Needs Assessment for ePol-NET Services - Cameroon

The Africa Node of the ePol-NET conducted a needs assessment survey of NICI focal points and consultants in seven African countries. The survey helped identify the e-Resources and expertise needed in the development of their ICT sectoral strategies. These include:
 

 

Database on ICT strategies success stories or lessons learned

E-strategies from other countries

NICI plans documents from other countries

E-government applications (lessons learned)

Telecommunication privatisation or liberalisation (lessons learned)

Database on ICT Policies success stories or lessons learned

E-learning applications (lessons learned)

E-health applications (lessons learned)

E-governance applications (lessons learned)

E-local administration applications (lessons learned)

E-vote

E-parliament

Telecommunication Regulation lessons learned

Alternative Energy and solar Energy (lessons learned)

Gender and ICT (lessons learned)

Youth and ICT

ICT for Job promotion

TOR of various phases from other countries

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Expertise was required in the following areas:

LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

  1. Telecommunication regulation
  2. ICT regulation
  3. Foreign direct investment
  4. Resources mobilisation
  5. Regional integration and international cooperation

HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING

  1. Capacity building for ICT specialists
  2. Capacity building for ICT use

BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
(technology transfer -investments)

  1. Telecommunication infrastructure
  2. Investment in telecommunication basic infrastructure

ICT APPLICATIONS

  1. E-Government (facilitating of Government Administration and Services delivery)
  2. E-services (call-centers/e-work/etc..)
     
 
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