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HIPSSA Project - Validation workshop of SADC Guidelines on Universal Access and Service (UA/S) and Toolkit of Best Practices using UA/S Funds

 14-16 March 2011 (Windhoek, Namibia)

The validation workshop of SADC Guidelines on Universal Access and Service (UA/S) and Toolkit of Best Practices using UA/S Funds will be held in Windhoek, Namibia from 14 to 16 March 2011 at Hotel Safari and Conference Center and is kindly hosted by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN).

The objective of this workshop is to review, amend and validate the following documents:

If you want to know more about the preparation of the working document, visit the page dedicated to this HIPSSA project activity.

Who can participate

The workshop is addressed to relevant government bodies, regulators, operators, service providers, civil society, private sector and regional organizations involved in policy making and implementation of ICT universal access and service from the following SADC member states and HIPSSA beneficiary countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Kingdom of Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The registration form is accesible on the following link [Deadline: 1st march 2011].

Meeting Documents
 

Meeting Presentations

Day 1 (Monday 14 March 2011)

Opening of the Meeting: Agenda

 Welcoming remarks by:

§       Mr. Kombadayedu KAPWANGA, NCC Commissioner 

§         Mr. Robin UNUTH, SADC ICT Senior Officer

§         Ms. Bridget LINZIE, CRASA Acting Executive Secretary 

§         Mr. Abdoulkarim SOUMAÏLA, ATU Secretary General

§         Dr. Romeo BERTOLINI, Counselor for Development Cooperation, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Namibia

§         Mr. Jean-François LE BIHAN, HIPSSA Senior Project Coordinator. ITU

Composition of the bureau to be chaired by Mr. Murphy SETSHWANE of BTA convener of the CRASA Special Committee on Universal Service and Access and validation of the agenda.

 

  • Session 1: 
  • Origins of the project

SADC ICT Ministers Resolution 2007/03 and previous work done by CRASA and SATA - presentation by Ms. Bridget LINZIE, Acting Executive Secretary of CRASA and presentation by Mr. Jacob MUNODAWFA, Executive Secretary of SATA

The involvement of HIPSSA and GIZ/BMZ in the support of regulatory harmonization in Sub-Saharan Africa - presentation by Mr. Jean Francois LE BIHAN, HIPSSA Senior Project Coordinator, ITU [15’] and Mr. Thorsten SCHERF, Senior Advisor, Project ICT for Development, GIZ

  • Session 2: Assessment of National and Regional Regulatory Frameworks

Presentation of Methodology for Assessment Report and Guidelines - presentation by Ms. Sofie MADDENS, ITU Expert, VP Regulatory, TMG Consulting

International and Regional Best Practice: Assessment of key elements for UAS in Africa and beyond - presentation by Ms. Sofie MADDENS, ITU Expert, VP Regulatory, TMG Consulting

Gap Analysis: Existing legislation and regulation in Southern Africa assessed against international and regional best practice – presentation by Mr. Charley LEWIS, ITU Expert, Senior Lecturer, LINK Centre

Discussion on Assessment Report – moderation by Ms. S. Maddens and Mr. C. Lewis

  • Session 3: Presentation and  Review of Guidelines

Presentation of Proposed Amendments to Guidelines on UAS - presentation by Mr. Charley LEWIS, ITU Expert

Presentation of the Toolkit - presentation by Ms. Leona MENTZ, ITU Expert , Policy & Regulation Director, Pygma Consulting

Discussion of the best practices in the SADC region and beyond – moderation by Ms. M. MSIMANG and Ms. L. MENTZ

  • Session 4: Presentation of the Toolkit

Methodology and Objective of the Toolkit - presentation by Ms. Mandla MSIMANG, ITU Expert, Managing Director, Pygma Consulting

Day 2 (Tuesday 15 March 2011)

  • Session 1: Summary Day 1

Summary of Day 1 and Objective of Day 2 by Rapporteurs

  • Session 2: Discussion of Assessment Report and Guidelines in Group Sessions

Group sessions to discuss Assessment Reports and Amendments to Guidelines – moderation by Ms. M. MSIMANG, , Mr. C. LEWIS, Ms. S. MADDENS, Ms. L. MENTZ, ITU Experts

  • Session 3: Assessment Report and Amendments to the Guidelines

Group presentations on proposed amendments to Guidelines– presentation by the Group rapporteurs

Consolidation with Working Groups of proposed amendments to Guidelines and interactive drafting of revised  Guidelines  - moderation by Mr. C. LEWIS and Ms. S. MADDENS

 

  • Session 4: Review of the Toolkit

International and Regional Best Practice – presentation by Ms. M. Msimang
Strategies for using the Fund and Alternative Financing to select, design and fund projects: Infrastructure Projects, Community Access Projects , Schools Projects, Content and Applications Projects : presentation by Ms. M. Msimang and Ms. L. Mentz
Monitoring and Evaluation– presentation by Ms. L. Mentz

  • Session 5: Discussion of the Toolkit

How do international and regional best practices and case studies relate to the situation in your own country?
Which elements of the Toolkit would be worth and relevant to your country?
Provision of additional regional information
Provision of comments and proposed amendments
Moderation by Ms. M. MSIMANG and Ms. L. MENTZ

Day 3 (Wednesday 16 March 2011)

  • Session 1: Summary of day 2

Summary of Day 2 and Objective of Day 3 by Rapporteurs

  • Session 2: Validation of Assessment Report and Guidelines

    Review of amended guidelines and validation of final draft of Amended Guidelines - presentation by Group rapporteurs

    Validation of Assessment Report - moderation by Ms. S. Maddens

     

  • Session 3: Validation of Toolkit

    Validation of toolkit - moderation by rapporteurs and Ms. M. MSIMANG and Ms. L. MENTZ

  • Session 4: Way forward

     

    Discussion on the way forward and potential additional activities to be undertaken by SADC with the support of ITU and/or GIZ

     

  • Closing Ceremony
HIPSSA Project Activities: South Africa (SA-2.2)
ITU-EC Project Events
 
Contact Details

Ms. Ida Jallow
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: Ida Jallow

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

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CH-1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland


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