Support for Harmonization
of the ICT Policies
in Sub-Sahara Africa
(HIPSSA)
Sadc Harmoniseed Legal Cyber Security
Framework For Southern Africa
19-23 August 201
Lusaka,Zambia
Ms. Ida Jallow
HIPSSA Senior Project Coordinator
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Summary
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Introduction
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Institutional context
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Objectives and principles
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Governance
2.
Project methodology
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Regulatory harmonization cycle
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Harmonized content
3.
Implementation
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Activities at global, regional and national level
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Implementation methodology
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Comparative study of regional initiatives for regulatory harmonization
4.
Discussion
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Research on ICT regulation, when technology and human sciences meet
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HIPSSA, an example for inclusive and multilateral governance
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1 ITU-EC Project for Harmonization of ICT Policies in ACP
 ITU and the European Commission launched a global project to provide “Support
for the establishment of harmonized policies for the ICT market in the ACP states” in
December 2008
 It is a component of the “ACP-Information and Communication Technologies”
programme (@CP-ICT) within the framework of the 9th European Development
Fund
 This global project entails three regional sub-projects addressing specific needs of
each region
HIPCAR
Enhancing competitiveness in the
Caribbean through the harmonization of
ICT Policies, Legislation and Regulatory
Procedures
HIPSSA
Support for harmonization of the ICT
Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
ICB4PIS
Capacity Building and ICT Policy,
International
Regulatory and Legislative Frameworks
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Support for Pacific Island States
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Objectives and Principles
 Global objective
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Support towards creating harmonised policies for ICT and an efficient regulatory
environment, conductive to massive investments required by ICT infrastructures and
applications in the ACP countries
 Detailed objectives:
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Supporting regional integration organizations to develop and promote the use of
harmonized ICT policies and regulations in their region
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Assisting individual beneficiary countries to adopt and implement ICT policies and
regulatory guidelines
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Building human and institutional capacity in the field of ICT through a range of
targeted training and knowledge sharing measures at regional and national level
 ITU-EC Project for Harmonization of ICT Policies in ACP countries
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Builds on experience gained from previous project in West Africa
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Uses a demand-driven bottom-up approach
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Pays specific attention to link substance of policy/regulation to capacity building
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Incorporates all past and current projects of international and regional organizations
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HIPSSA Governance and Steering Committee
 Co-chairmanship
AUC
ITU
 Pan-African organizations (AU body and UN agency)
ATU
UNECA
 Regional Economic Organizations (REC)
West Africa
Central Africa
ECOWAS
ECCAS
East Africa
IGAD
COMESA
Southern Africa
EAC
SADC
 Regional Integration Organizations (RIO)
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
UEMOA
CEMAC
IOC
 Regional Regulators’ Associations (RRA)
West Africa
Central Africa
WATRA
ARTAC
East Africa
ARICEA
EACO
Southern Africa
CRASA
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Regulatory Harmonization Cycle
1. Regional Harmonization
 Policy objectives
 Legal framework
 Regulatory guidelines
 Regional training
2. National Implementation
 Advocacy
 Technical assistance
 Validation and adoption
 National training
3. Monitoring and evaluation
 Implementation status
 Regulatory benchmarking
 Impact analysis of
regulation on ICT markets
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Harmonized Content
 Common list of priorities articulated around eight (8) main subjects.
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Subjects
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Licensing: Technology neutral licensing
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Universal service: Best practices for selection and funding of universal
access or service providers
3
Spectrum management: Harmonized Calculation Method for Africa,
HCM4A: cross-border frequency coordination
4
Numbering: Regional numbering plans and planning guidelines
5
Interconnection: Access to submarine cables, cost modeling and roaming
6
Cybersecurity: cybercriminality and computer emergency response teams
7
Analog to Digital Broadcasting Migration: Regional strategies and
national roadmaps
8
Statistics: Monitoring and evaluation
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Global, Regional and National Activities
Modular implementation of priorities based on four (4) AU geographical sub
regions (WA, CA, EA & SA) to reflect the heterogeneity between them.
Global
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Comparison of regional initiatives for regulatory harmonization
Cross-border frequency coordination (HCMC4A)
Monitoring and evaluation / Regulatory benchmarking
Analog to Digital Broadcasting Migration
Regional
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
 CERT training
 ECCAS Model
 WATRA
 ECCAS and CEMAC  Cost Modeling for
workshop
guidelines on
submarine cables
National
West Africa
 Transposition of
ECOWAS & UEOMA
Community Acts
Laws
 CERT training
workshop for EAC
Cybersecurity Acts
COMESA
 ARTAC Cost Model
 IGAD Spectrum
Central Africa
 Transposition of
ECCAS Model Laws
& CEMAC Directives
East Africa
 Implementation
in IGAD & IOC
Member States
Southern Africa
 SADC Policy
Framework
Review
 CRASA Universal
Service Guideline
Southern Africa
 Implementation
of updated SADC
framework
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Methodology for activity implementation
 Pairing of national or regional expert with international
expert for bilateral knowledge transfer and human capacity
building
5. Implementation
1. Assessment
4. International
best practices
2. National
best practices
3. Regional
best practices
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3 Study of regional initiatives for regulatory harmonization
 Context
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Diversity of regional organizations as to their means and harmonization methods
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Similarity of telecoms/ICT regulatory harmonization challenges
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Regional harmonization “volume effect" vs. national implementation efficiency
 Some main findings
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Three levels of governance make the process intricate and complex
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Regional organizations are not progressing at the same rhythm (same for MS)
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Most initiatives do not have a binding nature and enforcement mechanisms
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Collaboration between regional regulators' associations and their respective
regional organizations is heterogeneous
 Some recommendations
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Set common streamlined processes for all regional organizations
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Reduce the level of regulatory discretion at national and regional level
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Create a pan-African independent regulatory agency
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Adopt pan-African common principles such as: objectivity, transparency,
proportionality, non-discrimination, technological neutrality, etc.
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Discussion 1
 Further to its primary objective of
policy implementation,…
 …the report has been designed to
offer other possibilities as a training
material…
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Few specialized publications on ICT
regulation in Africa
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First comprehensive study on regulatory
harmonization
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Collection of regional acts in electronic
version
 …but could also stimulate research
in a potential new priority area
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It could serve as a base survey for
untapped research questions
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Academic research would complement
one of the project’s objectives:
institutional and human capacity building
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Discussion 2
 HIPSSA, an example of governance in development cooperation
• Multilateralism: EC mandates ITU, a UN specialized agency
• EU-AU Partnership: AUC is co-chairing with ITU the HIPSSA Steering
Committee
• Regional integration: REC are project’s beneficiaries and members of
Steering Committee
 This EU-funded global project is an platform for additional bilateral
assistance actions
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This EC project has a global geographic scope and an inclusive approach
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EU Member States support some modules in this global scheme
West Africa
Regional
 CERT training
workshop
 WATRA guidelines
on submarine cables
National
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
 ECCAS Model Laws
 CERT training
 SADC Policy
 ECCAS and CEMAC
workshop for EAC
Framework Review
Cybersecurity Acts
 Cost Modeling for
 CRASA Universal
 ARTAC Cost Model
COMESA
Service Guideline
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
 Transposition of
 Transposition of
 Support to
 Implementation of
ECOWAS & UEOMA
Community Acts
ECCAS Model Laws &
CEMAC Directives
implementation in IGAD
& IOC Member States
updated SADC
framework
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Contacts
Thank you for your attention
For more information: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/projects/ITU_EC_ACP/index.html
Sandro Bazzanella
ITU-EC Project Manager
sandro.bazzanella@itu.int
Phone: +41 22 730 6765
Fax: +41 22 730 5484
Ida Jallow
HIPSSA Senior Project Coordinator
Ida.jallow@itu.int
Phone: +251 11 551 4977
Fax: +251 11 551 7299
ITU-EC Project - Harmonization of ICT Policies in ACP countries
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