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Econ@Tel - A Telecommunications Economics COST Network
| Title of the Action: |
A Telecommunications Economics COST Network |
| Acronym of the Action: |
Econ@Tel |
| Cost Domain: |
Individuals, Societies, Cultures and Health |
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| Chair: |
Prof. Dr. Burkhard Stiller, Switzerland |
| Co-chair: |
Prof. Dr. Louis-Francois Pau, The Netherlands |
The goal of Econ@Tel is to develop a strategic research, training network
among key people/organizations in order to enhance Europe's competence in
the field of telecommunications economics, to support related
R&D-initiatives, and to provide guidelines, recommendations to European
players (end-users, enterprises, operators, regulators, policy makers,
content providers) for the provision of new converged broadband, wireless,
content delivery networks to citizens and enterprises.
Econ@Tel coordinates the development of research methodologies, tools from
engineering, media, and business research. Regulatory issues helping or
hindering the adoption of economically efficient services are identified.
Econ@Tel mobilizes the "critical mass" and diversity of economists, business
research experts, engineers, and scientists working in communications and
content economics. It is the first cross-disciplinary COST Action tackling
jointly these issues. It differentiates itself from engineering-focused
projects under EU Frameworks.
The main objective of this Action is to allow business
partnering to drive networking services and their sustainable provisioning
for consumers and enterprises alike.
Thus, in closer detail, the Econ@Tel COST Action aims to:
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Mobilize the critical mass of scientists working in telecommunications and media economics across Europe, and enhance European R&D competence in these fields.
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Improve European competitiveness by enhancing the
economic and social viability of new services and business models by
letting these drive technology selections.
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Develop a new wave of researchers working in
telecommunications and media economics.
- Allow European and partner country suppliers of
services and products to reduce the time possibly to be spent on
identifying suitable partnering and business models and derived
functionality.
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Support European strategy and policy development in
telecommunications and media economics.
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Investigate proper pricing tariffing and revenue
distribution approaches for customized and new services
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Understand better social networks, their impacts on
"classical economy" and their heterogeneity
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