Telecommunications Policy

This study investigates the relationship between human well-being and digital development, concentrating on the case study of the EU-27 countries between 2018 and 2021. The investigation makes use of the HDI, a statistic developed by the United ...

• A significant and positive relationship exists between the Digital Economy and Society Index and Human Development Index.
• Human Capital and the Integration of Digital Technology (IDT) notably impact HDI.
• The pandemic significantly ...

This study analyses how the intensity of the use of digital sharing economy platforms has evolved in the European Union in recent years, including during the pandemic, and whether there are differences between European regions. In the digital ...

• This research analyses how tourists using digital platforms have behaved in the EU.
• This study provides a spatial econometric analysis identifying regional inequalities.
• The results show a spatial autocorrelation in the ...

The recent advancements in the aviation and space industries facilitate new types of users in the sky, e.g., electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. To unlock the full potential of these innovations, it is crucial to create ...

• Use flying taxi to identify policy and regulatory challenges.
• NRAs should collaborate with aviation, and space industries.
• The institutional structure should be assessed to facilitate 3D-networks.
• Spectrum sharing is needed and ...

In an age of increasing digitalization, it is imperative for policymakers and researchers to grasp the profound impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on poverty. This paper investigates the relationship between ICT poverty ...

• We explored ICT poverty's link to absolute poverty from 2012 to 2022.
• ICT poverty raises poverty risk across cities, towns, and rural areas in Europe.
• Policies reducing the digital divide help alleviate poverty more than ICT ...

This study examines the influence of digitalization to reduce the detrimental impact of country differences on exports and imports. It employs the Euro Commission's Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) starting in 2015 to measure the European ...

• We examine the influence of digitalization to reduce the detrimental impact of country differences on international trade.
• The Euro Commission's Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) is employed to measure the European countries' ...

In this paper we contribute to the discourse on digital connectivity and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on low and middle-income countries (LMICs). While digital connectivity has been showcased as a “hidden hero” for ...

• Digital connectivity assumed to be a key driver for attaining the SDGs.
• Building institutional resilience to integrated policy vision and enactment.
• Critical policy analysis conducted in Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa.

This paper aims to introduce the 'Subsidy Allocation Efficiencies' (SAE) metric as a practical tool for policymakers to evaluate subsidy programs for universal service provisioning. Using a qualitative case study approach, the paper investigates ...

• Introduces a new reliable metric for measuring Subsidy Allocation Efficiency (SAE).
• A reverse auction alone is no guarantees for efficient allocation.
• Tech neutrality, and dynamic benchmarking are pivotal for efficiency.
• Multi-...

This paper explores the transformative shift to Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) systems in highway management, focusing on deployment patterns and the realized benefits. By analyzing global ETC trends and taking a deep dive into Vietnam's ...

• The global ETC market has grown significantly, driven mainly by highway deployment.
• Vietnam's transition from MTC to ETC is a process with strong public-private partnerships.
• Vietnam's decisive shift from MTC to ETC has yielded ...