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AFRINET 2005  Papers

Papers Presented

Day Two

  

ITU/EC West Africa ICT Market Harmonization Project - Valerie Assoi, Project Coordinator, ITU/BDT.

  

Investment in ICT Development in Africa - A Fertile Decision? - Marcel Belingue, Commonwealth Telecoms Organisation.

  
 

Public/Private Partnerships to Foster Growth - Prof. Manny Aniebonam, Executive Vice President, AfriHUB Inc, USA.

  
 

Public/Private Partnership & Economics of ICT in Africa - Prof. Pat Utomi, Executive Director, Lagos Business School.

  
 

Legislation & Regulation to Encourage the Growth of ICT Access in Africa - Amina Oyagbola, Corporate Service Executive, MTN.

  
 

Enabling Legal & Regulatory Environment for ICT Growth in Africa - Paul Usoro SAN, Principal Partner, Paul Usoro & Co.

  
 

Evolving Pragmatic Telecommunications Policies for ICT Development in Africa - Stephen Rawson, McCarthy Tetrault, Telecoms Lawyer and Consultant, Canada.

  
 

NIG e-Business Workshop, The Nigerian Cyber-security Project - Barr. Basil Udotai, Coordinator.

Day Three

  

Universal Access & Infrastructure Challenges - Monehela Posholi, CEO, Lesotho Telecommunications Authority (LTA).

  

Broadband Service Delivery in Africa - Potentials - Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, CEO Teledom/President NIG.

  

Role of Satellite Systems in Universal Service Delivery - Jeremy Leon Rose, Principal Consultant at Communication Systems Limited & Member Global VSAT Forum. 

  

Strategies for Sustaining Rural Telecommunications Initiatives - Brian Mitchell, NTCA, USA. 

CTO Workshop on VoIP.

  

An Overview of VoIP Regulation in Africa - Marcel Belingue, Commonwealth Telecoms Organisation.

  

IP-Enabled Services Revolution: A view from Washington DC - Aaron Goldberger, FCC, USA.

  

VoIP Operations & Applications - Mawuli Tse, i-Basis, U.K.

  

VoIP: Regulatory Considerations - Engr. S.A. Bello, Director of Engineering, NCC.

  

Nitel Unveils IP Strategy - Loiis De Wolff, Nitel IP Consultant.

  

Social & Public Safety Policies for ip-Enabled Communications - Aaron Goldberger, FCC, USA.

  

Winning & Losing the Convergence Game - Sunday Afolayan, Managing Director, SKANNET, Nigeria.

  

VoIP Applications - Dr. Edmund B. Katiti, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Kampala International University.

Day Four

  

The Socio-Economic Impact of ICT in Africa - Dr. Idika Chika, Digital Bridge Institute (DBI).

  

ICT Outsourcing as a Driver of Social & Economic Development in Africa - Juliet Ehinuan, MD/CEO, Strategic Insight Consultant Limited.

  

The Gambia Public Utility Regulatory Authority - Abdou Rahman Mboob, Director General, Public Utility Regulatory Authority, Gambia. 

  

Regional Integration for Accelerating ICT Development - Dr. Patrick Masambu, Executive Director, Uganda Communications Commission. 

  

Capacity Building & Role of International Partner Organisations in ICT Development in Africa - Maria Beebe, Director Global Networks Center to Bridge the Digital Divide, Washington, USA. 

  

Harmonization of ICT Standards & Policies in Africa - Prof. Bolaji Aluko, Howard University, USA. 

  

Imperative of Regional Integration & Harmonization of Policy & Regulatory Frameworks in Accelerating ICT Development - Lolia S. Emakpore, Executive Officer, WATRA.

  

ECOWAS & WATRA - Cross Border Connectivity Initiatives - Mr. Bjorn Soderberg.

  

Current Wireless Issues, Flexible Regulation for New Wireless Technologies - John Muleta, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC.

  

AFRINET 2005 Communiqué.