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Safety, privacy and security across the mobile ecosystem
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Friday 24 Feb 2017 | Child Online Protection | Mobile Security | Privacy | Research & Reports |
This report seeks to explain the major issues and challenges around safety, privacy and security in the mobile world, highlighting the complexities and trade-offs and demonstrating the industry initiatives and actions which are already ...
Mobile Privacy and Big Data Analytics
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Friday 24 Feb 2017 | Internet of Things | Privacy | Research & Reports |
Big data analytics can have a significant impact on societal aims such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals and has the potential to deliver more effective health outcomes, better environmental management, increased opportunities ...
Embracing the Digital Revolution: Policies for Building the Digital Economy
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Wednesday 22 Feb 2017 | Digital Economy | Global | New Regulatory Frameworks | Research & Reports |
The GSMA’s 2017 report Embracing the Digital Revolution: Policies for Building the Digital Economy examines the impact of digital technologies globally and calls on government to use progressive policies to drive their ...
Internet Safety Guides
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Monday 6 Feb 2017 | Child Online Protection | Children and Mobile Technology | Guidelines | mYouth |
Growing numbers of young people are leading digital lives, and when they encounter problems in their digital lives, many will reach out to child helplines for support and guidance. CHI and GSMA have harnessed learnings from their ...
Mobile taxation survey: A methodology note Deloitte
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Wednesday 1 Feb 2017 | 2017 | Global | Taxation |
The GSMA and Deloitte have prepared a series of studies of taxation and regulatory fees faced by the mobile sector in a number of countries. In each case, the analysis undertaken assesses the impact of proposed mobile sector tax and regulatory fee reforms
Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Niger 2017
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Wednesday 4 Jan 2017 | 2017 | Research & Reports | Sub-Saharan Africa | Taxation |
The mobile sector is a key contributor to Niger’s economy. Mobile unique subscriber penetration has grown from 3% in 2006 to 24% in 2016. There are around 5 million Nigeriens with access to mobile telephony now. Despite over 81% of ...
Competition Policy in the Digital Age: Case Studies from Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
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Wednesday 14 Dec 2016 | 2016 | Asia Pacific and Greater China | Case Study | Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | Type | Year |
Published as a companion resource to the GSMA Competition Policy Handbook, the Case Studies provide an in-depth evaluation of digital markets in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The study explores the challenges and opportunities brought ...
Country Overview: Pakistan – A Digital Future
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Saturday 10 Dec 2016 | 2016 | Asia Pacific and Greater China | Digital Inclusion | Research & Reports | Taxation |
Pakistan’s emerging mobile industry has connected approximately 90 million people, representing 47% of the country’s population. This is one of the lowest penetration rates in South Asia which, coupled with a low mobile broadband ...
Policy recommendations to enable small cell deployments
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Thursday 8 Dec 2016 | 2016 | EMF and Health | EMF and Mobile Networks | Global | Policy Position | Research & Reports |
Growing demand for mobile network connectivity is driving the evolution of mobile networks. One approach to facilitating connectivity is the use of small cells. The new GSMA booklet Improving wireless connectivity through small ...
Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Chad 2016
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Sunday 4 Dec 2016 | 2016 | Research & Reports | Taxation |
Despite over 78% of Chadians living in rural areas, the country’s two leading operators, Tigo and Airtel, have each brought 2G coverage to 85% of the population. Mobile penetration has grown from 140,000 unique subscribers in 2006 to over 4 million in 2016
Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Colombia 2016
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Friday 4 Nov 2016 | 2016 | Research & Reports | Taxation |
Mobile services today connect over 33 million people in Colombia, positioning the country as the fourth largest mobile market in Latin America. By contributing US$5.7 billion to the country’s economy, almost two per cent of GDP, mobile ...
Keys to the modernisation of digital ecosystem regulation in Argentina
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Tuesday 25 Oct 2016 | Latin America & the Caribbean | New Regulatory Frameworks | Policy Position |
To enable further investment in connectivity for a thriving digital economy in Argentina, mobile sector regulation needs to be reformed to reflect the dynamic digital landscape. This document outlines areas where we believe regulatory reform will provide..
Resetting competition policy frameworks for the digital ecosystem
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Thursday 20 Oct 2016 | 2016 | Competition Policy | Global | New Regulatory Frameworks | Research & Reports |
Working with Competition Economists Group, the GSMA has published a detailed report that assesses how governments and regulatory authorities can update competition and regulatory frameworks to realise the full potential of the digital ...
Children’s use of mobile phones – An international comparison 2015
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Thursday 20 Oct 2016 | 2016 | Global | mYouth | Research & Reports |
'Children’s use of mobile phones – An international comparison 2015' provides a detailed comparison of children’s mobile phone and internet usage across four countries: Bahrain, Honduras, Japan and the Philippines. This is the ...
Unlocking Rural Coverage: Enablers for commercially sustainable mobile network expansion
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Friday 22 Jul 2016 | 2016 | Digital Inclusion | Global | Infrastructure Sharing | Research & Reports | Rural Network Coverage |
Closing the mobile coverage gap is not a technical challenge. It is primarily an economic challenge. Uncovered populations typically live in rural locations with low population densities, low per capita income levels and weak or ...
Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation 2016
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Friday 8 Jul 2016 | 2016 | Digital Inclusion | Global | Research & Reports | State of the Industry and Trends | Taxation |
The GSMA and Deloitte have partnered over a number of years to examine the role of taxation policies in promoting mobile industry growth and ultimately digital inclusion, especially in developing countries where sector-specific ...
Hotlines: Responding to reports of illegal online content
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Friday 1 Jul 2016 | 2016 | Child Online Protection | Children and Mobile Technology | Global | Guidelines | Mobile Alliance |
The GSMA’s Mobile Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Content was founded by an international group of mobile operators within the GSMA to obstruct the use of the mobile environment by individuals or organisations wishing to consume or ...
Mobile Connectivity Index Launch Report
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Friday 24 Jun 2016 | 2016 | Digital Inclusion | Global | Infrastructure Sharing | Research & Reports | Rural Network Coverage | State of the Industry and Trends | Taxation |
This launch report explains the purpose and methodology of the Mobile Connectivity Index, which measures the barriers and enablers to mobile internet adoption across 134 countries. For each country, the index provides a detailed ...
Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Brazil 2016
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Friday 17 Jun 2016 | 2016 | Digital Inclusion | Latin America & the Caribbean | Research & Reports | Taxation |
Mobile services in Brazil connect 70% of the population and deliver widespread socio-economic benefits. However, a number of barriers remain to connect the 65 million people in Brazil that still lack access to mobile services. ...
Creating the Conditions for 5G Leadership: Seven policy actions for a new telecoms framework in Europe
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Tuesday 31 May 2016 | 2016 | 5G | Competition Policy | Europe | New Regulatory Frameworks | Policy Position |
As the European Union moves towards the Digital Single Market and the European Commission reviews the Telecoms Framework, policymakers have an opportunity to position Europe at the forefront of the global digital economy through ...
