telecom
Privatisation on its own can be dangerous, workshop told
JOHANNESBURG
29 July 2008
(Alan Finlay for APCNews)
Privatisation without regulation does not necessarily improve service delivery, and may even decrease access to information and communication technology for the poor. This is the view of US-based academic and ICT policy analyst Robert Horwitz, who was speaking at a one-week research workshop held in Johannesburg in July 2008. Horwitz is no newcomer to South Africa, or to the politics behind antennas, cables and wires.
ITU Telecom Africa Conference 2008
Date and time:
May 12 2008 (All day) - May 15 2008 (All day) According to the organisers, “ITU TELECOM AFRICA 2008 is a major networking platform for Africa’s top ICT names to come together and focus on core issues relating to ICT expansion across the region.
