MAPPING ICTS IN SOMALIA: POLICIES, PLAYERS, AND PRACTICES   Mapping ICTs in Somalia: Policies, Players, and Practices Center for Global Communication Studies Annenberg School for Communication University of Pennsylvania 202 South 36th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Phone: 215-898-9727 Fax: 215-573-2609 Email: [email protected] URL: www.global.asc.upenn.edu Author: Authors’ names withheld for security purposes. Managing editors: Lauren Kogen, Nicole Stremlau & Iginio Gagliardone Design and layout: Jen McCleary The ICTs, State-building & Peacebuilding in Eastern Africa Project: This occasional paper series is part of a larger project run by the Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) at the University of Pennsylvania, conducted in partnership with the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy (PCMLP) at University of Oxford, and funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY). This project seeks to bring greater clarity about the expectations and the realities of the use of communication technologies in developing contexts. In media and development theory, policy, and practice, strong normative statements about the transformative power of ICTs have often clouded the understanding of how people and communities actually make sense of, and engage with, the old and new communication technologies that surround them. Under this framework, this two-year project explores the use of ICTs in Eastern Africa. This report was made possible (in part) by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the authors. Page 2