Connect Africa - Broadband set to boom in Africa - Volume III January 2010
ITU vision statement
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
Africa catching up in broadband
FOREWORD
Towards a broadband-enabled future
CONTENTS
Leaders at the Connect Africa Summit
Keynote speakers at the Connect Africa Summit’s opening ceremony
INTRODUCTION
Relentless efforts to Connect Africa
FINANCING
Connect Africa — two years on
Infrastructure Consortium for Africa
Contributing to achieve Africa’s universal connectivity goals
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
East African Community
Economic Community of West African States
Africa: The Mobile Continent
Intelsat New Dawn satellite
Main One Cable System
Phase 3 Telecom
The East African Marine System
COUNTRY FOCUS
Connecting a nation
National ICT Backbone project
The national data transmission backbone and electronic government infrastructure project in Uganda
PERSPECTIVES
Afrovision for broadcasting
GAID’s perspective on Connect Africa Goals
THE ITU MISSION…
ITU: Committed to connecting the world