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ASIA PACIFIC
NEWSLETTER JULY 2018
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Join us at Mobile 360 – Digital Societies, Bangkok
Register Now - Passes are Complimentary!
Mobile 360 - Digital Societies will bring together MNO’s, technology leaders and governments to build a roadmap for developing dependable digital identities which will become the key building blocks for robust, prosperous digital societies. It includes a 2-day conference and a third day of side meetings, offering a range of opportunities to for a deeper dive into the key topics affecting the industry.
Register Now - Passes are Complimentary!
Mobile 360 - Digital Societies will bring together MNO’s, technology leaders and governments to build a roadmap for developing dependable digital identities which will become the key building blocks for robust, prosperous digital societies. It includes a 2-day conference and a third day of side meetings, offering a range of opportunities to for a deeper dive into the key topics affecting the industry.
https://www.mobile360series.com/digital-societies/attend/attendee-registration/
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Side Sessions at Mobile 360 – Digital Societies
Attend Mobile Connect Workshop at Mobile 360 
You will learn the value and commercial scalability of mobile-based identity services in APAC.
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Attend IoT + AI Summit
You will learn from case studies, MNOs, innovators and internet companies how AI extract valuable insights from IoT devices data.
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Latest Industry News
Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2018 Highlights
Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2018 attracted more than 60,000 attendees, 550 exhibitors, from 112 countries and territories worldwide.  Watch GSMA APAC highlights video.
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Identity Innovation Labs @ MWCS2018 
These were designed to help the broader ecosystem understand the value of using operator data attributes to verify users for digital services. All presentations are available now.
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The GSMA and the DoT India at MWCS 2018
The GSMA and the DoT officers had a fruitful bilateral sideline meeting at the Mobile World Congress Shanghai and the DoT appreciated contribution of the GSMA on the draft of the new NDCP 2018..
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GSMA India 10th Mobile Meeting Series
In this workshop, MNO members, SIM vendors, local Telco association, the DoT, the TEC, the TRAI and the GSMA openly discussed with the government on various aspects of the e-SIM deployment models, readiness, device security.
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Spectrum pricing report press briefing in Bangkok
Cristian Gomez, director of spectrum policy, GSMA presented on how high spectrum prices affects consumers and industries, viewpoints on the upcoming auctions in Thailand, as well as case studies in other countries.
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Spectrum Engagement at SATRC
The GSMA presented at the South Asian Telecom Regulatory Commission working group on Spectrum and the recommendations were well appreciated and will be considered for the draft report on respective topics.
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Mobile For Development
GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund announcement
August 10th is the deadline to apply to the GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund which promotes innovation in the use of mobile technology to address humanitarian challenges.
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Prerequisites to digitising the agricultural last mile
In this toolkit, we present the opportunity in understanding digitisation of the agricultural last mile and explore how using a range of digital tools to improve business performance for farmers and agribusinesses can eventually lead to financial inclusion for farmers.
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The Mobile Connectivity Index
The newly refreshed GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index measures the barriers and enablers to mobile internet adoption across 150 countries. Find out how your country scored.
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Digitising agricultural value chains in Sri Lanka 
Dialog Sri Lanka launched an holistic agribusiness digital solution for tea factories in rural areas. Using a human centred approach, the team collected great insights that guided the product design.
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Echelon Asia 2018
Joonaak, a Cambodia-based start-ups supported by the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund was invited to showcase their service as part of the Cambodia delegation at this start-up centric conference.
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Designing mobile experiences aimed at closing the gender gap
This blog post explores some of the many opportunities that mobile apps offer to simplify government benefits, household finances, and management of women’s small business in India.
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Insights from Asia Clean Energy Forum 2018
In our new Mobile for Development Utilities blog, we explore this year’s edition of the Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), which was focused on how innovation can accelerate energy system development. 
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Mobile enabled access to doctors in Sri Lanka
The team share insights on Dialog Sri Lanka’s Doc990 platform - an innovative web/app/IVR service that is re-energizing channelling, increasing the choice of doctors for patients and enabling them to book and pay for appointments. 
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Latest Publications
Spectrum Pricing in Developing Countries
The study reveals that spectrum prices are much higher in developing countries than in developed countries. The high prices are linked to more expensive, lower quality mobile broadband services.
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APAC Mobile Economy Report 2018
This report provides the latest insights on the state of the mobile industry in Asia Pacific. It is set to become the world’s largest 5G region by 2025, led by pioneering 5G markets such as Australia, China, Japan and S Korea.
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Data Value Chain Report
This report analyses the data economy using a value chain framework, and present the data value chain in terms of the types of data considered, the activities and business models involved, and potential policy issues arising.
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