Forum Conclusions & Recommendations

• Final Report  Rapport final

Themes developed during the Forum

• Agenda  Ordre du jour

Participation

• Speakers' Biographies

• List of Participants

Background Papers

• Enhancing Low Cost Access in Sub-Saharan Africa,
  by GSM Association Development Fund

• Strategic importance of Speech Technology for NGNs - Executive Summary; White Paper
  Mr. Steve Rondel, Chairman & CEO, Conversay, Redmond, Washington, USA

Information Documents

• Nokia Siemens Networks Village Connection - Executive Summary

• NOKIA Connecting People - Towards Universal Access,
  Connecting rural communities via mobile communications

• Nokia - Expanding Horizons - GSM's 20th Anniversary - Fuelling a future full of promise

• GRAMEEN Foundation (Seattle, USA): Draft Village Phone Direct Manual - Enabling microfinance institutions to bring affordable communication services to the poor

ITU Thanking Sponsors

• GSMA

• NOKIA

• QUALCOMM

• SAFARICOM

Presentations by session

"Infrastructure Sharing and low Cost Solutions for Africa"

"Promouvoir le partage des infrastructures et les solutions à faible coûts pour l'Afrique"

Session 1: Trends and Challenges of Telecom/ICT Industry

• Evolution of Mobile Industry in Africa
  Mr. Vitalis Olunga, Head Regulatory & Public Policy, SAFARICOM & Chairman GSM Africa

• L'impact de la convergence sur les opérateurs et les fournisseurs de services
  Mr. Bernard Sanchez, IDATE, France

• Vers la radiodiffusion numérique
  M. Jean-Baptiste Yao Kouakou, Secrétaire Général, ATCI, Côte d'Ivoire

Session 2: Infrastructure Sharing and Low Cost Solutions

• iBurst - Its position in provision of low cost infrastructure solutions
  Mr. Suhayl Esmailjee, General Manager, Africa Online Kenya

• CELTEL - Making life better
  Mr. David Murray, CEO, Celtel Kenya

• Intelsat Africa - Infrastructure Sharing & Low Cost Solutions
  Mr. Flavien Bachabi, Regional Vice President, Intelsat Africa

• Low Cost Mobile Broadband Access,
  Dr. Ravi Kalavakunta, Director, Marketing, QUALCOMM

• Nokia Siemens Networks Village Connection - Affordable connectivity for rural villages
  Mr. Rauno Granath, Nokia Siemens Networks

Session 3: Challenges for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) Development

• Micro Credit Mechanisms: Case of the villagePhone Model in Uganda
  Mr. John Paul Bagiire. General Strategic Planning, MTN Uganda Ltd.

• Challenges for an African Carrier's Carrier
  Mr. Vincent Wang'ombe, Marketing Manager, Kenya Data Networks

• Replication of the Village Phone Direct
  Mr. George Conard, Grameen Foundation

• Challenges of ISPs in Africa
  Mr. Stephen Ciirah, Head of Pan African Business, Africa Online

• Market Entry Challenges to African SMMEs
  Mr. Antoine Bigirimana, CEO, Electronic Tools Company (E-Tools), Kigali, Rwanda

• Challenges for Small, Medium & Micro Enterprises - Internet Centres run by Young Entrepreneurs
  Mrs. Chloe Chick, GSM Association Development Fund

• infoDev Supporting innovation i Africa: the role of ICT enabled business incubation
  Mr. Steve Giddings, Regional Facilitator: Africa infoDev Incubator Initiative, World Bank Group

• Realising Africa's Growth Potential: What Policy Reforms are required,
  Mr. Gabriel Solomon, Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs, GSM Association

Session 4: Projects and New Initiatives

• Les initiatives régionales de la Région Afrique
  M. Brahima Sanou, Représentant régional de l'UIT pour l'Afrique

• NEPAD ICT Broadband Infrastructure Programme,
  Dr. Edmund Katiti, Policy & Regulatory Advisor, NEPAD e-Africa Commission

• EASSy - Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System - Project Update
  Mr. John Sihra, EASSy project Coordinator

• A Brief on the East Africa Submarine Cable System (TEAMS) Project
  Mr. Christopher Kemei, Assistant Director Licensing, Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK)

• Status of the RASCOM Project
  Mr. Casimir Leke Betechuhoh, Vice President, International Relations

• Status of Southern Africa Telecommunications Association (SATA) Regional Projects in the SADC Region
  Mr. Jacob Munodawafa, SATA Executive Secretary/CEO
  and Eng.John Saidi Kimbe, SATA Manager Technology & Policy

• Speech Technology Solutions and the Java Standard
  Mr. Steve Rondel, Chairman & CEO, Conversay, Redmond, Washington, USA

Session 5: African Private Sector Issues Roundtable

• ITU Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Strategy & Membership,
  Mr. Jean-Yves Besnier, Head of Partnership & Promotion, Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) - ITU