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• Born into the digital world? Youth tech-savviness overstated

  11/11/2013 : We city folk sometimes assume that everyone everywhere is like us, sharing the trends we chase after, the lifestyle we adopt and the privileges we enjoy. Take the categorisation of Gen Y — an entire generation thought to be tech-savvy, enterprising and entitled.

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  Sympathy for the regulator

  11/11/2013 : While the broadcasting and telecom regulator has been ripped by academics for failing to perform its duties and protect consumers during its two-year tenure, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) sees things differently.

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  Thailand ready to connect

  11/11/2013 : Telecom regulators are gearing up to develop rules and regulations to facilitate information and communications technology (ICT) operators as Thailand plans to become the ICT hub of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) within three years.

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  SPECIAL VIDEO

  Video: Introduction and highlights of ITU 2012–13

  10/11/2013 : Introduction and highlights of ITU 2012–13

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  SPECIAL VIDEO

  Video: TCEB welcome speech

  10/11/2013 : TCEB welcome speech

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  SPECIAL VIDEO

  Video: NBTC welcome speech

  10/11/2013 : NBTC welcome speech

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  SPECIAL VIDEO

  Video: ITU Telecom World 2013 introduction

  10/11/2013 : ITU Telecom World 2013 introduction

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  SPECIAL VIDEO

  Video: ICT Minister welcome speech

  10/11/2013 : Anudith Nakornthap, Thailand's ICT Minister, welcomes delegates.

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  Thai ICT industry stands tall

  8/11/2013 : The state of information and communications technology (ICT) in Thailand will be in the spotlight at the world's largest telecommunications event, being held in this country for the first time.

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  The digital wake-up call Europe and Asia cannot ignore

  30/10/2013 : The coincidence was telling. At their autumn summit last week in Brussels, leaders of the 28 European Union countries were expected to discuss the EU Digital Agenda, with the aim to focus on their internal market and agree on common industrial and regulations priorities. This discussion indeed took place. But the issue which dominated their exchanges was a much more political one: can the EU continue to accept to be spied on by the United States, and can Germany _ the continent's economic powerhouse _ not confront Washington after the recent revelations on Chancellor Angela Merkel's electronic communications interceptions by the National Security Agency (NSA)?

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