Introduction
The TPM Programme, provides
opportunities for research and taught courses at the
Certificate, Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral levels. It also
offers industry and academic seminars as well as consultancy
services in Telecoms, IT and Broadcasting.
The Programme undertakes sponsored research projects in these
and other technology-linked disciplines. Taught courses in
the Programme began with a specialized course in Strategic
Planning and Policy, designed for persons in the public and
private sectors who were already working in Telecommunications,
Broadcasting Regulation and IT.
 
The TPM Programme
is led by Dr. Hopeton Dunn, a leading specialist in regional
telecommunications.
Programme Coverage
Among the areas of Telecoms and ICT research and teaching
provided by the Programme are the following:
- Strategic
Planning and Policy-making for Senior ICT Executives
- Network
Utilization Principles and Pricing Strategies
- ICT Policy in the
Global Environment
- Business
Development for New Entrants to the ICT Sector
- Impacts of
Industry Divestiture and Deregulation
- Rural
Telecommunications Development
- Competition
Policy and Network Interconnection
- Teledensity and
Broadband Technology Penetration
- Telework and
Telecommuting
- Caribbean
Telecommunications History
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Current Programmes
Master of
Science in Telecommunications Policy and Technology Management (MSc
TPM)
TPM will move to
another level when it launches its new Master of Science Degree
in Telecommunications Policy and Technology Management in 2008.
This M.Sc. Programme specifically seeks to meet the demand for
advanced training for telecommunications executives and
technical specialists in the specialized areas of Policy,
Technology and Management. Graduates will gain specialized
knowledge for higher-level positions in public and private
sector organizations or be motivated to establish their own
businesses.
For further details
on the M.Sc. TPM, contact Allison Brown at allison.brown@uwimona.edu.jm.
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Research and Consultancy Services
Since 2005 the TPM
Programme has worked on several projects aimed at developing the
ICT and Telecommunications sector in Jamaica and the Caribbean.
Among the projects the team is working on are:
Mobile
Opportunities: Poverty and Telephone Access in Latin America and
the Caribbean
The main purpose of
this project is to understand the strategies used by the poor in
Latin America and the Caribbean to access and use the mobile
telephone service and to identify the main regulation and market
barriers for the growth of its penetration and usage. TPM
participates in this project as part of the Regional Dialogue on
the Information Society (DIRSI).
Building
Local Capacity for ICT Policy and Regulatory Research, Training,
Expert Assistance and Advocacy in Africa, the Caribbean and the
Pacific: A Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis.
The TPM Programme
is working with LIRNE.NET to assess the needs of the ICT sector
in regions of the global south. This initiative is funded by
Infodev.
The following
research projects have been completed by the TPM Programme
E-Powering
Jamaica: National ICT Strategic Plan 2007-2012
MSB Lecturers Dr.
Hopeton Dunn and Prof. Evan Duggan acted as consultants for the
Central Information Technology Office in the preparation of the
National ICT Strategic Plan for next five years.
Telework: New
Forms of Work and Employment Opportunities in the Caribbean
Prepared for the
International Research Development Centre, this project was
jointly led by Dr. Hopeton Dunn of the TPM Programme and Dr.
Noel Cowell of the Department of Management Studies, UWI, Mona.
This project sought to assess the prospect of telework as a
means of transforming labour policies and practice in the
region.
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Recent Presentations
Dr. Hopeton Dunn,
Director of the TPM Programme, has presented at several major
events recently including:
Islands as
Crossroads: Cultural Diversities in Small Island Developing
States – April 2007
Topic of
Presentation: Globalisation and the Business of Jamaican
Culture: Maximising the Potential of New Media
UTECH Marketing
Seminar - March 2007
Topic of
Presentation: Communication Technologies and New Media
Development: The Opportunities and Challenges for Marketers
UWI Research Day
Topic of
Presentation: Working in the Digital Domain
Caribbean Media
Conference - September 2006
Topic of
Presentation: Global Trends and Local Media Transitions
Contact Details
Tel: (876) 977-6976
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Fax: (876) 702-3939
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Email: tpm@uwimona.edu.jm |
