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[ecrea] Call for papers - Development of ICT in Africa

Thu Jan 05 13:01:18 GMT 2012




Call for papers



Communications &Strategies



Dossier to be published in no. 86 – 2nd quarter 2012



Development of ICT in Africa



Edited by Laurent GILLE, Anders HENTEN, Robin MANSELL & Didier POUILLOT



ICTs can be seen as systemic tools for economic and social development.

This has been acknowledged for decades in Africa – first with respect to telecommunications and later with respect to information and communication technologies (ICT) generally. Lately, much emphasis has been given to the many different social applications of ICT such as e-learning, e-health, e- governance, etc.



For many years nothing much happened concerning telecommunications and ICT development in Africa. However, over the last decade mobile communication has developed rapidly in Africa providing the basis for voice communication and, increasingly, for a growing variety of data communications services.



This call for papers seeks contributions on experiences regarding the development of telecommunications and especially mobile communications, the adoption and use of ICTs, and the policies and regulations framing these developments. Which policies and regulations have had positive effects on the development, adoption and use of ICTs and what are the less positive experiences?



We also welcome contributions on the applications of ICT in various public social contexts (health, learning, etc.), in smaller and larger business environments and for private residential purposes. What are the experiences so far regarding ICTs supporting public services and how has the use of mobile communications influenced the strategies and performance of micro, small, and large businesses?



In the selection of papers for this dossier consideration will be given to papers that highlight areas where technology solutions and applications have developed earlier or faster than in other countries or regions of the world. The take-up of technology in African countries frequently is seen as following more economically developed countries. However, in some areas, for instance, e-money, African countries are among the leaders. Papers analyzing other similar developments will be welcome.



Potential Topics:



. Benchmarking telecom market status in Africa: priorities (fixed vs mobile coverage), pricing, regulation and competition policies…; . Opportunities and barriers to the development of innovative services and usage (m-payment, e-health, e-learning, e-governance…); . Roles of intermediaries (social movement organizations, industry sector organizations, etc.) in encouraging demand for ICT applications; . Industrial organization: strategy of western telcos in Africa, new emerging African groups; . Impact of telecom network deployments on Internet and media developments in Africa.





Please send proposals (full papers) until February 29th 2012 to:



(s.nigon /at/ idate.org)



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