TSB WORKSHOP
ACCRA, 27-28 May
ASSISTING COUNTRIES IN AFRICA
REGION
presented by: Margarida Evora Sagna
ITU Representative,West Africa,
email margarida.evora@itu.int
AFRICA REGION
Africa: A Mobile World
Telephone subscribers in Africa, millions
60
Fixed
Cellular Mobile
50
40
30
20
10
1999
2000
2001
2002
Source:
ITU
ITU
World
World Telecommunication
Telecommunication
Regulatory
Indicators
Database, 2004.
Database
2003
Telephone Penetration rates in
West Africa
Benin
Burkina
Cap Vert
C.Ivoire
Gambia
Ghana
Guine
Guine B
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
S. Leonne
Togo
ISAP (Istanbul Action Plan)
A four-year (2003-2006) strategic and working Plan
 Section II : Actions
A. - ISAP Programmes
–
Prog-1: Regulatory Reform
–
Prog-2: Technologies and Telecommunication / ICT network
development
–
Prog-3: e-strategies and e-services/applications
–
Prog-4: Economics and Finance, including costs and tariffs,
–
Prog-5: Human capacity building
–
Prog-6: Special Programme for LDCs
ISAP (Istanbul Action Plan)
A four-year (2003-2006) strategic and working Plan
B. - Activities
– Activity 1: Statistics and information on telecommunication/ICTs
– Activity 2: Partnership and promotion
C. – Special initiatives
WSIS
Declaration
of
Principles
 11 key principles
Cooperation and partnership among all stakeholders
Infrastructure = essential foundation of IS
Access to information and knowledge
Capacity building
Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
Enabling environment
ICT applications
Cultural, linguistic diversity and identity
Media
Ethical dimension of the Information Society
International and regional cooperation
WSIS Plan of Action (1)

Broad objectives, goals and targets to be achieved by 2015:
Connect villages and establish community access points
Connect scientific and research centers
Connect libraries, cultural centers, museums, post offices
Connect health centers and hospitals
Ensure global access access to television and radio services
Ensure that half of world’s inhabitants have access to ICTs within their reach
WSIS Plan of Action (2)

Examples of actions to be carried out
Assist countries in developing national e-strategies
Assist countries in establishing multi-stakeholder, public/private
partnerships
Develop strategies on the use of ICTs for sustainable development, by
2005
Publication of information submitted on success stories in
mainstreaming ICTs
Development of performance evaluation and benchmarking to monitor
implementation of Action Plan, of ICT Development Digital Opportunity
Index and World ICT Development Report
WSIS Plan of Action (3)

Assist governments in establishing multi-purpose community
public access points
Connect universities, colleges, primary and secondary schools
Develop and provide capacity building programs to develop
skills in the use of ICTs, to create critical mass of skilled ICT
professionals
 Assist governments in preventing, detecting and responding to
cyber-crime and misuse of ICTs, including spam
 Assist governments in establishing legal, regulatory and
policy environment conducive to ICT development
 Assist governments in developing ICT applications

On going projects for Africa
INDAVTEL: Industry development
 AFRITEL: Telecommunication Infrastructures
 NEPAD PROJECT: (ITU support for NEPAD objectives)
 INTELCOMII: Network for ECOWAS
 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR CAPACITY
BUILDING
 EU-EC PROJECT: ICT Regulation, Capacity Building,
E-Governance/E-commerce/E-Strategies, support to
WSIS

Other Projects in Africa
Telemedicine (Senegal, Addis Ababa, Guinea,
Mozambique, Kenya)
 E-Commerce (Mauritania, Cameroon Cote D’Ivoire,
Mali, Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, South Africa)
 Multipurpose Community Telecenters (Uganda,
Tanzania, Benin, Guinea, Guinea Bissau. Cape Verde,
Mauritania, Cameroon)
 MCT for Refugees (Ghana, Tanzania)

Exchanging experiences
Workshops
 Study trips
 Country case studies
 Promoting African Expertise
 Promoting Public/Private Dialogue and Partnership
 Promoting Regulatory and Operators Associations
 Creating hot lines

Genders Balance
 Women Led Project (MCTs owned and operated
by women and creation of women fund)
 Masters Degree Fellowships in
Telecommunications and ICTs for Women
 Special programs in Centers of Excellence to
increase attendance by women
Monitoring countries most urgent needs
1
2
3
4
1.1. Universal service/Access
Priority
Brief Description of your concern and the Assistance
needed
5
 THANK YOU VERY MUCH
 MERCI BEAUCOUP
 MUITO OBRIGADA