Towards evidence based ICT policy and regulation
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2009
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Research ICT Africa, The EDGE Institute, Braamfontein, ZA
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Research ICT Africa (RIA) is a network of researchers conducting ICT policy and regulatory research in 20 African countries across the continent towards collecting data and providing analysis required for evidence-based policy. The presentation gives an overview of the telecommunications regulatory environment. It compares fixed line and mobile phone users and pricing. Less than 15% of people access the Internet, even in countries with the highest access rates. Regulatory failure is bound by onerous statutory requirements, absence of capacity and disenabling laws. Market and policy failure are also discussed.
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Meeting: RIA Co-ordinators' Workshop, Magliesburg, February 2009
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TELECOM POLICY, TELECOM REGULATIONS, ICT ACCESS AND USAGE, ICT USAGE, CONSUMER DEMAND, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELEPHONE, INTERNET, PRICING, COMPETITIVENESS, SOUTH OF SAHARA, REGULATION, MOBILE PHONES, EVIDENCE-BASED PLANNING, RESEARCH TO POLICY