Cisco High Tech Policy Blog

"Thoughts and opinions on high-tech public policy." Blawggers comment on telecom news, professional announcements and policy in the U.S. and abroad.

Author: Cisco Systems Inc. staffers post here: Richard Allan, senior manager, government affairs, UK and Ireland; Monique Mechee, senior managing director, government affairs, European and emerging markets; Morgan Elliott, executive director, government affairs, Canada.

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Recent Posts from Cisco High Tech Policy Blog

CITEL Seminar on Spectrum Requirements for Broadband Deployment
I had an opportunity to participate this week at CITEL’s seminar on Spectrum Requirements for Broadband Deployment. I titled my presentation “Spectrum Requirements for the Information Economy,” which I believe, this is what it is…
Lisbon “Yes” could help Ireland’s “Smart Economy”
Lisbon “Yes” could help Ireland’s “Smart Economy”: October 3, 2009: Mike Conroy, General Manager, Cisco Galway Development Centre; Kim Majerus, Managing Director, Cisco Ireland and Monique Meche, Director, Government Affairs, Ireland This afternoon, it became…
Cisco Ireland says YES to Lisbon and YES to Europe
29 September 2009, Dublin, Ireland: Mike Conroy, General Manager, Cisco Development Centre; Kim Majerus, Managing Director, Cisco Ireland and Monique Meche, Director, Government Affairs, Ireland This Friday, Irish voters will vote in a referendum to approve…
“Unemployable, f***ing headbangers”
The colourful Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, Ireland and Europe’s largest low-cost air carrier, has a certain way with words which must be a dream for journalists looking for a soundbite on the Irish vote…
Smart Grids: Dept of Energy Report & Cisco Thoughts, Part 2
The Dept of Energy last month (July 2009) released its Smart Grid System Report. In my first posting on this report, I noted which areas were rated as Moderate in penetration or forecasted market trending. …
The Power of Connectivity
Recently I had the remarkable opportunity to meet President Kikwete of Tanzania and hear his vision for the future of his country. I was struck by how passionate he was about technology being the key…
Smart Grids: Dept of Energy Report & Cisco Thoughts, Part 1
The Dept of Energy has released in July 2009 its Smart Grid System Report. While many industry observers and experts have provided observations and predictions about Smart Grid adoption, this report offers an excellent 20…
EU and US Rapprochement on Climate Change
I have just returned from Washington D.C., and it is refreshing to see an era of closer cooperation between the U.S. and Europe, not to mention the rest of the world, on climate change. As…
A 10 percentage-point increase in broadband results in a 1.3 % increase in economic growth
For every 10 percentage-point increase in high speed Internet connections there is an increase in economic growth of 1.3 percentage points. This is one of the conclusions from the World Bank report “Information and Communications…
US Should Lead in Climate Change Policy
Late last Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed comprehensive energy and climate change legislation that would set our country on a path to reduce its emissions to 83% below 2005 levels by 2050, among…