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Morris, C
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dc.date.accessioned |
2007-12-12T10:29:16Z |
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dc.date.available |
2007-12-12T10:29:16Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2007-05 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Morris, C. 2007. First mile, first inch. IST-Africa 2007 Conference. Maputo Mozambique, 9-11 May 2007, pp 9 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1786
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dc.description.abstract |
Access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) remains one of the biggest challenges to Africa in leapfrogging the development chasm. The African digital divide can be in part attributed to a restrictive regulatory policy that entrenches the monopolistic power base of the local Telco. Innovation is a key driver for change and what is needed is a mindset that empowers communities at the local level to embrace technology and create community owned networks enabling and supporting local economic development. The regulatory environment should support innovation and provide for a “bottom up” approach to community owned networks. The aim of this paper is to give an interim report on a study of a multi-disciplinary series of projects in Sub-Saharan Africa exploring the technological and social consequences of innovative low-cost telecommunications. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
IST-Africa 2007 |
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dc.subject |
First mile |
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dc.subject |
First inch |
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dc.subject |
Wireless technology |
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dc.subject |
Social research |
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dc.subject |
User uptake |
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Regulatory policy |
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dc.title |
First mile, first inch |
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dc.type |
Conference Presentation |
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dc.identifier.apacitation |
Morris, C. (2007). First mile, first inch. IST-Africa 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1786 |
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dc.identifier.chicagocitation |
Morris, C. "First mile, first inch." (2007): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1786 |
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitation |
Morris C, First mile, first inch; IST-Africa 2007; 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1786 . |
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dc.identifier.ris |
TY - Conference Presentation
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AB - Access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) remains one of the biggest challenges to Africa in leapfrogging the development chasm. The African digital divide can be in part attributed to a restrictive regulatory policy that entrenches the monopolistic power base of the local Telco. Innovation is a key driver for change and what is needed is a mindset that empowers communities at the local level to embrace technology and create community owned networks enabling and supporting local economic development. The regulatory environment should support innovation and provide for a “bottom up” approach to community owned networks. The aim of this paper is to give an interim report on a study of a multi-disciplinary series of projects in Sub-Saharan Africa exploring the technological and social consequences of innovative low-cost telecommunications.
DA - 2007-05
DB - ResearchSpace
DP - CSIR
KW - First mile
KW - First inch
KW - Wireless technology
KW - Social research
KW - User uptake
KW - Regulatory policy
LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za
PY - 2007
T1 - First mile, first inch
TI - First mile, first inch
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1786
ER -
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