The Importance of the Open Internet in Driving Internet Adoption and Growth- OpEd

The Importance of the Open Internet in Driving Internet Adoption and Growth- OpEd

The Asia-Pacific is gearing up in the Internet revolution, and policymakers must establish necessary regulatory frameworks to uphold the Internet values of competition fostering, non-discriminatory access, net neutrality and an accessible and affordable connectivity, argues Michael Khoo and Peter Lovelock. “The Importance of the Open Internet in Driving Internet Adoption and Growth” op-ed has been published in the Observer Research Foundation and Global Policy Journal’s CyFy Journal, Digital Debates 2017.

Further information on the above findings can be found in our white paper: Connectivity, Innovation and Growth: Fostering an Open Internet in Asia.

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