Highly Commended Paper 2013 – Emerald Award for Excellence
The paper “Investment models and regulatory constraints for broadband backbone roll-out in selected African countries” published in Info Vol 14 Number 4 2012 and authored by Enrico Calandro and Mpho Moyo has been chosen as a Highly Commended Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2013. The paper was presented at CPRafrica 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya.
The paper draws on case studies by Lisham Adam, Vincent Bagiire, Muriuki Mureithi, Mpho Moyo and Arsène Kouadio.
The paper “Investment models and regulatory constraints for broadband backbone roll-out in selected African countries” published in Info Vol 14 Number 4 2012 and authored by Enrico Calandro and Mpho Moyo has been chosen as a Highly Commended Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2013. The paper was presented at CPRafrica 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya.
The paper draws on case studies by Lisham Adam, Vincent Bagiire, Muriuki Mureithi, Mpho Moyo and Arsène Kouadio.
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- Have you ever wondered what speeds you’re getting on your mobile device?- Do you want to know which applications are eating up your data plan?
- Do you want to contribute to a data set about the quality of mobile Internet speeds in South Africa?
- Do you have an Android phone?
If you’ve answered yes to these questions, sign up for our study now!
Beyond the Policy Debates: ICT and the National Development Plan
The opening up of the moribund ICT policy environment by both the National Development Plan and the Department of Communications National Information Communication Technology (ICT) Colloquium needs to be sized.
Article by Alison Gillwald on the ICT sector in the National Development Plan, published in Focus - Information & Communication Technology, Download the Future, The Journal of the Helen Suzman Foundation, Issue 66, September 2012.
The opening up of the moribund ICT policy environment by both the National Development Plan and the Department of Communications National Information Communication Technology (ICT) Colloquium needs to be sized.
Mobile Usage at the Base of the Pyramid in South Africa
With 6 billion mobile phones around the world, of which 75% in developing countries, telephones reach most corners of the African continent. Mobile phones have improved the lives of the poor. A new infoDev-led study focusing on South Africa, provide insights on how useful mobile phones are for economic and social empowerment of people living of less than $2.50 a day.
The South Africa study was carried out by Research ICT Africa and Intelecon and builds on a broader household survey of ICT usage across 12 countries in Africa funded by IDRC (Canada). The report shows that, in South Africa, even among BOP populations, some three-quarters already have phones, but usage of data applications is fairly low. The one exception here is the MXit social networking platform and there is growing use of other social media, notably Facebook Zero. But other applications, such as mobile money, do not seem to be well targeted to the poor.
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With 6 billion mobile phones around the world, of which 75% in developing countries, telephones reach most corners of the African continent. Mobile phones have improved the lives of the poor. A new infoDev-led study focusing on South Africa, provide insights on how useful mobile phones are for economic and social empowerment of people living of less than $2.50 a day. The South Africa study was carried out by Research ICT Africa and Intelecon and builds on a broader household survey of ICT usage across 12 countries in Africa funded by IDRC (Canada). The report shows that, in South Africa, even among BOP populations, some three-quarters already have phones, but usage of data applications is fairly low. The one exception here is the MXit social networking platform and there is growing use of other social media, notably Facebook Zero. But other applications, such as mobile money, do not seem to be well targeted to the poor.
Download the study
SA’s Mobile Termination Rate (MTR) Debate: What the Evidence Tells Us
South Africa’s mobile termination rate (MTR) reductions of March 2011 and March 2012 have not, contrary to claims made by operators, hurt the industry or led to higher retail prices, lower investments or retrenchments. End-user prices have come down to some extent, but South Africa continues to be among the most expensive countries in Africa for prepaid mobile usage, and South Africa's MTRs are still far above the cost of an efficient operator.
Read Research ICT Africa's policy brief on South Africa's mobile termination rates.
See also the presentation covering wider pricing issues that was presented by Prof Alison Gillwald to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications Public Hearing on the Cost of Communication in South Africa.
Download the presentation.
South Africa’s mobile termination rate (MTR) reductions of March 2011 and March 2012 have not, contrary to claims made by operators, hurt the industry or led to higher retail prices, lower investments or retrenchments. End-user prices have come down to some extent, but South Africa continues to be among the most expensive countries in Africa for prepaid mobile usage, and South Africa's MTRs are still far above the cost of an efficient operator.
Read Research ICT Africa's policy brief on South Africa's mobile termination rates.
See also the presentation covering wider pricing issues that was presented by Prof Alison Gillwald to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications Public Hearing on the Cost of Communication in South Africa.
Download the presentation.
Internet plan will hamstring African growth
In the context of the highly controversial WCIT conference starting on Dec 2 in Dubai, Dr Rohan Samarajiva, founding chairman and CEO of LIRNEasia and board member of Research ICT Africa, co-authored a policy brief with Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, director of ECIPE, on "Whither global rules for the Internet?".
Download the policy brief.
In preparation for the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT, December 2012, Dubai) Dr Samarajiva wrote also a paper on possible scenarios of Internet governance as emerged after the African Telecommunications Union's third regional meeting (September 2012, Accra, Ghana).
See link for full article.
Download the paper.
In the context of the highly controversial WCIT conference starting on Dec 2 in Dubai, Dr Rohan Samarajiva, founding chairman and CEO of LIRNEasia and board member of Research ICT Africa, co-authored a policy brief with Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, director of ECIPE, on "Whither global rules for the Internet?".
Download the policy brief.
In preparation for the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT, December 2012, Dubai) Dr Samarajiva wrote also a paper on possible scenarios of Internet governance as emerged after the African Telecommunications Union's third regional meeting (September 2012, Accra, Ghana).
See link for full article.
Download the paper.
RIA fellow wins policy brief competition
Congratulations to Enrico Calandro, research fellow at Research ICT Africa, for winning the policy brief competition at CPRafrica2012/CPRsouth7 conference, held in Port Louis, Maurtius in September 2012.
Enrico Calandro's policy brief was based on the paper "Internet going mobile: Internet access and usage in 11 African countries", by Enrico Calandro, Christoph Stork and Alison Gillwald.
The runner-up policy brief winner was Dr Patient Rambe for his paper "Privacy invasion and exposure in Social Media: Learning with Facebook".
The policy brief judges were Ms. Payal Malik (picture below) representing CPRsouth and Ms. Nadia Bulbulia representing CPRafrica, assisted by Dr Sujata Gamage of LIRNEasia. The competition was held for the first time and all the paper authors were asked to submit their policy briefs for the competition.
Congratulations to Enrico Calandro, research fellow at Research ICT Africa, for winning the policy brief competition at CPRafrica2012/CPRsouth7 conference, held in Port Louis, Maurtius in September 2012.
Enrico Calandro's policy brief was based on the paper "Internet going mobile: Internet access and usage in 11 African countries", by Enrico Calandro, Christoph Stork and Alison Gillwald.
The runner-up policy brief winner was Dr Patient Rambe for his paper "Privacy invasion and exposure in Social Media: Learning with Facebook".
The policy brief judges were Ms. Payal Malik (picture below) representing CPRsouth and Ms. Nadia Bulbulia representing CPRafrica, assisted by Dr Sujata Gamage of LIRNEasia. The competition was held for the first time and all the paper authors were asked to submit their policy briefs for the competition.
Dr. Ernest Ndukwe Joins Research ICT Africa Networks Board
Research ICT Africa has appointed Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, Chairman of Open Media Communications Limited, as a member of its Board of Directors.
In a statement by Executive Director of Research ICT Africa, Alison Gillwald, notes: “It is a privilege to welcome Ndukwe, one of the fathers of African telecoms regulation and former head of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to assist us to carry on with our mission to develop research capacity and undertake research that facilitates informed policy making and regulation for improved access, use and application of ICT for social development and economic growth”.
Ndukwe who also heads the Centre for Infrastructure Policy, Regulation and Advancement (CIPRA) at Lagos Business School, is a professional telecommunications engineer, corporate executive and public servant with over 35 years of international experience in the telecommunications industry and in corporate executive management, majority of which have been in top management positions in private multi-national companies and in government.
He is a graduate of the University of Ife and an alumnus of Lagos Business School, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE), Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM) and Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, FAEng. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in February 2000. Under his tenure, the Commission witnessed tremendous growth and transformation, earning a reputation as a transparent and open agency that delivered on its mandate.
Research ICT Africa has appointed Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, Chairman of Open Media Communications Limited, as a member of its Board of Directors.
In a statement by Executive Director of Research ICT Africa, Alison Gillwald, notes: “It is a privilege to welcome Ndukwe, one of the fathers of African telecoms regulation and former head of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to assist us to carry on with our mission to develop research capacity and undertake research that facilitates informed policy making and regulation for improved access, use and application of ICT for social development and economic growth”.
Ndukwe who also heads the Centre for Infrastructure Policy, Regulation and Advancement (CIPRA) at Lagos Business School, is a professional telecommunications engineer, corporate executive and public servant with over 35 years of international experience in the telecommunications industry and in corporate executive management, majority of which have been in top management positions in private multi-national companies and in government.
He is a graduate of the University of Ife and an alumnus of Lagos Business School, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE), Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM) and Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, FAEng. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in February 2000. Under his tenure, the Commission witnessed tremendous growth and transformation, earning a reputation as a transparent and open agency that delivered on its mandate.
ICT Access and Usage Survey 2011 - First round findings
Download the presentation about the first round of high level findings from the ICT Access and Usage Survey 2011.
Download the presentation about the first round of high level findings from the ICT Access and Usage Survey 2011.
ICT access & usage survey 2011/12: methodology and first round high level descriptive findings
The Research ICT Africa 2011/2012 ICT access & usage survey delivers nationally representative indicators on household, individual and small business level. The survey uses national census sampling frames in co-operation with National Statistical Offices to deliver crucial data in a cost effective way.
Download the policy brief on the methodology of the Household and Small business e-access & usage survey and the questionnaire.
While the 2007/8 African ICT access and usage survey demonstrated alarmingly little access to the Internet on the continent with a large-scale absence of personal computers and smart phones and compounded by the high cost of connectivity, whether fixed or mobile, the mobile phone is now the key entry point for Internet usage. This is one of the primary findings from the household and individual ICT access and usage survey conducted by Research ICT Africa in 2011/12. Other findings highlight the unevenness of Internet take up across and within countries. So while Namibia and Uganda demonstrate increased mobile Internet take up, in Tanzania and Ethiopia Internet usage remains negligible. In those countries where mobile Internet is driving connectivity this is being driven by social networking applications.
Download a presentation on Understanding Broadband demand in Africa: Internet going Mobile and a presentation on Measuring the use of social media through household surveys.
The Research ICT Africa 2011/2012 ICT access & usage survey delivers nationally representative indicators on household, individual and small business level. The survey uses national census sampling frames in co-operation with National Statistical Offices to deliver crucial data in a cost effective way.
Download the policy brief on the methodology of the Household and Small business e-access & usage survey and the questionnaire.
While the 2007/8 African ICT access and usage survey demonstrated alarmingly little access to the Internet on the continent with a large-scale absence of personal computers and smart phones and compounded by the high cost of connectivity, whether fixed or mobile, the mobile phone is now the key entry point for Internet usage. This is one of the primary findings from the household and individual ICT access and usage survey conducted by Research ICT Africa in 2011/12. Other findings highlight the unevenness of Internet take up across and within countries. So while Namibia and Uganda demonstrate increased mobile Internet take up, in Tanzania and Ethiopia Internet usage remains negligible. In those countries where mobile Internet is driving connectivity this is being driven by social networking applications.
Download a presentation on Understanding Broadband demand in Africa: Internet going Mobile and a presentation on Measuring the use of social media through household surveys.
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Research Areas Research ICT Africa has identified areas of ICT policy, regulation and indicator research that are under-investigated or where specialised research is needed and which might serve as possible topics for post-graduate research.
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Vacancies There are no vacancies at the moment.
Training and Events CPRsouth 8 / CPRafrica 2013 - Mysore, India Innovation & Entrepreneurship in ICT: Changing Asia / Africa CPRsouth8/ CPRafrica 2013 provides a forum for policy-engaged scholars to meet face-to-face to exchange ideas, network and improve the quality of their scholarly work. It foste...
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ICTD2013 - Call for Papers and Notes Sixth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2013) Cape Town, South Africa Conference dates: December 7-10, 2013 Paper submission deadline: May 1, 2013 (11:59pm UTC) Conference websit...
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CPRafrica 2012 /CPRsouth7 2012 Connecting Africa & Asia: ICT Policy research and practice for the Global South The third CPRafrica will take place from 5 - 7 September 2012 together with CPRsouth in Mauritius. Download the Conference programme. Introduction ...
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Young Scholars Tutorials 2012 Young Scholars Seminar 3-4 September 2012 - Mauritius Thirty Young Scholars from Africa and Asia have been selected to participate in the conference without having to fulfill the paper acceptance qualifications and to attend an ICT policy...
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Broadband as a platform for Video in Africa The Columbia Institute for Tele-Information is pleased to announce that its first conference on the topic of broadband as a platform for Video in Africa will take place May 22nd & 23rd in Lusaka, Zambia. For further information about the C...
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AMMREC2012 Conference AMMREC2012 Conference April 2 and 3, 2012 Nairobi, Kenya Mobile money is an emerging area of research, AMMREC expects to build a Conference Community that will ensure an exciting and high quality networking environment, providing an opportuni...
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Spectrum Valuation Masterclass with Prof Martin Cave This one-day masterclass on spectrum valuation was convened by Prof Alison Gillwald and was part of a new component of the Graduate School of Business programme in Management of Infrastructure Reform and Regulation (MIR). It was offered...
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The International Institute of Communications Annual Conference The International Institute of Communications is a leading independent policy forum focused primarily on telecommunications, media and digital media policy and regulation, and their impact on business and society. Its 42nd Annual Conference, ‘T...
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G I G A N E T - Sixth Annual Symposium UNON complex, Nairobi, Kenya, Room 4 September 26, 2011 The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) held its Sixth Annual Symposium on 26 September 2011, one day before the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairo...
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Connectivity and Convergence 2011: Alternative Regulatory Strategies for Telecommunications The Executive Course "Connectivity and Convergence 2011: Alternative Regulatory Strategies for Telecommunications" has been postponed. For further information, please contact info [at] researchictafrica [dot] net Programme Summary...
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Making Mobile Broadband Accessible for All Research ICT Africa and the Management Infrastructure Reform and Regulation Programme at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, in partnership with Vodacom convened a public seminar on Making Mobile Broadband Access Accessib...
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CPRafrica 2011 : Convergence The second CPRafrica took place on 15 – 19 April 2011 in association with the University of Nairobi, Kenya. CPRafrica 2011 presentations available on the publications page. &n...
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Young Scholars Tutorials 2011 Fifteen Young Scholars from Africa were selected to participate in the conference. Application Guidelines Applications should be submitted to aallem@researchICTafrica.net by or before 19 November 2010 and must contain the following: a one-page...
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CPRafrica Papers Eight out of the best ten papers presented during CPRafrica 2010, Cape Town, have been published in info Volume 13 Issue 3
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Research Areas Research ICT Africa has identified areas of ICT policy, regulation and indicator research that are under-investigated or where specialised research is needed and which might serve as possible topics for post-graduate research.
Read more ...
Vacancies There are no vacancies at the moment.
Training and Events CPRsouth 8 / CPRafrica 2013 - Mysore, India Innovation & Entrepreneurship in ICT: Changing Asia / Africa CPRsouth8/ CPRafrica 2013 provides a forum for policy-engaged scholars to meet face-to-face to exchange ideas, network and improve the quality of their scholarly work. It foste...
Read more...
ICTD2013 - Call for Papers and Notes Sixth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2013) Cape Town, South Africa Conference dates: December 7-10, 2013 Paper submission deadline: May 1, 2013 (11:59pm UTC) Conference websit...
Read more...
CPRafrica 2012 /CPRsouth7 2012 Connecting Africa & Asia: ICT Policy research and practice for the Global South The third CPRafrica will take place from 5 - 7 September 2012 together with CPRsouth in Mauritius. Download the Conference programme. Introduction ...
Read more...
Young Scholars Tutorials 2012 Young Scholars Seminar 3-4 September 2012 - Mauritius Thirty Young Scholars from Africa and Asia have been selected to participate in the conference without having to fulfill the paper acceptance qualifications and to attend an ICT policy...
Read more...
Broadband as a platform for Video in Africa The Columbia Institute for Tele-Information is pleased to announce that its first conference on the topic of broadband as a platform for Video in Africa will take place May 22nd & 23rd in Lusaka, Zambia. For further information about the C...
Read more...
AMMREC2012 Conference AMMREC2012 Conference April 2 and 3, 2012 Nairobi, Kenya Mobile money is an emerging area of research, AMMREC expects to build a Conference Community that will ensure an exciting and high quality networking environment, providing an opportuni...
Read more...
Spectrum Valuation Masterclass with Prof Martin Cave This one-day masterclass on spectrum valuation was convened by Prof Alison Gillwald and was part of a new component of the Graduate School of Business programme in Management of Infrastructure Reform and Regulation (MIR). It was offered...
Read more...
The International Institute of Communications Annual Conference The International Institute of Communications is a leading independent policy forum focused primarily on telecommunications, media and digital media policy and regulation, and their impact on business and society. Its 42nd Annual Conference, ‘T...
Read more...
G I G A N E T - Sixth Annual Symposium UNON complex, Nairobi, Kenya, Room 4 September 26, 2011 The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) held its Sixth Annual Symposium on 26 September 2011, one day before the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairo...
Read more...
Connectivity and Convergence 2011: Alternative Regulatory Strategies for Telecommunications The Executive Course "Connectivity and Convergence 2011: Alternative Regulatory Strategies for Telecommunications" has been postponed. For further information, please contact info [at] researchictafrica [dot] net Programme Summary...
Read more...
Making Mobile Broadband Accessible for All Research ICT Africa and the Management Infrastructure Reform and Regulation Programme at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, in partnership with Vodacom convened a public seminar on Making Mobile Broadband Access Accessib...
Read more...
CPRafrica 2011 : Convergence The second CPRafrica took place on 15 – 19 April 2011 in association with the University of Nairobi, Kenya. CPRafrica 2011 presentations available on the publications page. &n...
Read more...
Young Scholars Tutorials 2011 Fifteen Young Scholars from Africa were selected to participate in the conference. Application Guidelines Applications should be submitted to aallem@researchICTafrica.net by or before 19 November 2010 and must contain the following: a one-page...
Read more...
CPRafrica Papers Eight out of the best ten papers presented during CPRafrica 2010, Cape Town, have been published in info Volume 13 Issue 3
Read more ...
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