Reports
Background Briefing Paper – Asia Pacific Payments and e-Commerce: Cross-Border Trade and Data Flows
A short briefing paper on e-Payments and e-Commerce in Asia Pacific, that was used for our Roundtable event on July...
APEC Digital Opportunity Center Workshop: ICTs and Development
TRPC Director Professor John Ure’s presentation at the APEC Digital Opportunnity Center Workshop: ICTs and Development on 10th July, Taipei....
Report on Cloud Data Regulations: A contribution to how to reduce the compliancy costs of Cross-Border Data Transfers
A joint report for the Asia Pacific Carriers Coalition (APCC) and the Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA) June 2014 The purpose...
Consultation Paper to IDA’s Proposed Allocation of Spectrum for International Mobile Telecommunications ("IMT") and IMT-Advanced Services and Options to Enhance Mobile Competition
TRPC helped the SWSPG draft and submit a response to the IDA’s Proposed Allocation of Spectrum for International Mobile Telecommunications...
Samsung’s Woes
Samsung Electronic’s financial projections are out, and corporate officials are alarmed, again. For the second straight quarter, operating profits are...
KingCanute.com
Like most children I learned from my school days that the Philistines were, well Philistines, which they were not; that...
The World Wide Crimea?
What do Crimea and the Internet have in common? They have both become the terrain of political struggle. And the...
WhatsUpp?
WhatsApp is up, by USD19 billion all told. Why? Why did Facebook pay more than the nominal GDP of 84...
Innovation in Asia Pacific: A New Publication by TRPC and NC APEC
The National Centre for APEC and TRPC collaborated to produce “Leveraging Innovative Solutions to Create Economic Dividends: Case Studies from...
End of the Age of Innocence
2013 was a Year of Revelations. Of those that will have recurring repercussions, the revelations of Edward Snowden must take...
Singapore in 2013: Startups glisten, but broadband needs boost
Our Research Director Lim May-Ann was interviewed and quoted on the state of Internet startups in Singapore. Summary: As Singapore...
OTT: Competing or Collaborating (Indonesia Telecommunications Business)
TRPC Director Professor John Ure’s presentation at the OTT in Indonesia Telecommunications Business at Mastel: Sari Pan Pacific Hotel Jakarta...
ITU Telecom World 2013
TRPC Director Professor John Ure was a Panelist for two sessions during the ITU Telecom World Conference 2013, held in...
Memories and Symbols
This month 2 images caught my eye. First, the outpouring of grief and admiration for Nelson Mandela. There has rarely...
Internet Business Economics and Policy
A Presentation by Professor John Ure at NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy on the Internet Economy and...
Internet of Things: How to Know the Future?
A Presentation by Professor John Ure at the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Conference on 18-Nov 2013 college paper writing service reviews...
AIM2015 Mid-Term Review: A Report by ASEAN and TRPC
The ASEAN ICT Masterplan 2015 (AIM 2015) has reached its halfway mark in 2013. It is, therefore, an appropriate milestone...
The Philippines
In the 1950s Manila was the banking capital of Asia. The Philippines had more telephones per head than Hong Kong....
Social Media: Opportunities and Constraints in SEA Emerging Markets
Baker & McKenzie’s report, “Social Media: The Opportunities and Constraints in Southeast Asian Emerging Markets,” is based on in-depth interviews...
Commentary on TODAY,16 Oct 2013: “Epic Fail” for Network Resilience by Lim May-Ann
This commentary first appeared in TODAY, Singapore on 16 Oct 2013. I think we just failed an end-of-year exam on...
Trade Liberalization versus Industrial Policy
Bilateral, regional and global trade agreements are all part of the modern landscape of international economic relationships. They are based...