Socio-technical analysis of Koreas broadband convergence network: Big plans, big projects, big prospects?

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 579-593

  Shin, Dong Hee ^a   Jung, Jaemin ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Broadband; Broadband convergence network; Socio technical systems theory; South Korea

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND; BROADBAND CONVERGENCE NETWORKS; CONTENT ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SOCIETY; KOREAN GOVERNMENT; POLICY DOCUMENTS; POLICY OBJECTIVES; SOCIOTECHNICAL; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS THEORY; SOUTH KOREA; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; TELECOM;

TELECOMMUNICATION;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84863195779     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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