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Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it?

Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it? ICT Conference on Broadband Access to all in East Africa Kampala, Uganda 15 – 19 April 2013. Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it ?. A no-brainer for better or for worse? A Massive One Time Opportunity

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Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it?

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  1. Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it? • ICT Conference on Broadband Access to all in East Africa • Kampala, Uganda15 – 19 April 2013

  2. Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it? • A no-brainer for better or for worse? • A Massive One Time Opportunity • Attached to Considerable Challenges • An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the Status Quo • Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 1 – A Practical Guide • Step 2 – A Pilot Project • Step 3 – A Strategic Program

  3. A no-brainer for better or for worse?

  4. A no-brainer for better or for worse? • A Massive One Time Opportunity • Better use of broadcasting as knowledge infrastructure • More and Faster Broadband Internet • DSO, Broadband and Economic Growth

  5. A no-brainer for better or for worse? • A Massive One Time Opportunity

  6. A no-brainer for better or for worse? • A Massive One Time Opportunity

  7. A no-brainer for better or for worse? • A Massive One Time Opportunity

  8. Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it? • A no-brainer for better or for worse? • A Massive One Time Opportunity • Attached to Considerable Challenges • An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the Status Quo • Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 1 – A Practical Guide • Step 2 – A Pilot Project • Step 3 – A Strategic Program

  9. A no-brainer for better or for worse? • Attached to Considerable Challenges • DSO is costly

  10. A no-brainer for better or for worse? • Attached to Considerable Challenges • DSO is costly

  11. A no-brainer for better or for worse? • Attached to Considerable Challenges • DSO is lengthy

  12. A no-brainer for better or for worse? SADC Roadmap for Digital Broadcasting

  13. A no-brainer for better or for worse?

  14. A no-brainer for better or for worse? • Attached to Considerable Challenges • DSO is almost every member of a society • Consumers • Broadcasters • Wireless Broadband Providers • Governments

  15. A no-brainer for better or for worse? • Attached to Considerable Challenges • Policy and regulatory Issues • Licensing process • Additional digital channels • Spectrum plan • Structure, governance and financing of signal carrier • A framework for a low-cost set-top box • A switchover plan • Public awareness body and a campaign

  16. Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it? • A no-brainer for better or for worse? • A Massive One Time Opportunity • Attached to Considerable Challenges • An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the Status Quo • Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 1 – A Practical Guide • Step 2 – A Pilot Project • Step 3 – A Strategic Program

  17. A no-brainer for better or for worse? • An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the Status Quo • Avoid Widening of the Digital Divide • Avoid Hampering of the efforts to use Broadband • Avoid interference and duplication of initiatives

  18. Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it? • A no-brainer for better or for worse? • A Massive One Time Opportunity • Attached to Considerable Challenges • An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the Status Quo • Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 1 – A Practical Guide • Step 2 – A Pilot Project • Step 3 – A Strategic Program

  19. Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 1 – A Practical GuideThe Guide Purpose • Identify the public benefits of the DSO process • Offer distilled wisdom from countries – both in Africa and elsewhere • Identify specific policy choices • Identify practical activities

  20. Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 1 – A Practical GuideGuide Outline – Five Modules

  21. Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 1 – A Practical GuideGuide Outline – Five Modules

  22. Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it? • A no-brainer for better or for worse? • A Massive One Time Opportunity • Attached to Considerable Challenges • An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the Status Quo • Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 1 – A Practical Guide • Step 2 – A Pilot Project • Step 3 – A Strategic Program

  23. Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 2 – A Pilot Project - eWaste • E-waste and health issues • Increase the number of devices • Old TV sets being shipped out • Availability of substandard decoders • Broader issues of electromagnetic radiation

  24. Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 2 – A Pilot Project - eWaste • Objectives • Establishing a working group • Developing an environmental management strategy • Establishing guidelines and standards • Inclusion of relevant guidelines • Creating public awareness • Establishing a recycling

  25. Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it? • A no-brainer for better or for worse? • A Massive One Time Opportunity • Attached to Considerable Challenges • An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the Status Quo • Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 1 – A Practical Guide • Step 2 – A Pilot Project • Step 3 – A Strategic Program

  26. Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 3 – A Strategic Program • Component 1 – Enabling Legal and Regulatory Environment • Spectrum auditing • Liberalization • Security and state integrity • Open access approaches to program production • Financial modeling and loan support to help implement the signal carrier approach • Support for local content policies • Support for the development of policies

  27. Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 3 – A Strategic Program • Component 2 – Mitigating Market Failures • Invest in subsidy schemes for STBs • Investment in e-waste programs • Rural electrification – vital in providing power in the many areas where there is none

  28. Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon • Step 3 – A Strategic Program • Supporting Regional Collaboration • Promotion of best practices for speedy implementation • Cross border co-ordination • Setting up of the bodies for devising practical strategies to speed up the DSO process • National multi-stakeholder consultation processes

  29. Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon Merci ! jbezzina@worldbank.org

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