Citation
(2014), "2013 Awards for Excellence", info, Vol. 16 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/INFO.27216aaa.003
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2013 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2013 Awards for Excellence From: info, Volume 16, Issue 1
The following article was selected for this year’s Outstanding Paper Award for info
Corruption in telecommunications: problems and remedies
Ewan Sutherland
Purpose - This paper aims to identify the nature of the problem of corruption in the telecommunications sector and to identify possible actions to limit it.
Design/methodology/approach - A review of instances of corruption, showing the scope of its various forms, with particular emphasis on the Arab states, in the light of recent events.
Findings - Policies were advocated for telecommunications that greatly increased the risks of corruption without corresponding measures to ensure integrity, transparency and the investigation and prosecution of those paying and, especially, those accepting bribes.
Research limitations/implications - There is a need for much more raw data and detailing of specific cases, in particular there are no plausible estimates of the overall scale of bribery in the sector.
Practical implications - By repressing bribery in telecommunications it will increase competition in markets, reduce prices and remove the social grievance of "crony capitalism".
Originality/value - There are, as yet, very few articles analysing the effects of corruption in telecommunications or identifying possible courses of action.
Keywords: Arab states, Bribery, Corruption, Telecommunications
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/14636691211196914
This article originally appeared in Volume 14 Number 1, 2012, info
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Investment models and regulatory constraints for broadband backbone roll-out in selected African countries
Enrico Calandro, Mpho Moyo
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Clash of cultures - integrating copyright and consumer law
Natali Helberger, L. Guibault
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Net neutrality and the value chain for video
Pieter Nooren, Andra Leurdijk, Nico van Eijk
This article originally appeared in Volume. 14 No. 6, 2012, info