| Project Type | Research Project |
| Project Sub-Type | Policy |
| Project Status | Active |
| Administrative Unit | Ottawa |
| Regional Office Area | WARO | ESARO |
| Responsible Officer | Fourati, Khaled |
| Former Responsible Officer(s) | Emdon, Heloise |
| ODA Sector | Information And Communication Technology (Ict) |
| Canadian Collaboration | No |
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| Duration (months) | 22 |
| Extension (months) | 17 |
| Planned Completion Date | 2008/09/30 |
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| Total Funding | 3679100 |
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Abstract
This project will build on the gains achieved in terms of partnerships and capacity-building under project, "101584 Development of an African ICT Policy Research Network." The grant will allow Research ICT Africa to consolidate and extend the development of a rigorous and relevant African information and communications technology (ICT) policy research base that will allow governments to make informed decisions leading to widespread diffusion of ICTs and the reduction of the Digital Divide. The research will address the broad nexus of social, economic, gender and development issues surrounding ICTs in Africa, including infrastructure development, policy and regulation. One of the outputs of Phase I was a postgraduate program, Master of Management in ICT Policy and Regulation, established in collaboration with the African training network, NetTel. This phase will develop a PhD program.
Recipient Institution(s)
| University of the Witwatersrand |
| Acronym | WITS |
| Street Address | Department of Economics | Yale Road | Braamfontein 2017,Johannesburg | South Africa |
| Mailing Address | Private Bag 3 | Wits 2050 | South Africa |
| Website | http://www.wits.ac.za |
| Institution Type | Educational |
| Geographic Scope | International |
| UN Organization | No |
| Component Number | 001 |
| Research Status | Active |
| Institution Country | South Africa |
| Researcher Name | Alison Gillwald |
