http://www.southafricaconnect.org.za connecting ICT policy debate Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:33:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The following presentation was delivered by Karen Wrege of KB Enterprises at a South Africa Connect public seminar on the 21st of October 2009. Spectrum Auctions: Lessons Learned From Around the World - Karen Wrege View more presentations from Research ICT Africa. Spectrum auctions were first introduced in 1989 in New Zealand and ... http://www.southafricaconnect.org.za/?p=289 High interconnection rates charged by mobile operators have received quite a bit of coverage in the South African media recently, many have also referenced the Namibian Interconnection Benchmarking Study: Richard Van Rensburg, 'Cut These Costs! - Cellphone call charges: Patricia De Lille Wants Authorities to Investigate', You 06.08.09 Lower call rates won't ... http://www.southafricaconnect.org.za/?p=281 [Download Presentation] [Download Namibian Interconnection Rate Benchmarking Study] Regulators across Europe and Africa agree that termination rates should be based on the forward-looking long-run incremental cost (LRIC) of termination of an efficient operator. Termination rates at cost of termination will remove economic distortions witnessed in Europe and Africa today and prepare the ... http://www.southafricaconnect.org.za/?p=271 All input from the March 24th South African National Broadband Forum has been received and compiled into a single document which can be accessed here. The South African National Broadband Forum invites everyone who believes that affordable broadband access is a national priority to express their support for the development and ... http://www.southafricaconnect.org.za/?p=267 For those of you who couldn't attend the forum on March 24th last month, here's a video of the event, produced by The African Commons Project. You'll get a good overview of the day and the issues that were discussed by the participants, as well as an idea of ... http://www.southafricaconnect.org.za/?p=265 by Paul Vecchiatto [ Cape Town | ITWeb, 15 April 2009 ], originally appearing here. The path to the creation of an information society is through the rollout of mobile broadband, and SA should acknowledge that government and regulatory intervention is all but irrelevant, says Rohan Samarajiva, a visiting Sri Lankan ... http://www.southafricaconnect.org.za/?p=262 On Tuesday 14 April 2008  5.30 for 6.00pm - Dr Rohan Samarajiva  will present the next SA Connect Public Seminar Series:  The path to the information society:  Does it lie through the mobile?  Evidence from Asia and thoughts for Africa. “A people centered, inclusive, and development-oriented information society where everyone can ... http://www.southafricaconnect.org.za/?p=259 Pictures from the National Broadband Strategy forum can be found on the African Commons flickr stream. http://www.southafricaconnect.org.za/?p=257 [caption id="attachment_250" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A World Café discussion in action"][/caption] In the final session of the National Broadband Strategy Forum, facilitator Steve Song invited attendees to comment, add to and generally edit the draft framework which had informed most of the day’s proceedings. “Think of it as policy haiku,” he said, ... http://www.southafricaconnect.org.za/?p=241 [caption id="attachment_224" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Notes from the World Café sessions at the Broadband Forum. "][/caption] Most conferences, forums, working meetings and workshops take a similar format. Everyone arrives full of vim and vigour, and the situation quickly deteriorates into a roomful of people hidden behind their laptops, or twittering in isolation. ... http://www.southafricaconnect.org.za/?p=223