ITU-EC HIPSSA Activities in Southern Africa

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HIPSSA Activity SA-1 - Review and Update of SADC ICT Policy and Legal Framework

The purpose of this was to identify best practices as well as gaps in the region. The second step of the review and update process was to prepare a proposal for the broad evolution of the existing SADC ICT policy and legal framework starting with some immediate specific changes.

Draft documents

Previous steps in the implementation of this activity include the SADC meeting of Ministers in charge of Communications and ICT in Luanda, Angola, from 10 to 13 May 2010 and the SADC technical meeting of Sub-Sectoral Committee on Communications, ICT and Postal held in Johannesburg (8-10 March 2010).

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HIPSSA Activity SA-2.2 - Update of CRASA guidelines on universal access and service (UA/S) and development of a Toolkit of Best Practices using the UA/S funds

The reference documents used as a starting point for this activity are the following:

Reference documents

CRASA Documents

SADC meeting of Ministers in charge of Telecommunications, Postal and ICT

Press release of the 2007 SADC Ministers meeting
Press release of the 2008 SADC Ministers meeting (see 2.3 of the press release)
Press release of the 2009 SADC Ministers meeting (see 2.2 of the press release)
Press release of the 2010 SADC Ministers meeting (see 2.2 of the press release)

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HIPSSA Activity SA-4 - Development of SADC Legal Framework on Cybersecurity

The reference documents used as a starting point for this activity are the following:

Documents

EAC cyberlaws
ECOWAS supplementary acts and directives

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HIPSSA Project
Activities:
Southern Africa (SA)

HIPSSA Project Main Page

ITU-EC Project Events

14-16 March 2011 (Windhoek, Namibia) HIPSSA Validation workshop of SADC Guidelines on Universal Service/Access and
Best Practices
2-4 March 2011 (Port Vila, Vanuatu) ICB4PAC Workshop on Cyber-legislation
7-9 December 2010 (Monrovia, Liberia) HIPSSA Validation Workshop of WATRA Guidelines on Access to Submarine Cables
4-8 October 2010 (Kingston, Jamaica) HIPCAR Training Workshop on Cost Modelling
4-8 October 2010 (Apia, Samoa) ICB4PAC Workshop for Universal Access and Services Policies in the Pacific
23-25 August 2010 (Maputo, Mozambique) HIPSSA Validation Workshop of the Review and Update of SADC ICT Policy and Legal Framework

Contact Details

Mr. Jean-François LE BIHAN
HIPSSA Project Coordinator, ITU-EC Project-Harmonized Policies for ICT in ACP countries
Tel.: +251 11 551 4977 / 4855
Fax.: +251 11 551 7299
E-mail: Jean-Francois Lebihan

ITU Regional Office for Africa
Gambia Rd, Telecom Bldg,
3rd Floor
P.O. Box 60 005
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

Mr. Sandro BAZZANELLA
Project Manager,
ITU-EC Project-Harmonized Policies for ICT in ACP countries
Tel.: +41 22 730 6765
Fax.: +41 22 730 5484
E-mail: Sandro Bazzanella

International Telecommunication Union (ITU),
Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)
Place des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland