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The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has, for two decades, placed priority on building an information-rich continent through the African Information Society Initiative (AISI). The AISI framework is geared towards developing National Information and Communications Infrastructure (NICI) plans to complement liberalization and deregulation measures. In this regard, over 30 countries have been engaged in defining national policies and strategies as part of their socio-economic development strategy. The impact of liberalization and the effectiveness of regulatory policies constitute a key indicator for measuring the effects of the Information Society in African countries. This study was undertaken as part of the regional SCAN-ICT initiative with support from the European Commission. It is expected to contribute to assessing the impact of the Africa Information Society Initiative (AlSI) since its launch in 1996 and provide a useful reference point for countries with regard to the state of their regulatory policies in advancing Information Society goals. |
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