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?

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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

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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

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