Open Access for Africa, Challenges, Recommendations and Examples

Contains papers from an international workshop held in May 2005 which included representatives from governments, academia, NGOs, and the private sector. The workshop was organised to consider options for increasing the availability of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and services in Africa.

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This publication contains a number of papers from an international workshop held in May 2005 which included representatives from governments, academia, NGOs and the private sector. The workshop was organised to consider options for increasing the availability of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and services in Africa, including issues of technology development, regulatory frameworks and support for the necessary entrepreneurship required to build sustainable ICT networks in African countries.