Capacity Building in Regulation Regional Workshop Universal Access

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Capacity Building in RegulationRegional
WorkshopUniversal Access
ICT for Economic and Social developmentKey
Role and Major Stakes- Doc1.4 -
Banjul, Sept. 19-23, 2005
Jean-Marie Blanchard
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Objectives of the Session

• Understand ... how ICT can enable both economic
  and social development
• Position ICT services in the Society , including
  Underserviced areas
• Identify economic, social and political stakes
• Take care of national awareness programmes
• Identify Key Factors for Success ... for ICT
  widespread
• ICT is not an end to itself!

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Agenda of the Session

• Role of ICT in the Society
• Economic
• Social, political
• ICT for Rural Development
• ICT for All, by All
• National challenge
• Local players ownership
• Application exercise

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Introduction Chat

• Mrs Ouedraogos Story !
• The first priority for her village ?
• What are the most innovative ICT applications,
• today used in your closed environment ?
• What are the main positive effects ?
• Are they any negative or risky effects ?

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Main activities inside a local area
Communication Transports
Business Trade
Historical Heritage
Tourism
Governance
Agriculture
Energy
Education
Healthcare
Sports Leasures
Industry
Arts Culture
Services
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Project Dynamics in the local area
Project
Knowledge
Energy
Existing Assets
Information Knowledge should play a key role
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ICT as a Development enabler

Economy
Governance
ICT for Development
Local Development
Education and Culture
PovertyReduction
Health care

Limitation of Rural Depopulation
Telecommunication Services A tool for accessing
to Information and Knowledge
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Economic Stakes with Universal Access
Correlation between economic growth and
availabilty of Communication means
Source ITU
Access to Communication Networks is mandatory to
join the Globalised Economy
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Social and Political Stakes with Universal Access

• Which Objectives
• to be reached?
• Service needs?
• Governance Rules?
• Management Funding schemes ?

• Who could access?
• Where?
• Pricing?
• Service level?
• Security level?

Enabling the Information Society for tomorrow?
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ICT for Rural Development
Limiting negative effects of isolated situation

• Lack of Information Knowledge
• Agriculture rules (what?,when?,how?, ...)
• Market situation (price level,offer vs. demand)
• Marketing and Product promotion (exhandcraft,
  tourism)
• Landownership and geographic mapping
• Healthcare(préventive and curative)
• Education and training (exentrepreneurship)
• Administration and governance
• Experience aggregation and awareness
• A lot of major Obstacles limiting local ecosystem
  growth
• Long and expensive travels
• I/O Deliveries and Stock management
• Lack of Jobs
• Lack of funding schemes
• Administrative and political divide

Huge Risks with Rural Depopulation !
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Communication Needs in Rural Areas
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ICT, as a key Tool for ....
... Sustainable development and Poverty
alleviation

• Access to Information Knowledge is vital !
• Satisfying basic daily needs of local populations
• Enabling economic and social development
• Limiting rural depopulation

Access to Information Knowledge is part of Human
Rights!
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Heightening Public awareness to ICT Benefits

• Decision makers
• Public actors
• Government members,
• Local authorities
• Financial institutions
• Public and Development agencies
• Private bank and Capital venture
• Beneficiaries
• Professionals, including SMMEs and unformal
  sector
• Population, including rural areas

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Public Awareness Programmes dedicated to
Underserviced areas
Typical example of Outreach Programme

• Roadshow with Internet caravan
• Advertisement via traditional means
• 1st Part Entertainment
• 2nd Part Live Internet demo
• Key lessons
• An heavy participation (mostly male, up to 1000
  per village)
• Population behavior
• Good understanding, even if illiterate
• Very receptive to ICT benefits (concrete
  examples)
• Main risk create demand for ICT services ...
• where as it will not remain available after
  demo

Take care and Integrate Cultural specificities
Source Metissacana Programme in Senegal, more
than 10000 people reached.
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Local Players have a key role
Both Suppliers and Users
Needs Constraints
ACTEURS LOCAUX
LOCAL PLAYERS
Local Content Customized services
Management Operation
Strategy Funding
Local players Ownership is the best guarantee for
sustainability
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ICT-based Development Model New virtuous circles
Enabling local development
Social Development
Economic Development
_at_ as most affordable communication
infrastructure
Transparent Market Place
Healthcare
Education
Time Expense saving
Private Funding
Public Funding
Governance
Needs for Information
Job creation
Rural stability
Distance, Illiteracy,...
Poverty
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General Objectives of Rural Communications
Development Policy

• Provide access to basic communications services
  within reasonable walking distance to all the
  people in Uganda
• Ensure effective utilisation of the RCDF to
  leverage investment in rural communications
  development
• Promote ICT usage in Uganda

Source UCC March 2003
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Specific Policy Objectives

• Ensure that all sub-counties with at least 5,000
  inhabitants have access to basic communications
  services by 2005
• Ensure that the limited resources of RCDF are
  effectively utilised to create immediate impact
• Support establishment of an internet Point of
  presence (PoP) in every district by 2003, where
  each PoP shall be associated with at least one
  internet cafe
• Increase use of ICTs by supporting introduction
  of at least one vanguard institution in every
  district by end of 2003
• Promote provision of communications services as a
  profitable business

Source UCC March 2003
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A win-win Model Main Key Success Factors

• International and National Political Willingness
  to develop ICT-based Programs
• Clarification of Telecom Regulatory Environment,
  including support of Universal Access effort
• Encouragement of local Entrepreneurship and
  private community Funding
• Close Partnerships with local players

Support of local initiatives and pilot projects
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Any questions?
ICT for Economic and Social developmentKey
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• THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION!

Jean-Marie Blanchard ICT for Development Strategic
Consulting and Training Ph 33 6 13 15 36
85 e.mail jmblanchard_at_9online.fr