ICT Policy Africa

1.0

INTRODUCTION

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1.1

Background

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2.0

VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT

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2.1

Vision

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2.2

Mission

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3.0

ICT IN THE CONTEXT OF NIGERIA’s VISION 20:2020

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4.0

ICT POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

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4.1

Industry Indicators

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5.0

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND SUBSECTORALPROFILES

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5.1

Current Government Institutional Structure

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5.1.1

Telecommunications

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5.1.2

Information Technology

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5.1.3

Postal Services

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5.1.4

Broadcasting

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6.0

POLICY OBJECTIVES

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7.0

POLICY FOCUS AREAS

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7.1

Policy, Legal, and Regulatory Framework

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7.1.1

Situation Analysis

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7.1.2

Policy Objectives

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7.1.3

Strategies

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7.2

ICT Infrastructure

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7.2.1

Situation Analysis

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7.2.2

Objectives

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7.2.3

Strategies

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7.3

Internet and Broadband

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7.3.1

Situation Analysis

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7.3.2

Objectives

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7.3.3

Strategies

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7.4

Capacity Building

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7.4.1

Situation Analysis

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7.4.2

Objectives

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7.4.3

Strategies

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7.5

Universal Access and Service

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7.5.1

Situation Analysis

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7.5.2

Objectives

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7.5.3

Strategies

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7.6

Transition from Analogue to Digital Broadcasting

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