Who pays... Financing the Info Society

SWITZERLAND -- Bread for All and Comunica-ch, the Swiss civil society plateform for the Information society, have released a publication with the title: "Who pays for the Information Society. Challenges and Issues on financing the Information Society."

Download via:

http://www.ppp.ch/cms/IMG/Financing_IS.pdf

The booklet is in two parts. The first part is a critique of the debates and work on financing so far conducted by the WSIS. The second part focuses more on proposalsand aims to give a certain number of inputs to the WSIS debate, especially on the issue of international public financing or official development aid.

Detailed content:

Financing Paradigms in the WSIS Process
By Sean O'Siochru

Telecommunications Regulation: From the Omnipotent State to the Market Model
By Joëlle Carron and Michel Egger

Official Development Aid: Illusions about Existing Resources and Opportunities provided by Global Taxation
By Chantal Peyer

Multilateral Funds: World Digital Solidarity Fund: Between Great Ambitions and Niche Strategies
By Marie Thorndahl

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