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Connect Africa Summit Kigali, Rwanda 29-30 October 2007 Outcomes Report

Connect Africa Summit Kigali, Rwanda 29-30 October 2007 Outcomes Report. Mr. Sami Al Basheer Al Morshid Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU. Summit Goals agreed.

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Connect Africa Summit Kigali, Rwanda 29-30 October 2007 Outcomes Report

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  1. Connect Africa SummitKigali, Rwanda 29-30 October 2007Outcomes Report Mr. Sami Al Basheer Al Morshid Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU

  2. Summit Goals agreed Goal 1: Interconnect all African capitals and major cities e and strengthen connectivity to the rest of the world by 2012. Goal 2: Connect African villages to broadband ICT services by 2015. Goal 3: Adopt key regulatory measures that promote affordable access to a full range of broadband ICT services,

  3. Summit Goals (cont.) Goal 4: Capacity building-Support the development of a critical mass of ICT skills required by the knowledge economy Goal 5: Adopt a national e-strategy, including a cyber-security framework, deploy at least one flagship e-government service & e-education, e-commerce and e-health services using accessible technologies in each country in Africa by 2012.

  4. Summit Commitments GSMA US $50 billion between now and 2012 in new investment across the continent to expand and upgrade networks. • The World Bank Group • Will double its commitment to ICT in Africa to US$2 billion by 2012 . • Recent announcement of the US$424 million for regional Communications Infrastructure Program for countries in Eastern and Southern Africa and on the IFC financing of the Eastern African Submarine Cable Systems (EASSy).

  5. Summit Commitments • The European Commission • EU-Africa Partnership for Infrastructure established to support trans-African networks • EU Trust Fund for Africa established with the European Investment Bank and ten EU member states • 100 million Euros in grants & 260 Million Euros for loans for the period 2007-2008. • AfDB • US$65m to two key regional infrastructure projects: RASCOM and EASSy • Scaling up its investments in infrastructure, • Projecting to invest 60% of its concessional resources on infrastructure, including ICT, in the next three years.

  6. Summit Commitments • Rwanda and Tunisia (with AfDB) • New Centres of Excellence • Spain • 1 million Euro contribution to ITUto establish a Centre of Excellence for Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries in Africa • ICT scholarships and internships for youth and support for ICT training centres.

  7. Next steps: Implementation • ITU taking lead with AfdB • Monitoring all projects and actions • “6 Month” Follow up event Cairo, May 2008 all partners to give progress report

  8. Implementation • ITU and the AfDB • Focus goal to interconnect capitals by 2012 • Jointly undertake feasibility studies and develop project proposals for consideration by funding partners, including members of the Africa Infrastructure Consortium. • Collaborate in assisting countries to develop policies and regulations to encourage new ICT infrastructure investments.

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