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ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA The African
Regional Preparatory Conference for the
WSIS Accra International Conference Center Accra,
Ghana 29 30 January 2005 Pre-Conference on
e-Strategies (National, regional, local and
sectoral)  Towards regional e-strategies in
support of Africas regional integration efforts

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Policy context for RICI

• AISI
• ECA to take the lead in Coordinating with
  Regional Initiatives, Organizations and Sub
  Regional Grouping and Projects..
• WSIS
• Action Plan is addressing the National, Regional
  And International Levels

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e-Strategies development process
Administration Private sector
Civil Society Academia
Enabling Environment
Human Resources
e-Strategy
Applications Contents
Infrastructure Info Structure
MEDIAS

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Regional Information and Communication
Infrastructure RICI

• Objectives
• - Harmonize national e-strategies
• - Contribute to build the Information and
  Knowledge Society for All
• - Strengthen competitiveness and Technology base
• Taking into consideration
• policy shaping
• new forms of work and businesses
• new markets
• trust and confidence

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Scope of Coverage
e-Space
ECONOMY
PILOT PROJECTS
POLICY RICI
SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
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Areas and Sectors

• Sub Regional e-strategies
• Ensure Coherence between National and Sub
  Regional Levels
• Institutional and Regulatory Framework
• Harmonize Institutional/Regulatory Frameworks
  across the continent and within the different
  regions
• e-Government and on-line public Services
• Increase productivity in Public Administration
  for the Benefit of Citizens and Enterprises
• e-Business/e-Commerce
• Provision of a dynamic harmonized and
  innovative
• e-business and e-Commerce environment

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The First StepCooperation with RECs
UMA ICT and Exchanges Development between UMA
Countries
ECOWAS/UEMOA Legal Framework for e-commerce
COMESA e-Strategy
EAC e-government
CEMAC/CEEAC ICT Regulation/SDI
SADC e-strategies
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The Final Objective
Mutualisation of experiences - Guide for the
formulation of Regional e-Strategies -
Guidelines for the formulation of Regional
e-applications (e-Government, e-Commerce)
- Legal Framework Model for e-Commerce -
Framework Model for ICT Regulation
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