connecting ICT policy debate
South Africa Connect ranks 526 in Africa and 316 in South Africa. According to site visitors it ranks 1462, and 1692 according to page views:
According to blogroll links it ranks 1268 and 1013 according to the amount of links within Afrigator blog posts
The following presentation was delivered by Karen Wrege of KB Enterprises at a South Africa Connect public seminar on the 21st of October 2009. Spectrum Auctions: Lessons Learned From Around the World - Karen Wrege View more presentations from Research ICT Africa. Spectrum auctions were first introduced
High interconnection rates charged by mobile operators have received quite a bit of coverage in the South African media recently, many have also referenced the Namibian Interconnection Benchmarking Study: Richard Van Rensburg, ‘Cut These Costs! - Cellphone call charges: Patricia De Lille Wants Authorities to Investigate’, You 06.08.09
Regulators across Europe and Africa agree that termination rates should be based on the forward-looking long-run incremental cost (LRIC) of termination of an efficient operator. Termination rates at cost of termination will remove economic distortions witnessed in Europe and Africa today and prepare the markets for a smooth transition
All input from the March 24th South African National Broadband Forum has been received and compiled into a single document which can be accessed here. The South African National Broadband Forum invites everyone who believes that affordable broadband access is a national priority to express their support for the
For those of you who couldn’t attend the forum on March 24th last month, here’s a video of the event, produced by The African Commons Project. You’ll get a good overview of the day and the issues that were discussed by the participants, as well as an idea
by Paul Vecchiatto [ Cape Town | ITWeb, 15 April 2009 ], originally appearing here. The path to the creation of an information society is through the rollout of mobile broadband, and SA should acknowledge that government and regulatory intervention is all but irrelevant, says Rohan Samarajiva, a visiting
On Tuesday 14 April 2008 5.30 for 6.00pm - Dr Rohan Samarajiva will present the next SA Connect Public Seminar Series: The path to the information society: Does it lie through the mobile? Evidence from Asia and thoughts for Africa. “A people centered, inclusive, and development-oriented information society where
Pictures from the National Broadband Strategy forum can be found on the African Commons flickr stream.
DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION - 18 March 2009 Preamble The world is in the midst of a global financial crisis which poses a threat to all emerging markets including South Africa. How we respond will shape the next 5 – 10 years of our future. All sectors and stakeholders in
A World Café discussion in action In the final session of the National Broadband Strategy Forum, facilitator Steve Song invited attendees to comment, add to and generally edit the draft framework which had informed most of the day’s proceedings. “Think of it as policy haiku,” he said, “the best
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