附註:Includes bibliographical references.
Introducing the World Bank Group ICT Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa -- The Benefits of Telecommunications Sector Reform -- Reform Increases Access to Voice Services -- Reform Expands Internet Access -- Reform Reduces the Cost of Doing Business -- Pushing Forward the Core Reform Agenda -- Strengthening Regulatory Frameworks -- Supporting Telecommunications Ministries -- Promoting Competition through Pragmatic Liberalization -- A Pragmatic Approach Needed to Privatize Incumbents -- Reforming the Postal Sector -- Addressing Market Failures -- Building National Backbones and Supporting Broadband Access -- Designing Rural Access Strategies -- Supporting Countries in Their Post-Conflict Activities -- Promoting Applications on ICT for Development -- Facilitating E-Commerce -- Supporting E-Government Applications -- Fostering Civil Society Applications -- Accelerating Regional Integration and Connectivity -- Promoting Regional Harmonization -- Increasing Regional Connectivity -- Developing Regional Fiber Optic Cable Projects -- Supporting Roaming Initiatives -- Building a Network of National Exchange Points -- ICT Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Status of Telecommunications Sector Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa (end of 2003) -- Map: Eastern and Southern Africa Current and Planned Telecom Transmission Infrastructure, July 2004 -- The Case for Reform: A Comparison of Mauritania and Ethiopia -- Public-Private Partnerships Can Be Structured to Build National Backbone Networks -- The OBA Approach to Universal Access Funds Disbursements in Uganda -- South Africa: An Example of a Government Using ICT for Open Decision-making: The Drafting of Post-Apartheid Constitution -- The Impact of ICT on Learning -- Some Impacts of ICT on Health Care -- Working Towards the Establishment of an ECOWAS Common Telecommunication Market -- Accelerating Connectivity in Eastern & Southern Africa (E & SA) -- The Impact of the Kenya IXP on Quality and Cost of Infrastructure Services -- The Three
摘要:Connecting Sub-Saharan Africa outlines a strategy for information and communication technologies (ICT) development in Sub-Saharan Africa that will further the reform agenda to facilitate deployment of ICT infrastructure, and encourage the development community to support African governments in this regard. The strategy builds on the earlier reform agenda in the sector by leveraging the achievements to date of Sub-Saharan African countries to advance the essential goal of increasing the continent's connectivity. It provides strategies for developing and enhancing the capacity of Africa's ICT institutions-including regulators, ministries, and regional bodies-to lead the development of an interconnected region and implement sustainable regional strategies for integration and knowledge sharing. Of particular concern is the ability to bring rural areas into the national, regional, and global economies, thus creating new opportunities for the world's poorest citizens.
