the information industry in its wider economic context. Great efforts are being made to bridge the digital divide. Competition, as in many western countries, is seen as crucial in reforming the market structures and developing a modern, vibrant industry. |
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Article no.: |
14 |
| Topic: |
The Role of E-business in China |
| Author: |
Shi Lirong |
| Title: |
Senior Vice-President |
| Organisation: |
ZTE |
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| Shi Lirong, Senior Vice-President of ZTE China, sets out a realistic view of the role of e-business in his country. Whist recognising the huge potential offered we must learn from the failings of the dot.com or network economy and not get too carried away. Shi identifies a number of trade and other benefits that will accrue to organised players in the e-business environment. Joining the WTO will further enable China to welcome the advent of the e-business era. |
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Article no.: |
15 |
| Topic: |
VSAT Networks Solve Asia's Communications Challenges |
| Author: |
Erez Antebi |
| Title: |
Vice-President and General Manager for Asia |
| Organisation: |
Gilat Satellite Networks |
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| Markets for broadband satellite communications networks based on Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology are expanding in Asia. Corporations and SMEs are adopting VSAT networks because they provide a reliable, high-performance alternative to terrestrial networks for compelling value. VSAT delivers the Web and other IP-centric applications at reasonable speeds anywhere in a given country. Here Erez Antebi, Vice-President and General Manager for Asia, Africa and the Pacific Rim for Gilat, provides examples of leading Asian corporations using VSAT networks. |
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Article no.: |
16 |
| Topic: |
Wireless Technologies: Broadening Communities' Access to Next Generation Telecom |
| Author: |
Fraser Clayton |
| Title: |
Vice-President of Technology |
| Organisation: |
Littlefeet |
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| A high density of telecoms users results in a healthy, well-educated and ultimately richer society. Fraser Clayton, Vice-President of Technology, Littlefeet, presents an informed picture of the economic and developmental importance of telecoms network access in the Asia-Pacific region. New technological generations assist in the development scenario because they offer less obtrusive and more effective solutions. Flexible, low-cost and easily-deployed systems networks allow information-poor nations to leap across the telecommunications divide and improve the welfare of their communities. |
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