A reflection on South Korea’s broadband success

Curran, Nathaniel Ming

doi:10.1177/0163443718807385

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“…Labour had laid its policies on with a trowel, adding something new each day, making the totality seem incredible and unaffordable, even if there was no longer a popular objection to nationalisation. (Curtice, 2020)…”

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Why should broadband be free? Promises and rhetoric in the United Kingdom general election of 2019

Sutherland

2020

DPRG

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Purpose This paper aims to analyse the promises of the various political party in the 2019 general election in the United Kingdom (UK) concerning the provision of broadband, especially in remote and rural areas. Design/methodology/approach This is an analysis of the party manifestos, some interviews and speeches involving party leaders. It identified the various commitments, any costs for those and the reasoning given. Findings The UK lags badly on fibre to the premises, both homes and offices. Without analysing the reasons, the two dominant parties proposed to borrow large amounts of money to fund fibre deployment, the Conservative Party without explaining how it would be disbursed. The Labour Party produced a confused proposal to nationalise BT Openreach and probably other operators, without explaining how this transition would work. Nor did they explain why the service was to be free to users. Practical implications The UK political parties need to improve their understanding of broadband and digital policies, including means to simplify the governance of markets. Originality/value This is the first analysis of the broadband commitments of a UK general election and one of the very few analyses of political offers in an election.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Why should broadband be free? Promises and rhetoric in the United Kingdom general election of 2019

Sutherland

2020

DPRG

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“…Mostly, commitment and the robust and consistent role of the Korean government unite the ecosystem, encourage doing business together (companies, institutes, MNOs, academia, etc. ), and support R&D [44,[46][47][48]. The articles examining China's 5G policies are more about the importance of user-oriented [49] and mission-oriented [50] strategies and the impact of policies, especially on operators' firm value [38].…”

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Do Not Reinvent the Wheel: A Checklist for Developing National 5G Strategies

Köstereli,

Ergün

2024

Systems

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Digital transformation is taking place across all levels of governance, from small businesses to governments. If the seed of digital transformation is data, then reliable connectivity is the nourishing soil that data need to prosper. With digital transformation, billions of connections require more broadband. In response to this need, some countries are preparing national 5G strategies, as 5G technology has been identified as a significant driver of the digital economy. In this study, 16 national 5G strategies have been systematically and comprehensively analyzed, and a checklist has been developed to formulate national 5G strategies and policies. The checklist can be used by policymakers, especially in developing countries, to guide the preparation of national 5G strategies and policies. Of course, each country’s national strategy will differ regarding resources, culture, etc. It is hoped that this checklist may speed up the preparation process by providing a baseline during the strategy formulation phase and make the process more efficient by incorporating lessons learned, especially for developing countries.

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“…South Korea presents a success story with regards to information technology and communication development and it is frequently considered the most connected country in the world. Korea also boosts a steadfast commitment to its long-term plan of building an information and knowledge-based society to take the lead in internet and broadband connectivity and adoption (Curran, 2018).…”

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“…If we look at the value of the digital advertising market in 2020, the total digital ad spend was $5.83 B, spend on digital search ads was $2.60 B, spend on social media ads was $1.10 B, spend on digital banner ads was $1.04 B, spend on digital video ads was $767.3 M and spend on digital classified ads was $328.0 M. A major reason for Korea's success is the successful deployment and adoption of broadband internet and with its objectives of connectivity, universal service and information-oriented economy, it is attributed to lead to its success. And Korea's long-term success is a result of a long series of historical technological investments (Curran, 2018;Jin, 2017).. been done including in Pakistan, but many highlighted the need for a comparative study by keeping Pakistan in front of other countries, discussing the digital spread and the know-how factors (Ida et al, 2020;Islm et al, 2021;Khan et al, 2021). Therefore, a purposeful sample of four (4) countries inclusive of Pakistan, China, Mexico and South Korea have been taken and a semi-systematic literature review is conducted in this study to analyze the emerging trends of digital media marketing in nexus with consumer empowerment and ascertain its attributes and advantages to consumers, marketers and companies.…”

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Consumer empowerment in the digital media marketing age: a comparative literature review and trends across selected countries

Shahid¹,

Qureshi²

2022

3C Empresa

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Globally, environment and consumer interactions are rapidly changing due to digital technologies and digital media marketing. The introduction of new digital technologies and the complexity it has brought about has led to a change in the old marketing paradigm. Traditional consumer dynamics have evolved drastically with innovative ways to interact, communicate and connect with consumers supported by digital technologies. With the progression of new age digital marketing mediums communication practices have transformed and consumers have become empowered, which has led to a shift in the balance of power towards consumers. Consumer empowerment is considered as an integrated factor which promotes adoption of digital media as it allows a consumer to communicate and share views with others. With the increased user-generated content available online, there has been a shift of power from practitioners to consumers and as such it is an important factor in the adoption of digital media. This paper applied a semi-systematic comparative literature review about the elements of digital media that lead to consumer empowerment in the context of Pakistan, and compared them with China, South Korea, and Mexico, which are the highest spending countries in digital advertising in 2021. It was found that in comparison with China and South Korea, Pakistani and Mexican brands and organizations were not well equipped to meet the multifaceted challenges of digital transformation.

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A reflection on South Korea’s broadband success

Cited by 6 publications

References 23 publications

Why should broadband be free? Promises and rhetoric in the United Kingdom general election of 2019

Why should broadband be free? Promises and rhetoric in the United Kingdom general election of 2019

Do Not Reinvent the Wheel: A Checklist for Developing National 5G Strategies

Consumer empowerment in the digital media marketing age: a comparative literature review and trends across selected countries

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