Broadband for National Development in four LDCs: Cambodia, Rwanda; Senegal, Vanuatu (2018)

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:46:00 +0000

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The arrival of improved mobile phone services has dramatically improved emergency services in Vanuatu.

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The report outlines challenges and successes encountered by four countries and is a summary of the four reports prepared by the Broadband Commission’s Working Group on Broadband for the most vulnerable countries. Lessons learnt are presented from four evidence-based country studies in Cambodia, Rwanda, Senegal and Vanuatu. This summary report also incorporates lessons learnt from related recent reports.

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Leveraging Investments in Broadband for National Development: the case of Rwanda and Senegal (2017)

Anonymous — Mon, 01 May 2017 16:43:00 +0000

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Audience members in Dar es Salaam cheer during a speech by President John Magufuli of Tanzania

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The case of Rwanda //

Broadband offers a way to diversify and add value to the economy and information and communication technology (ICT) is key crosscutting enabler for the country’s development strategy. The government is intent on increasing the service sector to reduce reliance on traditional agricultural production and exports. The country’s Vision 2020 calls for Rwanda becoming a middle-income knowledge economy with ICT considered one of the three crosscutting areas for achieving the vision.

The case of Senegal //

The 2014 Emerging Senegal Plan (ESP) envisions Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a fundamental crosscutting enabler to transform the economy and achieve the status of an emerging economy by 2035. The ESP calls for spreading broadband and Internet access across the territory and leveraging Senegal’s infrastructure and human capacity to become an ICT hub for West Africa.