Professor J R Choudhury, VC BU was invited to present a paper in the "International Seminar on ICT Policy Reform and Rural Communications Infrastructure" organized jointly by European Bank for Research and Development, International Development Research Center(Canada), Japan International Cooperation Agency and Keio University and co-sponsored by City of Yokosuka, Yokosuka Research park and Kanagawa Science Park. The weeklong seminar was held at Shonan Fujisawa Campus in Keio University near Tokyo between August 27 and September 3, 2004.