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‘Shola TAYLOR Principal Consultant/CEO Kemiliñks International, UK 1 March 2004

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. What is NEPAD?. NE w P artnership for A frican D evelopment

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‘Shola TAYLOR Principal Consultant/CEO Kemiliñks International, UK 1 March 2004

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  1. Joint ITU/ECA Workshopon ICT IndicatorsData Collection for ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance ProjectPresentation by ‘Shola TAYLOR Principal Consultant/CEO Kemiliñks International, UK 1 March 2004 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  2. What is NEPAD? • 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 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  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. 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  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 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  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 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  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 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  7. Policy/Regulatory • ICT Policy Framework • ICT Regulatory Framework • Universal Access Framework • E Commerce and E services Framework 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  8. Operators & Service Providers + 2010 subscriber projections • Fixed Operators • Mobile Operators • Internet Service Providers • GMPCS Service Providers • VSAT Service Providers • TV & Radio Broadcast stations 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  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 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  10. Existing ICT Infrastructure (I) • Fixed Telephony Networks • Access Networks • Mobile Terrestrial Networks • Satellite Fixed Networks 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  11. Existing ICT Infrastructure (II) • Satellite Mobile Networks • IP infrastructures • TV & Radio Transmission Networks 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  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 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  13. Affiliation to Subregional & Regional Institutions • Subregional e.g. ECOWAS, SADC, COMESA, TRASA, WATRA, AFRICEA, etc • Regional e.g. AU, ATU, ECA, URTNA 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  14. Regional Projects Affiliation • AVU • COMTEL • EASC • E Schools • Intelcom II • RASCOM • SRII • WASC/SAT 3 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  15. Prioritization of Projects • Categories : national, subregional and regional • Sectors : telecom, internet and broadcasting • Criteria for prioritization 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  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 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  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 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  18. Highlights of Proposed Recommendations (III) And finally : • Establishment of a database on ICT in Africa 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  19. Next Steps • Acceptance of Report by ITU • Comments from regional bodies • Presentation to countries for decision making • Implementation of recommendations 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

  20. THANK YOU • Thank you for listening • ContactsTel +44 208 933 1707/793 909 4016 Fax +44 208 930 5338Email : kemilinks@aol.com 26 Oct 2004 Botswana ITU/ECA Workshop on ICT indicators : ITU NEPAD Preliminary Assistance

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