Shaun W. MartinSeacom EASSy TEAMs WACS MainOne GLO1 ACE Cost (millions of USD) 650 265 130 600 240...
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Shaun W. MartinBoise State University
EDTECH 597 International ICT
Africa at a glance: 54 Sovereign States
Second largest continent and second most populous continent.
Lowest GDP, GNP and literacy rates
More than half of the population are under the age of 25.
-CIA World Fact book
2010 Human Development Index
Economic
Reform
Education
Reform
Which should come first?
2008 Initiative
Plans to revolutionize IT and ITSE in Africa:
Builds skills in Knowledge Economy
Focused on young people
Relevant and globally benchmarked skills and training
Regional Knowledge Hubs
Business Processing Outsourcing
IT Services sector
Canada
27%
India
37%
Philippines
15%
Ireland
5%
Mexico
5%
Central and
Eastern
Europe
4%
China
2%Others
5%
IT Service Enabled sector
Source: NASSCOM-Everest 2008
Seacom EASSy TEAMs WACS MainOne GLO1 ACE
Cost (millions of USD) 650 265 130 600 240 800 700
Length (km) 13,700 10,000 4,500 14,000 7,000 9,500 14,000
Capacity 1.28 Tb/s 3.84 Tb/s 1.28 Tb/s 5.12 Tb/s 1.92 Tb/s 2.5 Tb/s? 5.12 Tb/s
Completion July 2009 July 2010 Sept 2009 Q3 2011 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q2 2012
Ownership USA 25%
SA 50%
Kenya 25%
African
Telecom
Operators 90%
TEAMs (Kenya) 85%
Etisalaat (UAE) 15%
Telkom
Vodacom
MTN
Tata (Neotel)
Infraco et al
US Nigeria, AFDB
France
Telecom et al
South-South Knowledge Exchange February 2009.
54 Delegates from NESAP-ICT.
Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal and Tanzania.
Conducted in India.
Rags to Riches
Agrarian IT/ITSE Global leader
India is in line with Africa’s ambitions
Natural choice for knowledge exchange
Policy
Programs
Partnerships
Creating good practices in National and Regional ICT
Globally benchmarked skills assessment and capacity building
Creating new and strong ties between India and Africa in ICT
-World Bank
Success? Nigeria
BACAN
Kenya and Tanzania
BPO
Sub-Saharan undersea cable program
eLearning Africa 2011: skills, skill
development and employability.
http://www.elearning-africa.com/conference.php
Any Questions?
Image/table/chart URLs:Slide 1: none
Slide 2: http://www.maps-continents.com/globe-africa.htm
Slide 3: http://www.guyanapress.com/archives/1419
Slide 4: Human Development Report. (2010) Retrieved from http://hdr.undp.org/en/
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Slide 6: New Economy Skills for Africa Program-Information and Communication Technologies (NESAP-ICT). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://go.worldbank.org/4KYPV3E4I0
Slide 7: http://news.boisell.com
Slide 8: http://www.nasscom.in/Nasscom/
Slide 9: http://businesssrilanka.com/Articles6.aspx
Slide 10: http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/cif-econ-insight.pag?docid=39745707
Slide 11: NASSCOM-Everest 2008Slide 12: http://businesssrilanka.com/Articles6.aspx andhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1110664/Hello-I-ur-friend-x-BT-centre-worker-India-bombards-female-customer-amorous-text-messages.htmlSlide 13: http://manypossibilities.net/african-undersea-cables/Slide 14: http://manypossibilities.net/african-undersea-cables/Slide 15: noneSlide 16: http://africasciencenews.org
Slide 17: http://www.elearning-africa.com/media_library_galleries_2010.php and
http://www.cheap-kenya-vacation-tips.com/kenya-ict-sector.html