Needs Assessment for ePol-NET Services - The Gambia

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:
 

 

E-government applications (lessons learned)

E-governance applications (lessons learned)

E-local administration applications (lessons learned)

ICT for Job promotion

NICI plans documents from other countries

E-health applications (lessons learned)

E-strategies from other countries

Database on ICT Policies success stories or lessons learned

E-learning applications (lessons learned)

Telecommunication privatisation or liberalisation (lessons learned)

Alternative Energy and solar Energy (lessons learned)

Gender and ICT (lessons learned)

Youth and ICT

Database on ICT strategies success stories or lessons learned

E-vote

Telecommunication Regulation lessons learned

TOR of various phases from other countries

 

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Expertise was required in the following areas:

LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

  1. Digital signature
  2. ICT regulation
  3. Institutional
  4. Investments
  5. Resources mobilisation
  6. Telecommunication regulation
  7. Universal access

HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING

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

BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
(technology transfer -investments)

  1. Energy
  2. Telecommunication infrastructure
  3. Wireless –VSAT- Electrical network - WIFI

ICT APPLICATIONS

  1. Business and Trade
  2. E-Community
  3. E-Education
  4. E-Governance
  5. E-Government (facilitating of Government Administration and Services delivery)
  6. E-Health
  7. Environment and Agriculture
  8. E-services (call-centers/e-work/etc..)
  9. ICT and Community Radio
  10. ICT and Gender
  11. ICT and Youth
  12. Local content
  13. Open standard and open source strategy
     
 
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