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ICT Trends and Developments in Africa
Anne Rita [email protected]
ITU Telecommunication Regional Office for Africa
ITU Regional Economic and Financial Forum of Telecommunications/ICT for Africa
Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE, 30-31 January 2017
Introduction
The ICT sector is recognized as a critical backbone of socio-economic development. It affects all facets of society, health, education, tourism, governance
Adoption of broadband-enabled mobile devices has made access to the digital world more ubiquitous and pervasive.
ICT industry has moved from distinct infrastructure platforms and connected devices to an interconnected ecosystem of computing.
Despite tremendous growth in connectivity, 3.9 billion people – 53% of the world’s population – was still offline by the end of 2016.
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History of the Future
• Technology has moved from being uncommon and difficult to use to being pervasive, intuitive, and more user-friendly. Digitization has accelerated technological developments over the last two decades
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Which regulations have shaped the ICT sector? 2005-2015
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Competition in selected African Markets
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Infrastructure Sharing -Africa
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ICT Market Trends- Africa
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Mobile Subs per region
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International Internet Bandwidth by regions, 2015
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• More options for IIC on the East and West coast has led to a reduction in cost
• Inward connectivity at competitive rates and deployment of domestic broadband networks crucial
• This coupled with national broadband policies that promote investment, access & affordable pricing – E.g. extending
government services over the internet
– WIFI Hot spot cities
Price and affordability of ICTs in the African region
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Prepaid handset-based mobile-broadband prices (500MB per month) as a percentage of
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Conclusion
Notable improvements in ICT Access and usage in Africa over the decade- But STILL lagging behind
Mobile the bright spot for Africa- Investment in 3G and LTE crucial
Improve last mile broadband access and usage-broadband at home-
addressing affordability is essential Cross-sectoral nature of ICT - calls for
collaborative regulation (cooperation and communication between regulators and industry, users & all stakeholders)
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