Support for Harmonization of the ICT Policies in Sub-Sahara Africa (HIPSSA) Ms. Ida Jallow HIPSSA Senior Project Coordinator International Telecommunication Union 4th SADC Forum on Digital Broadcasting Migration August 2012 Maputo, Mozambique

Outline 1. Introduction 2. Project methodology 3. Implementation 4. Discussion 5. Completed Activities 6. On-Going Activities

ITU-EC Project for Harmonization of ICT Policies in ACP ITU and the European Commission launched a global project to provide Support for the establishment of harmonized policies for the ICT market in the ACP states in December 2008 It is a component of the ACP-Information and Communication Technologies programme ICT) within the framework of the 9 th European Development Fund 1

ITU-EC Project for Harmonization of ICT Policies in ACP This global project entails three regional sub- projects addressing specific needs of each region HIPCAR Enhancing competitiveness in the Caribbean through the harmonization of ICT Policies, Legislation and Regulatory Procedures HIPSSA Support for harmonization of the ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa ICB4PIS Capacity Building and ICT Policy, Regulatory and Legislative Frameworks Support for Pacific Island States 1

Objectives and Principles Global objective Support towards creating harmonised policies for ICT and an efficient regulatory environment, conductive to massive investments required by ICT infrastructures and applications in the ACP countries Detailed objectives: Supporting regional integration organizations to develop and promote the use of harmonized ICT policies and regulations in their region Assisting individual beneficiary countries to adopt and implement ICT policies and regulatory guidelines Building human and institutional capacity in the field of ICT through a range of targeted training and knowledge sharing measures at regional and national level ITU-EC Project for Harmonization of ICT Policies in ACP countries Builds on experience gained from previous project in West Africa Uses a demand-driven bottom-up approach Pays specific attention to link substance of policy/regulation to capacity building Incorporates all past and current projects of international and regional organizations 1

Co-chairmanship Pan-African organizations (AU body and UN agency) Regional Economic Organizations (REC) Regional Integration Organizations (RIO) Regional Regulators Associations (RRA) HIPSSA Governance and Steering Committee West AfricaCentral AfricaEast AfricaSouthern Africa ECOWASECCASIGADCOMESAEACSADC West AfricaCentral AfricaEast Africa UEMOACEMACIOC ATUUNECA AUCITU West AfricaCentral AfricaEast AfricaSouthern Africa WATRAARTACARICEAEACOCRASA 1

Regulatory Harmonization Cycle 1. National Implementation Advocacy Technical assistance Validation and adoption National training 1. Monitoring and evaluation Implementation status Regulatory benchmarking Impact analysis of regulation on ICT markets 1. Regional Harmonization Policy objectives Legal framework Regulatory guidelines Regional training 2

Harmonized Content N°N°Subjects 1Licensing: Technology neutral licensing 2Universal service: Best practices for selection and funding of universal access or service providers 3Spectrum management: Harmonized Calculation Method for Africa, HCM4A: cross-border frequency coordination 4Numbering: Regional numbering plans and planning guidelines 5Interconnection: Access to submarine cables, cost modeling and roaming 6Cybersecurity: cybercriminality and computer emergency response teams 7Analog to Digital Broadcasting Migration: Regional strategies and national roadmaps 8Statistics: Monitoring and evaluation Common list of priorities articulated around eight (8) main subjects. 2

Global, Regional and National Activities West AfricaCentral AfricaEast AfricaSouthern Africa Pilot project WATRA guidelines on submarine cables ECCAS Model Laws ECCAS and CEMAC Cybersecurity Acts ARTAC Cost Model CERT training workshop for EAC Cost Modeling for COMESA IGAD Spectrum SADC Policy Framework Review CRASA Universal Service Guideline Modular implementation of priorities based on four (4) AU geographical sub regions (WA, CA, EA & SA) to reflect the heterogeneity between them. Global Regional National Comparison of regional initiatives for regulatory harmonization Cross-border frequency coordination (HCMC4A) Monitoring and evaluation / Regulatory benchmarking Analog to Digital Broadcasting Migration West AfricaCentral AfricaEast AfricaSouthern Africa Transposition of ECOWAS & UEOMA Community Acts Transposition of ECCAS Model Laws & CEMAC Directives Implementation in IGAD & IOC Member States Implementation of updated SADC framework 3

Methodology for activity implementation Pairing of national or regional expert with international expert for bilateral knowledge transfer and human capacity building 3 3

Study of regional initiatives for regulatory harmonization Context Diversity of regional organizations as to their means and harmonization methods Similarity of telecoms/ICT regulatory harmonization challenges Regional harmonization volume effect" vs. national implementation efficiency Some main findings Three levels of governance make the process intricate and complex Regional organizations are not progressing at the same rhythm (same for MS) Most initiatives do not have a binding nature and enforcement mechanisms Collaboration between regional regulators' associations and their respective regional organizations is heterogeneous Some recommendations Set common streamlined processes for all regional organizations Reduce the level of regulatory discretion at national and regional level Create a pan-African independent regulatory agency Adopt pan-African common principles such as: objectivity, transparency, proportionality, non-discrimination, technological neutrality, etc. 3

Discussion 1 Further to its primary objective of policy implementation,… …the report has been designed to offer other possibilities as a training material… Few specialized publications on ICT regulation in Africa First comprehensive study on regulatory harmonization Collection of regional acts in electronic version …but could also stimulate research in a potential new priority area It could serve as a base survey for untapped research questions Academic research would complement one of the projects objectives: institutional and human capacity building 4

Discussion 2 HIPSSA, an example of governance in development cooperation Multilateralism: EC mandates ITU, a UN specialized agency EU-AU Partnership: AUC is co-chairing with ITU the HIPSSA Steering Committee Regional integration: REC are projects beneficiaries and members of Steering Committee This EU-funded global project is a platform for additional bilateral assistance actions This EC project has a global geographic scope and an inclusive approach EU Member States support some modules in this global scheme West AfricaCentral AfricaEast AfricaSouthern Africa CERT training workshop WATRA guidelines on submarine cables ECCAS Model Laws ECCAS and CEMAC Cybersecurity Acts ARTAC Cost Model CERT training workshop for EAC Cost Modeling for COMESA SADC Policy Framework Review CRASA Universal Service Guideline Regional National West AfricaCentral AfricaEast AfricaSouthern Africa Transposition of ECOWAS & UEOMA Community Acts Transposition of ECCAS Model Laws & CEMAC Directives Support to implementation in IGAD & IOC Member States Implementation of updated SADC framework 4

Completed activities Comparative analysis for regional integration HIPSSA Model laws in the regions Supplementary acts in Ecowas Cemac and Eccas directives on telecommunications and Cyber security in central Africa Telecommunications and Cyber security in the SADC region. Developed Guidelines under Hipssa Crasa Guidelines on Universal service and Access and toolkit (sub-Saharan workshop in Kigali 7-8 May 2012.) Ecowas Guidelines on access to Submarine cables (sub-Saharan workshop in Libreville Gabon Statistical reporting using a selected number of Indicators 5

Ongoing activities HCM4A Regulatory accounting and cost modelling Analogue to digital transition Monitoring and Evaluation in the Ecowas region Publication of all assessment studies and reports under the project In-Country transposition and technical assistance Liberia, Guinea Conakry, (completed ) Niger, The Gambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Kingdom of Swaziland, Namibia, Lesotho (on- going) 6

Contacts D/projects/ITU_EC_ACP/index.htmlhttp:// D/projects/ITU_EC_ACP/index.html Ida Jallow HIPSSA Senior Project Coordinator ia Thank you for your attention