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Here’s a few links that I spent time on during the last week. They worth the attention:

eGov versus We.Gov: who wins? EU decide: Features an interesting report on European Commission’s ePractice workshop on Web 2.0 entitled “Public Service 2.0″ that reflects how web2.0 services and concepts can enrich and enhance public administration process and efficiency.

Is Denmark a lead user of user driven innovation?: An excellent read on the plan of Denmark to promote innovation (in business, society and political administration) by enabling citizens and end-users engagement in it.

Workshop: Future Fiber Architectures and Local Deployment Choices: Thanx to a pointer provided by Fiberevolution here’s an all interesting workshop on the design and operational aspects of FTTx networks.

FCC outlines seven biggest barriers to broadband adoption: A nice compilation of obstacles for broadband development. Ok, I know you know but i like it when I get to read all in one A4.

Lessons from the land of cheap broadband: A brief coverage on CNN web site about City Telecom’s business strategy in Hong Kong; which comes down to one sentence: “We try to commoditize bandwidth” (i.e. sell cheaply to the masses)

An Offer They Can’t Refuse: Spectrum Reallocation That Can Benefit Consumers, Broadcasters & the Mobile Broadband Sector: A timely report on how the new spectrum policy (digital divident) is incubated in US. The report discusses the benefits and implications of facilitating the release of broadcaster’s spectrum and the re-use of it by wireless operators (Cash for TV-Spectrum).

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