Needs Assessment for ePol-NET Services - Mozambique

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 Policies success stories or lessons learned

Database on ICT strategies success stories or lessons learned

E-learning applications (lessons learned)

E-government applications (lessons learned)

E-health applications (lessons learned)

Telecommunication Regulation lessons learned

Telecommunication privatisation or liberalisation (lessons learned)

ICT for Job promotion

TOR of various phases from other countries

E-strategies from other countries

NICI plans documents from other countries

E-governance applications (lessons learned)

E-local administration applications (lessons learned)

E-vote

E-parliament

Alternative Energy and solar Energy (lessons learned)

Gender and ICT (lessons learned)

Youth and ICT

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Expertise was required in the following areas:

LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

  1. Competition
  2. Digital signature
  3. Foreign direct investment
  4. ICT regulation
  5. Intellectual property
  6. Investments
  7. Legal
  8. Regional integration and international cooperation
  9. Resources mobilisation
  10. Telecommunication regulation
  11. Universal access

HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING

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

BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
(technology transfer -investments)

  1. Fixed telephony strategies
  2. Investment in telecommunication basic infrastructure
  3. Low cost connectivity at remote and rural area
  4. Mobil telephony strategies
  5. Spectrum Management
  6. Telecommunication infrastructure
  7. 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. E-services (call-centers/e-work/etc..)
  8. ICT and Community Radio
  9. ICT and Gender
  10. ICT and Youth
  11. ICT for disfranchised
  12. Information security
  13. Local content
  14. Open standard and open source strategy
     
 
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