Inventing the Internet
Where Wizards Stay up Late: The Origins of the Internet
Where Wizards Stay up Late: The Origins of the Internet
Knowledge Societies: Information Technology for Sustainable Development
Knowledge Societies: Information Technology for Sustainable Development
Broadcasting in Developing Countries: Elements of a Conceptual Framework for Reform
Information Technologies and International Development
Telematics and Informatics
Is digital technology urban?: Understanding intermetropolitan digital divides in South Africa
Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction: Designing for Habitus and Habitat
Measuring broadband performance in South Africa
Proceedings of the 4th Annual Symposium on Computing for Development
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The adoption of an analytical approach based on the examination of "Critical Negotiation Issues" provides a vehicle for a richly textured account of policy contestation from the perspective of its participant actors. This approach also accounts for the impact of such contestation on the diffusion of the Internet in a developing country such as South Africa. By tracking issues that have high relevance to the development of the Internet, that are highly contested, and which, if left unresolved, will impede diffusion, the changing policy environment and its impact can be better understood. In the case of South Africa four "Critical Negotiation Issues" in particular have impacted the development of the Internet: competition between ISPs and IAPs; access to facilities; telecommunications liberalization, privatization, and deregulation; and e-commerce policy.