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October 2009 / Vol. 1, No. 5

Kyoto to Copenhagen:

Rajani Baburajan

Sunday, October 18, 2009

The upcoming UN Climate Change conference in Copenhagen is expected to draw a fine line between the developing and developed nations. The voices of developing nations like India and China are echoing more than those of the developed nations because of their genuine argument that industrialization in developed countries has resulted in the current crisis, so the developed countries should shoulder more responsibility.

USA-North Korea: Game Never Ends

Donald Kirk

Sunday, October 18, 2009

The temperature readings on confrontation with North Korea seem to vary with the seasons. Just when the thermometer drops to an all-time low level, bitterness turns to reason and the process of reconciliation resumes.

Indian Telecom Juggernaut Moves On

T.V. Ramachandran

Sunday, October 18, 2009

In India, the word telecommunications has become synonymous with mobile telephony and it is important to appreciate that this perspective is a far cry from the attitude to mobile telephony when introduced in 1995. In the 80s and early 90s even a landline telephone in India was a luxury involving months or even years of waiting.

Rockets, Satellites and National Self-Interest:

Matthew Weigand

Sunday, October 18, 2009

South Korea launched its first space launch vehicle, the KSLV-I, or Naro rocket, from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, near the end of last month. While the launch was unsuccessful, the move still marks a significant step forward for the country, with encouraging consequences for the future of Korean space flight.

Changing Tides of the USA-Korea Alliance

Kevin Shepard

Sunday, October 18, 2009

The alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea is unique; the challenges it faces are not. Ties between Seoul and Washington are among the most valuable, and valued, alliances either state maintains, despite the headlines captured by vocal opposition groups and occasional tensions arising from non-aligned interests. However, like any relationship, the U.S.

Nepal Inks MOU with Busan

Matthew Weigand

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Officials from Nepal witnessed an MOU signing ceremony between the Nepalese government and the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency to create a broad framework for future cooperation at last month's 2009 IT Expo Busan.

New Songdo City

Amanda Min Chung Han

Sunday, October 18, 2009

'New city' has been the moniker of real-estate speculation in Korea for a long time. It certainly was so in the case of the cities of Bundang, Ilsan and Pangyo. Unlike old cities, these newly established cities were well planned before the construction of their apartments and other facilities.

Clean Technology Areas Offer Jobs Despite Recession

Anuradha Shukla

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Riyadh Techno Valley, a 4th Generation Science Park in Saudi Arabia

Mezyad Alterkawi

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Around the world, governments and various regional and local authorities are increasingly active in finding out how to design institutions that are capable of helping to foster more constructive processes of knowledge creation and knowledge use. Increased attention is notably paid to finding out how to build institutions that are effective bridges between universities, companies, industry clusters, and government agencies.

Digital Divide in Asia:

Anuradha Shukla

Sunday, October 18, 2009

The Asia-Pacific broadband market boasted 158 million broadband subscriptions in 2008 and research firm Strategy Analytics says that it will grow an additional 21 percent this year. The firm predicts broadband subscriptions for this region will surpass 394 million by 2013. Another research firm, Forrester, predicts double-digit growth rates in Asia while forecasting the global online population to hit 2.2 billion by 2013.

MTS: The Super-Fast Mobile Operator

Rajani Baburajan

Sunday, October 18, 2009

MTS, the largest mobile phone operator in Russia, entered the highly lucrative Indian market in December 2008 through Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), a joint venture between Sistema of Russia and Shyam Group of India. During the past year since its launch, the company has recorded astonishing growth in the region, adding new telecom circles and announcing new milestones in customer growth almost every month.

Disappointing State of Robotics

Matthew Weigand

Sunday, October 18, 2009

The Korean government is desperately searching for a new moneymaker. They call it a Growth Engine, but the idea is basically that they want to repeat their phenomenal economic growth of the past 50 years, which they accomplished using electronics, shipbuilding and semiconductor exports. While the government has not yet identified which cash cow is truly full of cash, they are entertaining many possibilities.

From Self-reliance to Global Ambition:

Christopher Sanders

Sunday, October 18, 2009

When the words "nuclear" and "Korea" appear in the same sentence, it is almost certainly in reference to Kim Jong-il's weapons program. Yet, on the other side of the DMZ, South Korea has long powered its bustling cities and heavy industries with atomic energy.