National information and communication infrastriucture (NICI): best practices and lesson learnt
Africa’s economic performance since the mid-1990s has raised hopes of a possible turnaround, compared to the stagnation of the previous two decades. The impact of new ICTs has permeated virtually all sectors of society. This publication analyses the work undertaken by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) around national ICT strategies. It also highlights the challenges and best practices and proposes recommendations for future activities given the growing scope, scale and importance of knowledge in the global economy. ECA’s early efforts to promote ICT for Development (ICT4D) culminated in the launch and adoption of the African Information Society Initiative (AISI) at the Conference of African Ministers in charge of planning and social and economic development in 1996. In the new repositioned ECA, ICT activities have been scaled-up in member States. There is a critical mass of countries with national policies in place and ECA is assisting countries with implementation.
| Format: | Working paper biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2007-11
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/40856 |
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