Broadband ICT policies in Southern Africa: Initiatives and dynamic spectrum regulation

Abstract

The paper reviews the broadband ICT policy initiatives in Southern Africa with a focus on the status and trends following the commission of ITU member states by the World Summit on the Information Society in 2003. The paper also presents the framework of dynamic spectrum regulatory policies necessary for the Southern Africa countries in order to achieve an all-inclusive broadband ICT universal access target by mid of 2015. The document is relevant to the national and international policy makers in assessing their progress when compared with their neighbouring economies regarding the implementation of the dynamic radio spectrum regulation and ICT policies.