POST SUMMIT REPORT

25–26 March 2015 Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel, Tanzania

GRV ICT IIIGreat Rift Valley ICT Summit 2015

SUMMARYThe Great Rift Valley ICT Summit III (GRV ICT III), organised by GRV Global, opened on the 25th and 26th of March 2015 in Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania. We were pleased to see a diverse and exciting range of delegations from governments, international development agencies and private companies from the Great Rift Valley countries. The Summit provided an occasion to discuss aims, challenges and goals and to announce opportunities and projects, as well as present a programme of planned contracts for 2015 and beyond.

Hon. Makame MBARAWA, Minister of Communication, Science and Technology of the United Republic of Tanzania, opened the summit by presenting the unique position his country holds within the industry in the East Africa region with additional comment from Mrs. Clarence ICHWEKELEZA, Director of Communication, Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology and from Ministry for Education & Vocational Training, Tanzania Hon. Shukuru Jumanne KAWAMBWA, Minister, Prof. Mr. Sifuni MCHOME, Permanent Secretary and Mr. Godfrey E. PONERA.

The two days of the summit had planned presentations from the other ministers:

• Hon.Mr.TharcisseNKEZABAHIZI, Minister, Ministry for Telecommunications, Information, Communication and Relationships with Parliament, Burundi and Ms. Joselyne KWIZERA, Advisor to the Cabinet of the Ministry of ICT, Burundi

• Hon.ThomasLUHAKA, Minister, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and New Technologies, Congo DRC. Enock RUBERANGABO SEBINEZA, Vice Minister PTNTIC, Congo DRC

• Hon.Dr.DebretsionGEBREMICHAEL, Minister, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Ethiopia• Hon.Mr.KondwaniNANKHUMWA, Minister Ministry of Information, Tourism and Civic Education, Malawi• Hon.Prof.JorgeNHAMBIU, Minister Ministry of Science and Technology, Mozambique• Hon.H.E.MohamedIBRAHIM, Minister, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication, Somalia• Mr.JumaStephenLuggaLEMI, Undersecretary Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services, South Sudan• Hon.GeorgeWilliamNYOMBI THEMBO, Minister of State Ministry of Information and Communications Technology,

Uganda• Mr.RichwellSIAMUNENE, Deputy Minister Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications, Zambia

The summit was also addressed by: • Ms.MercyKANYOI-NDEGWA,PolicyAdvisor–Africa,GSMAssociation(GSMA),Kenya,• MrJohnNKOMA, Director General - Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), • MrLawrenceNDUVA MUNYAKA,HeadCorporatePlanning-KenyaICTAuthority,• MrHarbirSinghNAT, Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation, • MrAmosNUNGU, CEO –Tanzania Education and Research Network (TERNET) • MrAugustoNUNES JOUNIOR, Deputy General Director National Institute for Information and Communications

Technologies (INTIC) Mozambique,

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The speeches highlighted the importance currently attached to extending the backbone to reach rural areas but also to develop it vertically so that it keeps abreast with the urban requirements.

Following morning speeches, the participants gathered around roundtables, scheduled during the afternoons of both days of the summit, for a busy programme of one-on-one meetings where business negotiations took place.

During the evenings of both the days, the participants gathered on the welcoming terrace of the Serena Hotel for informal meetings which many of the participants saw as excellent opportunities for further networking. A great number of the participants have expressed their satisfaction with both the format and the content of the summit, highlighting the wealth of information delivered through the morning plenary speeches and the direct, tangible benefits provided by the afternoon roundtable meetings.

We sincerely hope that, by bringing international expertise to East Africa, in some small way, the GRV ICT III helps the countries in this region develop their economies further and would very much like to see you all again at GRV Global’s future summits.

MEDIA: Speaker: Mr Jan NICKMANS, Festo Didactic

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SPONSORS:

GOLD

SILVER INTERNET

BRONZE

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PHOTOS

Ms Angela NGANGA, Microsoft Corporation

Mr Michael JUX, Stulz GmbH

Mr Augusto NUNES JOUNIOR, National Institute for Information and Communications Technologies (INTIC) Mozambique

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PHOTOS

From left: Mr Peter PHILIP and Mr Gordon GU, CEO, ADINNO

Fromleft:MrIqbalSinghBEDI,AnalysysMason,MsandMrTarekSHEHABI,ThaicomPublicCompanyLimited

MrKinHolm,FestoDidactic

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Day One: Wednesday, 25 March 2015 REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE 08:00

Anthem of the United Republic of Tanzania 08:50

WELCOME ADDRESS: Mr. Andrew Dowell, CEO – GRV Global 09:00

Opening Remarks: Mrs. Clarence ICHWEKELEZA, Director of Communication – Ministry of Science and Technology

PANEL ONE: ICT MARKET ANALYSIS Chair: Mrs. Clarence ICHWEKELEZA

Mr. Enock RUBERANGABO SEBINEZA, Vice Minister PTNTIC – Congo DRC 09:10

Mr. Iqbal Singh BEDI, Principal – Analysys Mason 09:20 What are the Data Centre Market Opportunities in East Africa?

Mr. Michael MAGAMBO, Sales & Marketing Director – Helios Towers Tanzania 09:30

Q&A 09:40

PANEL TWO: MOBILE & WIRELESS Chair: Mr. Michael JUX

Mr. Harbir NAT, Principal Investment Officer – International Finance Corporation 09:55 Challenges of Increasing Broadband Connectivity in the Continent Mr. Michael JUX, Senior Area Sales Manager – Stulz GmbH 10:05 Reliable and State-of-the-Art Air Conditioning for Data Centers and Telecoms Mr. Kenneth MUNYI, 10:15

Acting Head of Business – AfricaOnlineTanzaniaLtd Assessing the Potential for VSAT Applications & Services vs. Terrestrial in East Africa

Q&A 10:25

COFFEE AND NETWORKING 10:40

PANEL THREE: BEFORE COMPUTERS TO CLOUD COMPUTING Chair: Ms. Angela NGANGA

Ms. Angela NGANGA, CorporateAffairsLeadforEastandSouthernAfrica 11:10 and Indian Ocean Islands – Microsoft Corporation Cloud Computing and Security Issues from a Policy Perspective Mr. Augusto NUNES JOUNIOR, Deputy General Director – 11:20 National Institute for Information and Communications Technologies (INTIC) Mozambique

Mr. Mihayo WILMORE, CEO – UhuruOneLtd 11:30 Africa BC “Before Computers” to the DotCom Boom, a Focus on TanzaniaQ&A 11:40

PANEL FOUR: ICT IN EDUCATION Chair: Ms. Justine MASIBA

Ms. Justine MASIBA, Secretary to the Fund – UCSAF 11:50 HowCanUniversalAccesstoCommunicationTransformStudentLifeinRural

and Urban Underserved Areas in Tanzania Mr. Amos NUNGU, CEO – TERNET 12:00 ICTinHigherLearningInstitutions-MarketReadiness Mr. Peter NGOTO, ChiefSales&Marketing–TTCL 12:10 ICT Enabler in Education Space

Q&A 12:20

LUNCH & NETWORKING 12:30

ROUND TABLES 14.00

DAY CLOSE 17.30

To download Day One presentations, please click here: www.enticoevents.com/grv-ict-3/download/presentation/day1.zip

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Day Two: Thursday, 26 March 2015 WELCOME COFFEE 08:30

PANEL FIVE: DIGITAL MIGRATION Chair: Mr. Gordon GU

Mr. Gordon GU, CEO – ADINNO 09:00 Advanced Hardware Secured Mobile Calling and Messaging Solutions

Mr. John NKOMA, Director General – Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) 09:10 An Overview of the Communication Sector in Tanzania

Hon. Mr. George William NYOMBI THEMBO, Minister of State for ICT, Uganda 09:20 – Ministry of Information and Communications Technology

Q&A 09:30

PANEL SIX: BIG DATA & ANALYTICS Chair: Mr. Tarek SHEHABI – ThaicomPublicCompanyLimited

Ms. Mercy KANYOI-NDEGWA, Policy Advisor Africa – GSMA 09:45 Connect the Unconnected Mr. Juma Stephen Lugga LEMI, Undersecretary, 09:55 Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services, South Sudan

Mr. Hussein KITAMBI, COO – SimbaNET 10:05 Connecting Africa and Beyond

Q&A 10:15

COFFEE AND NETWORKING 10:30

PANEL SEVEN: MEGA TRENDS & CHALLENGES Chair: Mr. Lawrence NDUVA MUNYAKA

Mr. Lawrence NDUVA MUNYAKA, Head Corporate Planning – KenyaICTAuthority 11:00 Ms. Joselyne KWIZERA, Advisor to the Cabinet of the Ministry of ICT, Burundi 11:10

Mr. Aijaz KHAN, Head – Airtel Money 11:20 Digital Financial Services in Tanzania - Role of a MNO

Q&A 11:30

PANEL EIGHT: ICT IN EDUCATION Chair: Mr. Jan NICKMANS

Mr. Jan NICKMANS, SalesEngineerLearningSystemsAfrica–FestoDidactic 11:45 Solutions for Process & Factory Automation in the Field of Industrial Training & Vocational Education Mr. Godfrey E. PONERA, Head of ICT – Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Tanzania 11:55 Towards ICT in Education and Training for Tanzania Mainland Mr. Moses HELLA, Sales Manager – Avanti Communications Tanzania 12:05 Grow Educational Opportunity, Build a Nation

Q&A 12:15

LUNCH & NETWORKING 12:30

ROUND TABLES 14.00

SUMMIT CLOSE 17.30

To download Day Two’s presentations, please click here: www.enticoevents.com/grv-ict-3/download/presentation/day2.zip

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TANZANIA Hon. Makame MBARAWA, Minister of Communication, Science and TechnologyMr. John KASONTA, Chief Research OfficerHon. Shukuru Jumanne KAWAMBWA, Minister for Education & Vocational TrainingProf. Mr. Sifuni MCHOME, Permanent Secretary

BURUNDIHon. Mr. Tharcisse NKEZABAHIZI, Minister of Telecommunications, Information, Communication and Relations

CONGO DR Hon. Thomas LUHAKA, Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, Information, Communication and Relations

Mr. Blaise AZITEMINA FUNDJI, ICT Advisor

ETHIOPIA

Hon. Dr. Debretsion GEBREMICHAEL, Minister of Communication and Information Technology

Mr. Andualem ADMASSIE, Chief Executive Officer, Ethio-Telecom (ETMTN) – Ethionet

KENYA Mr. Victor KYALO, Chief Executive Officer, Information Communications and Technology Authority

COUNTRY DELEGATIONS

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MALAWI

Hon. Mr. Kondwani NANKHUMWA, Minister of Information, Tourism and Civic Education

MOZAMBIQUE Hon. Prof. Jorge NHAMBIU, Minister of Science and Technology

SOMALIA H.E. Mohamed IBRAHIM, Minister of Posts and Telecommunication

SOUTH SUDAN

Mr. Juma Stephen Lugga LEMI, Undersecretary, Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services

UGANDA Hon. George William NYOMBI THEMBO, Minister of State, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology

ZAMBIA Mr. Richwell SIAMUNENE, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communicationss

LIST OF ROUNDTABLESTable no Company Name Table no Company Name

1 Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology – Tanzania

2 2MobileLtd

3 AfricaOnlineTanzaniaLtd/ iWayAfrica AfricaOnline

4 Ministry of Communication and Information Technology – Ethiopia

5 Airtel Tanzania

6 BasicTransmissionLimited

7 Ministry of Information and Communications Technology – Uganda

8 CableTelevisionNetwork(CTV)Ltd

9 Delata Consultants

10 Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology–Kenya

11 Dimension Data Tanzania

12 Ethio-Telecom (ETMTN) – Ethionet

13 Ministry of Information, Tourism and Civic Education – Malawi

14 GSMA - GSM Association

15 Helios Towers Tanzania

16 Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications – Somalia

17 HutchisonGlobalCommunicationsLimited

18 International Finance Corporation

19 Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and New Technologies – Congo DRC

20 LiquidTelecomKenya

21 MTNRwandacellLimited

22 Ministry of Science and Technology – Mozambique

23 SEACOM Tanzania

24 SimbaNET

25 Ministry of Telecommunications and Information – Burundi

26 Tanzania Revenue Authority

27 Tanzania Education and Research Network (TERNET)

28 Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services – South Sudan

29 Universal Communications Service Access Fund’s (UCSAF)

30 Vodacom

31 Ministry for Education & Vocational Training – Tanzania

32 ZanzibarTelecomLtd.

33 Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications – Zambia

34 Orange Telecom

35 Tanzania Telecommunications CompanyLimited

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GOLD SPONSOR: CMC Networks

SILVER SPONSOR: Microsoft Corporation

INTERNET ZONE SPONSOR: SimbaNETTanzaniaLtd

BRONZE SPONSORS: Adinno Inc.AIO SystemsAvanti CommunicationsFesto DidacticHID GlobalKeynoteSIGOSGmbHMaktech&TelCoLtdSimartis TelecomSTULZGmbH

TanzaniaTelecommunicationsCompanyLtdVia Afrika

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AdwestCommunicationsLtdAfrica’sTalkingLtdAnalysys Mason BaltonCPLtdCatsNetLimitedChinaTelecomGlobalLtdCisco Systems DataTechAfricaLtdDespec DigitalDivideDataKenyaLtdEmerald Group Publishing eMomentum Interactive Systems Gemalto Helios Towers Tanzania HutchisonGlobalCommunicationsLimitedICDLAfricaInternational Finance CorporationLucas-NuelleGmbHNewtec MENA NokiaNetworksandSolutionsTanzaniaLtdRich TechnologiesSEACOM TimesMediaGroupLimited

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