Free internet for all : policy implications and business model for Qatar모든사람을 위한 무료 인터넷

Cited 0 time in webofscience Cited 0 time in scopus
  • Hit : 916
  • Download : 0
Internet connectivity has an important impact on innovation and the development of societies and economics of any country, therefore, the accessibility to the information highway has become an important part of utility requirements, such as water, electricity, and sewage system. With decreasing bandwidth prices and availability of cheap technology as well as the need to boost the use of e-services to improve productivity and decrease the cost, Internet can no longer be seen as charged service but rather a tool to deliver various services that generate higher economic benefits to the country, promote faster adaptability to internet, and facilitate better growth online knowledge base economy. The free citywide internet model implemented in USA and Europe has shown a success in terms of boosting the city economy, increasing productivity, improving security, and creating higher knowledge society. Furthermore, it allowed the born of various innovative business models. This success also motivated a number of commercial business to adapt the model and generate higher economic return to their business. The approach of citywide free internet also encouraged some countries to implement a countrywide free internet access such as the case of Estonia which accomplished e-leadership strategy through provisioning free internet access to its citizens. Furthermore free citywide internet offered many potential benefits for the citizens- from increased productivity to lower cost to greater citizen satisfaction- while being practical and cost effective. It also improved the performance of government services and opened up new business strategies that added high economic values and returns to the country. The study yielded that free wireless internet can: · Attract many foreign business investments, which results on improving country economy. · Be a driving engine to mushroom various business models, and create tremendous job opportunity. · Improve the country securit...
Advisors
Rho, Jae-Jeungresearcher노재정researcher
Description
한국정보통신대학교 : 경영학부,
Publisher
한국정보통신대학교
Issue Date
2008
Identifier
393066/225023 / 020064692
Language
eng
Description

학위논문(석사) - 한국정보통신대학교 : 경영학부, 2008.8, [ iv, 66 p. ]

Keywords

Telecommunication; Internet Policy; Internet Business Model; Free Internet; Wireless Technology; 무선 기술; 전자통신; 인터넷 정책; 인터넷 비즈니스 모델; 무료 인터넷

URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/54516
Link
http://library.kaist.ac.kr/search/detail/view.do?bibCtrlNo=393066&flag=dissertation
Appears in Collection
School of Management-Theses_Master(경영학부 석사논문)
Files in This Item
There are no files associated with this item.

qr_code

  • mendeley

    citeulike


rss_1.0 rss_2.0 atom_1.0