Major research publication
John Ure ed.(2008) Telecommunications Development in Asia is available in bookshops, from Amazon, etc., and directly from HKU Press: ISBN HB978-962-209-902-9; SB978-962-209-903-9. This is a sequel to J.Ure ed. Telecommunications in Asia: Policy, Planning and Development – HKU Press: ISBN 962-209-383-3
Publications
| January 2011 | Telecommunications and the Impact of Reforms — By John Ure. Appears within APEC (2011) "The Impacts and Benefits of Structural Reforms in Transport, Energy and Telecommunications Sectors"* *APEC Policy Support Unit |
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| April 2008 | Executive summary of Asian Telecom Connectivity Market |
| October 2007 | Burma (Myanmar) |
| September 2007 | The Google Library Project: Both sides of the Story |
| March 2007 | Future Opportunities and Challenges in EU-China Trade and Investment Relations 2006-2010 — a European Commission study (1) Study 5: ICT Equipment (John Ure) (10): Telecommunications Services (John Ure) |
| August 2005 | Privatization and regulatory issues — John Ure: 'Infrastructure in East Asia and the Pacific - The Way Forward: Telecom Note' written as a background paper to Connecting East Asia: A New Framework for Infrastructure (Joint Study by JICA, ABD and the World Bank) |
| March 2005 | Case Studies by John Ure — the Philippines, Mongolia, Pacific Islands |
| March 2005 | Infrastructure in East Asia and the Pacific - The Way Forward: Telecom Note — written by John Ure as a background paper to Connecting East Asia: A New Framework for Infrastructure (Joint Study by JICA, ABD and the World Bank) See also World Bank |
| May 2003 | Deconstructing 3G and reconstructing telecoms — by John Ure 40% Penetration of Mobile 75% Penetration of Mobile 100% 3G Penetration of Mobile by 2010 |
| June 2002 | Auctions, Sunk Costs and Other Arcane 3G Issues — by John Ure. The pre-publication version of '3G Auctions - A Change of Course' that appears as chapter lll.ii in Robin Mansell, Rohan Samarajiva and Amy Mahan (2002) Networking Knowledge for information Societies: Institutions & Intervention, Delft University Press: a festschrift for Professor William Melody. |
| May 2002 | E-Government in China — by Peter Lovelock and John Ure. Pre-publication version of the chapter to appear in Zhang Junhua, Martin Woesler, eds.(2002) China's Digital Dream |
| April 2002 | Modelling Critical Mass for E-Commerce: the case of Hong Kong — by John Ure in Electronic Commerce Research, v.2, Nos.1-2 (2002) Jan/April |
| April 2002 | The New Economy: Internet, Telecommunications and Electronic Commerce — in Lievrouw, L. and S. Livingstone eds. Handbook of New Media: Sage Publications, 2002 |
| April 2002 | The Holy Book of Handbooks — BR: Hank Intven (2000) ed. Telecommunications regulation Handbook, InfoDev Program, The World Bank, Info, v.3.2, pp. 173-176 (2001) |
| March 2001 | Convergence in Hong Kong — in M.Hukill, R.Ono and C.Vallath eds. Electronic Communication Convergence: Policy Challenges in Asia, Sage Publications, New Delhi, chpt 6, pp.148-176 (2001) |
| March 2001 | Convergence and China's National Information Infrastructure — with Liang Xiong-Jian, in M.Hukill, R.Ono and C.Vallath eds. Electronic Communication Convergence: Policy Challenges in Asia, Sage Publications, New Delhi, chpt 5, pp.115-147 (2001) |
| February 2001 | Licensing Third Generation Mobile — Paper published in Info journal v.3.1, February 2001, pp. 011--013. |
| February 2001 | Organizing an invisible resource — Book Review: David Withers (1999) 2nd edn. Radio Spectrum Management, IEE, Stevenage, UK; Info, v.3.1, February 2001, pp. 084-085. |
| October 2000 | OFTA's Bid for Auctions — Article by John Ure that first appeared in SCMP, 18-10-2000 |
| October 2000 | Response to the paper 'Licensing Framework for Third Generation Mobile Services' — analysis of Comments Received, Preliminary Conclusions and Further Industry Consultation: 3 - John Ure's second response to OFTA's 3G consultation process. |
| June 2000 | Distinguishing between industry policy and industrial policy: a view from Asia with Peter Lovelock — Info, v.2.3, June, 2000, pp. 277-287 |
| March 2000 | Response to OFTA's Consultation Paper on 3GJ — John Ure's proposals for auctioning either a tax rate on monopoly rent or a royalty payment on turnover. The latter was subsequently adopted as Government policy. |
| February 2000 | The era of international simple resale: not waving but drowning? — in Telecommunications Policy, v.23.2, February 2000, pp.9-30 |
| February 1998 | Hong Kong's Telecommunications Policy — in Wong S.L. and T.Maruya eds. (1998) Hong Kong Economy and Society: Challenges in the New Era, Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong and the Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, Japan (pp.39-60) |
| February 1998 | Telecommunications Policy-Making in China: A Two-Tier Bargaining Model — with Peter Lovelock (submitted to the China Quarterly, 1997) |
| February 1997 | Telecommunications and Privatization in Asia — with A.Vivorakij, in Wu Rong-I and Yun-Peng Chu, eds. (1997) Business Markets and the Government in the Asia-Pacific, Addison Wesley Longman, South Melbourne. (pp.237-263) |
| February 1997 | Telecommunications in China - more than was bargained for?. — New Telecom Quarterly, 4Q97, Technology Futures Inc., Austin Texas, USA (pp.3-9) |
| February 1997 | Hong Kong's Communications Infrastructure: The Evolving Role of a Regional Information Hub — in J. Burn ed. 1997. Information technology and the Challenge for Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press (pp. 61-90) - with B.Petrazzini. |
| February 1997 | Privatization of Telecommunications: The Asian Experience — in D.Ryan ed. 1997. Telecommunications: Privatization and Competition . Philadelphia: Temple University Press. (pp.1-20) - with A.Vivorakij. |
| February 1997 | China's Telecommunications: Options and Opportunities — in S.N.Lee ed. (1997) Telecommunications and Development in China. Hampton Press, New Jersey (pp.245-262) |
| December 1996 | Hong Kong and China's Telecommunications Network. — in C.K.Mak and A.Yeh eds.1996. Chinese Cities and China's Development , Hong Kong: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Hong. |
| December 1996 | Technology Transfer and Hong Kong's Equipment Manufacturing Sector — in Business & Technology Information Quarterly (December, 1996) Hong Kong Industrial Technology Corporation. (pp.22-25) Background slides |
| February 1996 | Videotex and Information Services in Hong Kong — in Kuo and Ho (ed) 1996. Heralding the Information Age: Videotex Development in the Asia-Pacific , Singapore: AMIC |
| December 1995 | Telecommunications:The Other Hong Kong Report 1995 — in Cheung Y.L. and M.H.Sze eds. The Chinese University Press. (pp.380-401) |
| December 1995 | Telecommunications: Hong Kong and China After 1997 — in J. Cheng and S. Lo, ed . 1995. From Colony to SAR: Hong Kong's Challenge Ahead. The Chinese University Press. (pp.431-455). |
| May 1995 | Telecommunications in the Pacific Basin: An Evolutionary Approach — book review: E. Noam, S.Komatsuzaki, D.A.Conn eds. 1994. Oxford University Press, in The Journal of Asian Studies, May 1995, (pp.509-510 |
| April 1994 | Telecommunications, with Chinese Characteristics — in Telecommunications Policy, vol.18.3, April 1994 (pp.182-194) |
| September 1993 | New Technology and Hong Kong Telephone Workers — in New Technology, Work and Employment, vol.8.2, September 1993 (pp.310-315) |