iWeek Conference 2006: Harald Summa: Voice over the Internet, More questions than Answers

 

 Summa is the Managing Director of the German Internet Industry Association eco. Eco is the German ISPA and related industry, has 300 plus members dealing with topics such as infrastructure, the application of technology and most of the time lobbying. In recent times the VoIP has been debated in the public at large. Recently, the…

iWeek 2006: David Frankel, Mark Toddes, Ant Brooks panel session

 

 A retrospective look at the pioneering days of the industry: a question and answer session: This session looked more into the evolution of the ISPA from a small group to more than 120. David Frankel, first ISPA co-Chairman and past MD of Internet Solution, claimed that the industry is too compliant, which in one way…

iWeek 2006: Esther Dyson, Editor, Release 1.0

 

 What matters more than ICTs: As one of the members of the Presidential International Advisor Council on Information and Development, Esther Dyson took the lead in a Q&A session instead of giving a presentation. With Mark and the Deputy Minister, she spent the past weekend with President Thabo Mbeki. She highlighted some optimism from people…

iWeek 2006: Mark Shuttleworth, Director, HBD Venture Capital

 

 Topic: Challenges and strategies in ICT regulation in Africa: Mark Shuttleworth made his first appearance at iWeek and provided delegates with the lessons from other emerging markets. If South Africa is to succeed in providing Internet access more affordably, we can learn a lot from South Korea. They have the world’s cheapest broadband access. Spain…