{"product_id":"emerging-ict-policies-and-regulations-roadmap-to-digital-economies-9789813290211","title":"Emerging ICT Policies and Regulations: Roadmap to Digital Economies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): V. Sridhar\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book constructs both educational and research arguments on various dimensions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy and regulation. There has\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ebeen a paradigm shift in the ICT industry due to convergence of various technologies, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe ubiquity of the Internet, the emergence of app economy and the pervasiveness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof social media. These pose policy and regulatory challenges in the areas of industry\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003estructure, market power of firms, pricing of products and services, interconnection of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003enetworks and data privacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book addresses 13 important questions in the areas of: i) Telecom Regulation: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ebundling of products and services, interconnection, and radio spectrum; (ii) Internet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulation: governance of the Internet, Net Neutrality, quality of service, and cyber\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003esecurity; (iii) App Economy Regulation: Over The Top communication and broadcast\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eservices, digital platforms and economy, data protection and privacy; and (iv) Emerging\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology Regulation: Machine Intelligence and Intellectual Property Rights. Specific\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efocus is given to the regulatory landscape in India surrounding these questions and the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elessons for similar emerging countries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in the form of contemporary questions and answers, this unique book appeals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eto researchers and students in ICT policy and regulation, regulators and policymakers, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eas well as general audience interested in the subject area.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... provides a theoretical framework for analysing each regulatory issue along with\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003epractical implications. A good reference for researchers, regulators and policy makers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Dr R.S. Sharma, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... provides an excellent overview of the challenges that the world faces in coping with the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003edynamic new emerging digital technologies that affect the way we work, play and communicate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewith each other...lays out the issues of regulating global ICT and policies that governments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eshould adopt to enable its productive and positive use.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Dr G. Anand Anandalingam, Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Management Science, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, U.S.A.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Prof Sridhar is a Thought Leader in the Telecom space... This book is an excellent\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ecompendium looking at the main regulations and policies with reference to the ICT sector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt serves as a ready reckoner for new entrants and professionals alike, providing global and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elocal perspectives on topics that impact the growing Digital Economy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--P. Balaji, Chief Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited, India\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead endorsements by other experts from industry and academia inside the book and on book's homepage https: \/\/www.springer.com\/in\/book\/9789813290211.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45275577385111,"sku":"9789813290211","price":8814.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789813290211.webp?v=1769283338","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/emerging-ict-policies-and-regulations-roadmap-to-digital-economies-9789813290211","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}