Needs Assessment for ePol-NET Services - South Africa

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:
 
 

 

Telecommunication Regulation lessons learned

E-strategies from other countries

NICI plans documents from other countries

Database on ICT Policies success stories or lessons learned

Database on ICT strategies success stories or lessons learned

E-governance applications (lessons learned)

E-parliament

Telecommunication privatisation or liberalisation (lessons learned)

Alternative Energy and solar Energy (lessons learned)

TOR of various phases from other countries

ICT for Job promotion

E-learning applications (lessons learned)

E-government applications (lessons learned)

E-health applications (lessons learned)

E-local administration applications (lessons learned)

E-vote

Gender and ICT (lessons learned)

Youth and ICT

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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. Legal
  6. Resources mobilisation
  7. Telecommunication regulation
  8. 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. Investment in telecommunication basic infrastructure
  3. Low cost connectivity at remote and rural area
  4. Spectrum Management
  5. Telecommunication infrastructure
  6. Wireless –VSAT- Electrical network - WIFI

ICT APPLICATIONS

  1. E-community
  2. E-Education
  3. E-Governance
  4. E-Government (facilitating of Government Administration and Services delivery)
  5. E-Health
  6. Environment and Agriculture
  7. E-services (call-centers/e-work/etc..)
  8. ICT and Community Radio
  9. ICT and Gender
  10. ICT for disfranchised
  11. Local content
     
 
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