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CICEWA: Communications for influence
CICEWA ("see-say-wah"), a new project by APC and KICTANet, seeks to identify the political obstacles to extending affordable access to ICT infrastructure in Africa - and to advocate to remove them. For more information on this new initiative, click here.
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This book, commissioned by APC and written by David Souter, looks at the participation of developing countries and civil society, and the impact of WSIS on international ICT decision-making in general. |
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Getting Started.
 South Africa: Space for WiMax on the cards 
18/08/2008 (mybroadband.co.za) --
The South African government wants some of the scarce radio frequency spectrum that will be freed up through the country's impending move from analogue to digital terrestrial television to be made available to telecommunications operators wanting to provide wireless broadband services.
South Africa | Access
Broadband "glut" predicted in Africa
15/08/2008 --
Industry pundits argue that it's unlikely that all the fibre-optic cables planned for Africa are going to succeed. And, perhaps for the first time, projections of a "capacity glut" are being made.
Dem. Rep. of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe | Access
South Africa: Courts could liberalise telecoms
05/08/2008 --
Pundits in South Africa are holding their breath ahead of a ruling that may mean the immediate liberalisation of the telecoms industry - and give value added network service providers the same rights as telecoms giants Telkom, Neotel and the country's cellular operators.
South Africa | Access
South Africa: Privatisation needs regulation, says expert
05/08/2008 (APC) --
Privatisation without regulation does not necessarily improve service delivery, and may even decrease access to ICTs 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.
South Africa | National ICT Strategies
APC: Another take on piracy needed
05/08/2008 (APC) --
As new copyright laws attempt to keep pace with the shifting landscape of digital cultural production, legal restrictions on media use and distribution are being championed by heavyweights in the global media industry. This has led to the web of restrictions on media consumption becoming denser. APC hopes to re-shape the discourse surrounding piracy by providing a thoroughly researched, credible alternative to the industry’s data.
Dem. Rep. of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe | Access, Communication Rights
Copyright and government information
18/08/2008 --
This paper, by Denise Nicholson and Dick Kawooya, looks at the impact of copyright on access to public information in Uganda and South Africa.
South Africa, Uganda | Intellectual Property
Fibre: 'Arteries of the modern world'
18/08/2008 --
They are the arteries of the modern world. Stretching for tens of thousands of miles over the ocean beds, the vast web of intercontinental submarine cables have brought the possibility of cheap high-speed internet and clear long-distance telephone calls to all major parts of the globe. Except one.
Dem. Rep. of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe | Access
Satellite still king in Africa
12/08/2008 --
Africa still relies heavily on expensive satellite connections to gain access to the internet, according to a report just released by the South Africa-based telecommunications analysts BMI-TechKnowledge. It says over 80% of African internet use is routed through satellite connections.
Dem. Rep. of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe | Access
South Africa should follow in Africa's footsteps
05/08/2008 --
Technologically-neutral legislation is liberating Africa, experts argue. And South Africa needs to make sure it doesn't lag behind...
Dem. Rep. of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe | Access, National ICT Strategies
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