David Kennedy

David Kennedy is the Practice Leader for Ovum’s Asia-Pacific research group. Based in Melbourne, Australia, he co-ordinates Ovum research priorities across Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia and Greater China.
Prior to joining Ovum in January 2006, David worked in both government and the private sector as an analyst and consultant, with a strong emphasis on linking research to policy and strategy development. Key roles have included:
• Senior Policy Adviser to the Australian Communications Minister during the 1997 telecommunications reform process
• Consultant to the Malaysian Government on its 1998 communications policy reforms
• General Manager for Strategy at the National Office for the Information Economy, with responsibility for research and policy development on convergence issues
• General Manager for Research at the Australian Department of Communications, IT and the Arts, where he lead a team responsible for economic analysis of telecommunications and related markets
David’s areas of research interest include telecommunications regulation, next-generation networks, and other fixed communications. David has a Bachelors degree with Honours in Science from the University of Sydney.

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