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Questionnaire to Assess theQuestionnaire to Assess theImplementation of the WSISImplementation of the WSIS

2003 Geneva Plan of Action in2003 Geneva Plan of Action in

African CountriesAfrican Countries


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Sections of theSections of the

QuestionnaireQuestionnaire

General Objectives, goals and targetsof the action plan

WSIS Action Plan

The Role of Governments and allStakeholders in the Promotion of ICTsfor Development

Information and CommunicationInfrastructure: an EssentialFoundation for the InformationSociety

Access to Information and Knowledge


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Sections of the Questionnaire -Sections of the Questionnaire -

ContdContd

Building Confidence and Security in theUse of ICTs

Enabling Environment ICT Applications: Benefits in All Aspects

of Life

Cultural Diversity and Identity,

Linguistic Diversity and Local Content Media

Ethical Dimensions of the InformationSociety

International and Regional Cooperation


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General Objectives, goals and targetsGeneral Objectives, goals and targets

of the action planof the action plan

Role of Information Society:Applications of ICTs:

Government services, Education, Healthservices, Business services, Agriculturalservices

Is ICT mentioned in the national budget plan?

Stakeholders: Role of Private sector, civilsociety and Intl Institutions

Global references for improving connectivity

and access in the use of ICTsInformation Society and Households

Households with access to TVs , radios, fixedtelephones, PCs, Internet Access, Mobile

Phones, ElectricityLocalities with Public tele hone services,


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The role of Government and allThe role of Government and all

stakeholders in the promotion of ICTsstakeholders in the promotion of ICTsfor developmentfor development

What are the mechanisms applied at the

national level for the promotion of ICTsdevelopment?

PPP-Public Private Partnership

MSP-Multi-sector Partnership Incubator schemes

National venture capital investments

International venture capital investments,


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Information & CommunicationInformation & Communication

Infrastructure: an Essential FoundationInfrastructure: an Essential Foundationfor the Information Societyfor the Information Society

Universal access policies and strategies:

1. Population with access to telephones

2. Population with PCs3. Population with mobile cellular

4. Population that have access to the Internet

5. Localities with public Internet services

Find whether special requirements arebeing addressed in the national e-strategy?

What are the strategies developed forincreasing affordable global connectivity?


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Access to information andAccess to information and

knowledgeknowledge Define the mechanisms available at the

national level for facilitating the access

to information and knowledge Check whether governments have

implemented the freedom ofinformation legislation


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Capacity BuildingCapacity Building Highlight the capacity building

initiatives existing at the national level

Are the African countries implementingE-learning for personnel training?

Highlight the areas where volunteersare highly involved in


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Building confidences and security inBuilding confidences and security in

the use of ICTsthe use of ICTs Policies that are being addressed in the

national ICT plans

1. Information security and network securityissues

2. Prevention, detection and response to cyber-crime and misuse of ICTs

3. Effective investigation and prosecution of

misuse of ICTs4. Government to actively promote user

education and awareness about onlineprivacy and the means of protecting privacy

5. Domestic assessment of national law toovercome any obstacles to the effective use


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Building confidences and securityBuilding confidences and security

in the use of ICTs-Contdin the use of ICTs-Contd

Draw attention to the barriers to theInternet use in SMEs(Small andMedium sized enterprises):

1. Security2. Complicated technology

3. Development costs

4. Wasted time5. Communication costs

6. Slow connections and

7. Lack of client/supplier readiness


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Enabling environmentEnabling environment

Find whether a legal and regulatory frameworkthat provides the incentives to investment andcommunity development in the InformationSociety exist or not

Define the main Internet activities byenterprises:

Tax declaration and payment

Obtain official certificates

Social security payment Property taxes payment

Operatives systems used in the governments:

Netware, Linux, Unix, DOS, Windows 9x and

me, Windows NT, Windows 2000


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ICT applications: benefits in allICT applications: benefits in all

aspects of lifeaspects of life Existence of ICT applications

Do local companies advertise on the

Internet?


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Cultural Diversity and Identity,Cultural Diversity and Identity,

Linguistic Diversity and Local ContentLinguistic Diversity and Local Content Does the national ICT policy cover the culturaldiversity and identity, linguistic diversity andlocal content issues:

1. The respect, preservation, promotion and

enhancement of cultural and linguisticdiversity and cultural heritage within theInformation Society

2. Develop and use ICTs for the preservation ofnatural and, cultural heritage, keeping itaccessible as a living part of todays culture

3. Support to media based in local communitiesand support projects combining the use oftraditional media and new technologies

4. Preserve, affirm, respect and promote diversity of cultural


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MediaMedia

Broadcasting law

Media that plays a role in theinformation Society

Appropriate measures, consistent withfreedom of expression, to combat illegaland harmful content

Traditional media engaged in bridgingthe knowledge divide and facilitatingthe flow of cultural content, particularlyin rural areas


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Ethical dimensions of the InformationEthical dimensions of the Information

SocietySociety Define the activities aiming at building an

Information Society, subject to universally

held values, promoting the common andgood and preventing abusive uses of ICTs:

1. Steps to promote respect for peace and touphold the fundamental values of freedom,equality, solidarity, tolerance, sharedresponsibility, and respect for nature

2. Increasing awareness of the ethicaldimension of the use of ICTs

3. Research on ethical dimensions of ICTs by

relevant stakeholders, especially the


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International and regionalInternational and regional

cooperationcooperation International and regional cooperation

efforts are the countriesparticipating/working towards:

1. AISI

2. NEPAD

3. UN Global Compact

4. UN Millennium Declarations

5. PPP focusing on ICTs, Digital DivideSolidarity Agenda

6. HIPCI/ attracting major private nationaland foreign investments for ICTs

7. Establishment of national mechanisms toachieve universal access in rural and


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Outcome of the QuestionnaireOutcome of the Questionnaire

Report entitled Benchmarkingof the Plan of Action of the

World Summit on theInformation Society (WSIS) in

Africa


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