1. Joint ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT Indicators Data Collection for ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance Project Presentation by
‘Shola TAYLOR
Principal Consultant/CEO
Kemiliñks International, UK
1 March 2004
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2. What is NEPAD? Integrated development framework
NEw Partnership for African Development
Integrated development framework
Enhance growth and poverty reduction
Vision of African Leaders
Framework for new partnerships with rest of world to accelerate Africa into global economy
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3. Role of NEPAD in Infrastructure
The role of NEPAD in infrastructure is essentially one of coordination, advocacy and facilitation focused on:
mobilizing political will and actions to implement policy and institutional reforms in the sectors, including harmonizing regulatory systems, and ratification of agreements;
facilitating resource mobilization through policy coordination among external partners and by helping to create an enabling environment for stepping up the flow of the investments;
developing a strategic framework to monitor and update programs for regional infrastructure and
facilitating knowledge sharing, networking and dissemination of best practices among countries, RECs and technical agencies.
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4. Study Terms of Reference
Assess the current situation of ICT
Identify technical and regulatory obstacles that jeopardize the rapid development of infrastructure and services/applications
Identify alternative technical scenarios of building the infrastructure
Identify measures to enable sustainable telecommunications and ICT development
Evaluate the level of investment required to meet the short and medium terms objectives of NEPAD
Identify alternative scenarios of financing
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5. Modalities for carrying out study
Setting up Project Team : Project Coordinator, 5 Regional experts + financial + IP experts + support from ITU staff
National Focal Points appointed by Minister
Questionnaires
Selected Visits - RECs, Countries, regional telecom and economic institutions
Use of existing data
Data Analysis
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6. Categories of Data Collected
Policy/Regulatory
Operators/Service Providers & 2010 projections
End User Costs
Existing ICT Infrastructure
Local Content Production
Subregional & Regional institution affiliations
Compilation of ICT Projects – National, subregional and regional
Prioritization of projects & Criteria
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7. Policy/Regulatory ICT Policy Framework ICT Regulatory Framework
Universal Access Framework
E Commerce and E services Framework
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8. Operators & Service Providers + 2010 subscriber projections
Fixed Operators
Mobile Operators
Internet Service Providers
GMPCS Service Providers
VSAT Service Providers
TV & Radio Broadcast stations
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9. End User Costs (National, Regional & International)
SMS
Fixed 1 min tel call
Mobile 1 min call
Internet : 1 hr at Café
Internet : 64kbps dedicated
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10. Existing ICT Infrastructure (I)
Fixed Telephony Networks
Access Networks
Mobile Terrestrial Networks
Satellite Fixed Networks
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11. Existing ICT Infrastructure (II)
Satellite Mobile Networks
IP infrastructures
TV & Radio Transmission Networks
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12. Local Content Policy on local content production
% of local content in broadcasting
Availability of government websites
Country Code Top level domain names
Number of domain names registered
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13. Affiliation to Subregional & Regional Institutions
Subregional e.g. ECOWAS, SADC, COMESA, TRASA, WATRA, AFRICEA, etc
Regional e.g. AU, ATU, ECA, URTNA
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14. Regional Projects Affiliation
AVU
COMTEL
EASC
E Schools
Intelcom II
RASCOM
SRII
WASC/SAT 3
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15. Prioritization of Projects
Categories : national, subregional and regional
Sectors : telecom, internet and broadcasting
Criteria for prioritization
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16. Highlights of Proposed Recommendations (I)
Cooperation Mechanism amongst relevant institutions
Regional approach to developmental assistance
Development of Africa wide strategy, Action Plan and implementation for ICT development in Africa
Harmonization of policy & regulatory frameworks
Master Plan for ICT infrastructure
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17. Highlights of Proposed Recommendations (II)
Establishment of a regional ICT think & continental regulatory associations
Public private sector collaboration
Digital technologies for broadcasting
Support for frequency planning and management
Qualified support for selected projects
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18. Highlights of Proposed Recommendations (III)
And finally :
Establishment of a database on ICT in Africa
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19. Next Steps Acceptance of Report by ITU Comments from regional bodies
Presentation to countries for decision making
Implementation of recommendations
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20. THANK YOU Thank you for listening
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