Documents et rapports
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2009 information and communications for development : extending reach and increasing impact (anglais)
The information and communication technology (ICT) is transforming interactions between people, governments, and firms worldwide. In developing countries, farmers receive updated crop prices and public...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 48791 Date du document: 22 mai 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Khalil,Mohsen A.,Dongier,Philippe,D'Costa,Valerie,Qiang,Zhenwei,Smith,Peter L.,Sudan,Randeep,Swanson,Eric Valdeman,Wellenius,Bjorn
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Managing the radio spectrum : framework for reform in developing countries,The radio spectrum : framework for reform in developing countries : (Le spectre des radiofréquences : cadre des réformes dans les pays en développement),Managing the radio spectrum : framework for reform in developing countries (anglais)
Bringing management of the radio spectrum closer to markets is long overdue. The radio spectrum is a major component of the infrastructure that underpins the information society. Spectrum management, however...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4549 Date du document: 1 mars 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Neto,Maria Isabel A. S.,Wellenius,Bjorn
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Managing the radio spectrum : framework for reform in developing countries,The radio spectrum : framework for reform in developing countries : (Le spectre des radiofréquences : cadre des réformes dans les pays en développement),Managing the radio spectrum : framework for reform in developing countries (anglais)
The radio spectrum is a major component of the infrastructure that underpins the information society. Spectrum management, however, has not kept up with major changes in technology, business practice...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 40827 Date du document: 19 juin 2007 Auteur: Wellenius,Bjorn,Neto,Maria Isabel A. S.
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2006 information and communications for development : global trends and policies (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (anglais)
The book offers a realistic assessment of experiences, trends, and outlook on the Information, Communications Technology (ICT) sector, with a focus on actual results and justified expectations. It attempts...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 35924 Date du document: 1 janvier 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Adamali,Aref,Coffey,John Oliver,Halewood,Naomi J.,Lanvin,Bruno Dominique,Minges,Michael,Safdar,Zaid,Swanson,Eric Valdeman,Wellenius,Bjorn,Qiang,Zhenwei,Clarke,George R.
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2006 information and communications for development : global trends and policies (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (anglais)
The book offers a realistic assessment of experiences, trends, and outlook on the Information, Communications Technology (ICT) sector, with a focus on actual results and justified expectations. It attempts...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 35924 Date du document: 1 janvier 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Adamali,Aref,Coffey,John Oliver,Halewood,Naomi J.,Lanvin,Bruno Dominique,Minges,Michael,Safdar,Zaid,Swanson,Eric Valdeman,Wellenius,Bjorn,Qiang,Zhenwei,Clarke,George R.
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Telecommunications and the World Trade Organization : the case of Mexico (anglais)
The U.S.-Mexico case (2002-04) was the first (and so far only) case of World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution on telecommunications services and the first on services only. The findings of the...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3759 Date du document: 1 novembre 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Galarza, Juan,Guermazi,Boutheina,Wellenius,Bjorn
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The radio spectrum : opportunities and challenges for the developing world,The radio spectrum : opportunities and challenges for the developing world (Le spectre des radiofréquences : opportunités et défis pour le monde en développement),The radio spectrum : opportunities and challenges for the developing world (anglais)
The radio spectrum is a major component of the telecommunications infrastructure that underpins the information society. Spectrum management, however, has not kept up with major changes in technology...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3742 Date du document: 1 octobre 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Neto,Maria Isabel A. S.,Wellenius,Bjorn
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The radio spectrum : opportunities and challenges for the developing world,The radio spectrum : opportunities and challenges for the developing world,The radio spectrum : opportunities and challenges for the developing world (Le spectre des radiofréquences : opportunités et défis pour le monde en développement) (anglais)
The radio spectrum is a major component of the telecommunications infrastructure that underpins the information society. Wireless technologies are used by new entrants to develop own networks and by incumbents...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 33195 Date du document: 29 juin 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Neto,Maria Isabel A. S.,Wellenius,Bjorn
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Telecommunications and the WTO : the case of Mexico (anglais)
The U.S.-Mexico case is the first (and so far only) case of World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution on telecommunications services and the first on services generally. The findings of the Panel...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 33194 Date du document: 1 juin 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Galarza, Juan,Guermazi,Boutheina,Wellenius,Bjorn
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Morocco : Developing competitiion in telecommunications (anglais)
Competition is the cornerstone of successful telecommunications development. Morocco's telecommunications reforms in 1995-1999, which among other changes introduced competition in mobile phones, led to...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 33187 Date du document: 1 décembre 2004 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lewin,Anat,Rossotto,Carlo Maria,Wellenius,Bjorn
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Competition in international voice communications (anglais)
This paper presents the case that opening international voice communication to competition is key to reform the telecommunications sector, is sustainable in developing countries, and results in major gains...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 32526 Date du document: 1 janvier 2004 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Gomez,Carlos R.,Lewin,Anat,Rossotto,Carlo Maria,Wellenius,Bjorn
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Sustainable telecenters : a guide for government policy (anglais)
For at least a decade, governments and non-profit organizations, often supported by bilateral aid, have experimented with tele-centers as means to extend access to computers, the Internet, and other information...
Type de document: Point de vue Numéro du rapport: 25303 Date du document: 1 janvier 2003 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Wellenius,Bjorn
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Information and communication technologies : a World Bank Group strategy (anglais)
Knowledge has always been central to development. It is necessary for markets and governments to function, for the process of innovation, and for the application of new ideas. The green revolution that...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 80088 Date du document: 1 avril 2002 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Schware,Robert,Kenny,Charles J.,Foster,Vivien,Wellenius,Bjorn,Dokeniya,Anupama,Wheeler, David ,Kerr-Smith, Bill ,Zhen-Wei Qiang, Christine ,Mcnamara,Kerry,Smith,Peter L.,Durier,Sabine,Kirchner,Lizmara
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Closing the gap in access to rural communications - Chile 1995 - 2002 (anglais)
The study documents, and reviews the Chilean experience in rural telecommunications, by focusing on the principles, practical organization, basic design, and outstanding issues for extension of a more...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: WDP430 Date du document: 28 février 2002 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Wellenius,Bjorn
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Extending telecommunications beyond the market : toward universal service in competitive environments (anglais)
Competitive markets go a long way toward making telecommunications services available throughout the population. But governments often seek to extend access to services beyond what the private sector will...
Type de document: Point de vue Numéro du rapport: 21463 Date du document: 31 mars 2000 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Wellenius,Bjorn
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Public policy for the private sector (anglais)
Protecting minority shareholders in closely held firms, by Chad Leechor. Reviving the market for corporate control, by Chad Leechor. Innovations in bankruptcy - prioritizing creditors using option markets...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 19691 Date du document: 30 septembre 1999 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Leechor,Chad,Claessens, Stijn,Djankov,Simeon,Larry H.P. Lang,Rowat,Malcolm D.,Brook Cowen, Penelope,Tynan,Nicola Caroline,Smith,Peter L.,Wellenius,Bjorn,Rossotto,Carlo Maria,Kerf,Michel,Rohlfs, Jeffrey,Sommer,Dirk,Abdala,Manuel Angel,Chambouleyron, Andres
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Public policy for the private sector (anglais)
The restructuring and privatization of the U.K. electricity supply - was it worth it? by David M. Newbery and Michael G. Pollitt. A retrospective on the Mexican toll road program (1989-94), by Jeff Ruster...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 18956 Date du document: 30 septembre 1997 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Newbery,David M.,Pollitt,Michael Gerald,Ruster,Jeff E.,Brook Cowen, Penelope J.,Anderson,Robert E.,Djankov,Simeon,Pohl,Gerhard,Claessens, Stijn,Bond,James P.,Wellenius,Bjorn,Braga,Carlos Alberto Primo,Smith, Peter,Fink,Carsten
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Extending telecommunications service to rural areas - The Chilean experience : awarding subsidies through competitive bidding (anglais)
Chile's telecommunications market is one of the most open and competitive in the world. Nevertheless, about 10 percent of all Chileans that live in localities do not even have a public telephone. To increase...
Type de document: Point de vue Numéro du rapport: 16895 Date du document: 28 février 1997 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Wellenius,Bjorn
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Beyond privatization : the second wave of telecommunications reforms in Mexico (anglais)
From 1989 to 1994 the government of Mexico carried out a major restructuring of the telecommunications sector. This paper gives a concise overview of the context, issues, and options of telecommunications...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: WDP341 Date du document: 30 novembre 1996 Auteur: Wellenius,Bjorn,Staple, Gregory C.
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Telecommunications and economic development (anglais)
This revised edition: (a) reviews the available evidence on the role of telecommunications in economic development; (b) outlines the principles and techniques of economic analysis that can be used in allocating...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 13231 Date du document: 30 avril 1994 Auteur: Saunders,Robert J.,Warford,Jeremy James,Wellenius,Bjorn