telecommunications reform

It’s not enough to have a pushy broadband policy in Tanzania

LisaC — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:01:18 +0100

TANZANIA (John Mireny for APCNews) -

By most standards, Tanzania’s information and communications technology (ICT) policy looks ambitious. In just six years, it wants to make the country a hub of telecommunications infrastructure to help build the economy and end poverty. But John Mireny argues that when it comes to broadband, this vision lacks practical application, and is out of step with the real limitations on the ground….

Communication for influence in Central, East and West Africa (CICEWA)

LisaC — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:23:56 +0100

The landing of undersea telecommunications cables on the east coast of Africa in 2009 – starting with Seacom and The East African Marine System (TEAMS) and to be followed in 2010 by the Eastern Afri

A review of telecommunications policy and challenges in Rwanda

LisaC — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:02:22 +0100

The period after the 1994 genocide marked a moment of fundamental change in Rwandan communications. The government embarked on a policy that aimed to increase connectivity as a spur to development.

Bringing affordable telecommunications services to Uganda: A policy narrative and analysis

LisaC — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:45:24 +0100

The liberalisation of Uganda’s telecoms sector came with a string of policy, regulatory and political failures, particularly related to the privatisation of the incumbent Uganda Posts and Telecommun

Kenya Communications Amendment Act (2009): Progressive or retrogressive?

LisaC — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:56:07 +0100

On 12 December 2008, while Kenya celebrated the 44th anniversary of its independence, journalists and civil society activists took to the streets.

Privatisation on its own can be dangerous, workshop told

frederic — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:48:46 +0100

JOHANNESBURG (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.