Needs Assessment for ePol-NET Services - Niger

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:
 
 

 

NICI plans documents from other countries

E-learning applications (lessons learned)

E-government applications (lessons learned)

E-health applications (lessons learned)

E-governance applications (lessons learned)

E-local administration applications (lessons learned)

ICT for Job promotion

TOR of various phases from other countries

E-strategies from other countries

Database on ICT Policies success stories or lessons learned

Database on ICT strategies success stories or lessons learned

E-vote

E-parliament

Telecommunication Regulation lessons learned

Gender and ICT (lessons learned)

Youth and ICT

Telecommunication privatisation or liberalisation (lessons learned)

Alternative Energy and solar Energy (lessons learned)

 

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Expertise was required in the following areas:

LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

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

HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING

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

BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
(technology transfer -investments)

  1. Investment in telecommunication basic infrastructure
  2. Low cost connectivity at remote and rural area
  3. Telecommunication infrastructure
  4. 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. ICT for disfranchised
  13. Information security
  14. Local content
  15. Open standard and open source strategy
     
 
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