• Fostering content development
Focus on the three major pillars of access, affordability, and awareness, and meet the challenges of extending the reach and impact of broadband services.
Training programmes in documentation/packaging and distribution of data services such as music, video, and other multimedia experiences offered via broadband technologies.
• Programme funding mechanisms
Globally it is seen that many diverse funding approaches have been used, and certain types of measures by the public authorities and subsidies are likely to be required, even in high-GDP countries. A mixed approach using both public and private investment is likely to be required.
To ensure successful roll-out of broadband communication, governments may consider investments similar to the approach of universal service funds that have been used in the past to ensure basic telephony is available to all. An NGN fund for broadband can be centrally supported or by other parts of the industry.
Given the importance of the education sector in the growth of data communications, countries may consider integrating education funding programmes with the NGN fund programmes.