Proposed Strategies Focusing On Public Policy For Increased Broadband Penetration In The Rural Areas In Ghana

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Proposed strategies (focusing on public policy) for increased broadband penetration in the rural areas in Ghana

Author : Kwasi Addo
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656079129
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Proposed strategies (focusing on public policy) for increased broadband penetration in the rural areas in Ghana written by Kwasi Addo and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Computer Science - Miscellaneous, grade: none, Aalborg University (Aalborg University, Denmark), course: Master in Information and Communication Technology (MICT), language: English, abstract: The objective of this project is to outline possible strategies (focusing on public policy) to increase broadband penetration in the rural areas in Ghana. Currently, broadband penetration in Africa is 0.3% and it is expected to grow to 1.3% in the next five years. More of that growth will be through mobile connections because the fixed infrastructure is just not there. It is therefore expected that more than 60% of broadband connections will be accounted for by High Speed Packet Download Access (HSPDA), Long Term Evolution (LTE) and WiMAX. [Source: Africa Review July 2009 edition Page 27]. The expected result of the proposed policy is to stimulate increased broadband penetration in the rural areas. This may be useful to government, telecom companies, ISPs, etc and the rural folks. This will help government to bridge the gap between the urban and rural areas. It will also be useful to sectors like agriculture, health, education, communication, finance, market information, commerce, and governance. The telecom companies, ISPs, etc, will benefit in terms of taking advantage to analyze, invest and make profit for the sale of broadband for internet connectivity in the rural areas. Some feasibility studies will need to justify its viability though. Concerning the rural folks, there will be improvement in their standard of living. This is because as will be seen later, broadband penetration brings about improvement in the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the areas of implementation. Rural farmers may by the use of the internet have access to a broader market compared to the “limited market queens” who buy their products at very low prices and thus keeping them poor. Lots more other sectors of the economy will benefit from broadband penetration to the rural areas. For example, the financial sector and specifically the banks and insurance companies will now be in a better position to operate better in these areas. This is because of the increased means of communication.

Global Trends 2040

Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
ISBN 13 : 9781646794973
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (949 download)

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Download or read book Global Trends 2040 written by National Intelligence Council and published by Cosimo Reports. This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.

The Report: Ghana 2011

Author :
Publisher : Oxford Business Group
ISBN 13 : 1907065350
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (7 download)

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2009 Information and Communications for Development

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821376063
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book 2009 Information and Communications for Development written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last decade, information and communication technologies (ICT) have been increasingly used to achieve development goals. Developing countries, including poorer ones, have enjoyed rapid technological progress to help pull millions of people out of poverty. ICTs help transform economic and social activities for firms, governments and citizens. Information and Communication for Development 2009: Scaling Up Impact, the second issue of the World Bank's IC4D series, focuses on the effect of increased access to advanced ICT services and development of a vibrant IT sector on sustaining growth.

Status of digital agriculture in 47 sub-Saharan African countries

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251354537
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Status of digital agriculture in 47 sub-Saharan African countries written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2022-01-07 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sub-Saharan Africa is uniquely positioned significantly increase its current agricultural productivity to lift the region’s more than 400 million people out of extreme poverty and improve the livelihood of approximately 250 million smallholder farmers and pastoralists in the region. To achieve that, substantive digital transformation of the agriculture sector is required through improved infrastructure and increased access to and use of digital technologies for agriculture. To improve the current understanding of sub-Saharan Africa’s digital agriculture landscape, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) undertook this study in 47 countries. The report is composed of 47 desk-based country case studies against six thematic focal areas, the aim of which is to present a snapshot of the status of digital agriculture in each country. This is followed by highlights of the main findings of the analysis of the country profiles with suggested steps for future action. The findings of the study are presented to FAO and ITU Member States, as well as all relevant stakeholders with the purpose of advancing and supporting investment in digital transformation of the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Africa.

World Development Report 2016

Author : World Bank Group
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464806721
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book World Development Report 2016 written by World Bank Group and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital technologies are spreading rapidly, but digital dividends--the broader benefits of faster growth, more jobs, and better services--are not. If more than 40 percent of adults in East Africa pay their utility bills using a mobile phone, why can’t others around the world do the same? If 8 million entrepreneurs in China--one third of them women--can use an e-commerce platform to export goods to 120 countries, why can’t entrepreneurs elsewhere achieve the same global reach? And if India can provide unique digital identification to 1 billion people in five years, and thereby reduce corruption by billions of dollars, why can’t other countries replicate its success? Indeed, what’s holding back countries from realizing the profound and transformational effects that digital technologies are supposed to deliver? Two main reasons. First, nearly 60 percent of the world’s population are still offline and can’t participate in the digital economy in any meaningful way. Second, and more important, the benefits of digital technologies can be offset by growing risks. Startups can disrupt incumbents, but not when vested interests and regulatory uncertainty obstruct competition and the entry of new firms. Employment opportunities may be greater, but not when the labor market is polarized. The internet can be a platform for universal empowerment, but not when it becomes a tool for state control and elite capture. The World Development Report 2016 shows that while the digital revolution has forged ahead, its 'analog complements'--the regulations that promote entry and competition, the skills that enable workers to access and then leverage the new economy, and the institutions that are accountable to citizens--have not kept pace. And when these analog complements to digital investments are absent, the development impact can be disappointing. What, then, should countries do? They should formulate digital development strategies that are much broader than current information and communication technology (ICT) strategies. They should create a policy and institutional environment for technology that fosters the greatest benefits. In short, they need to build a strong analog foundation to deliver digital dividends to everyone, everywhere.

Examining the Rapid Advance of Digital Technology in Africa

Author : Amoah, Lloyd G. Adu
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1668499673
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Examining the Rapid Advance of Digital Technology in Africa written by Amoah, Lloyd G. Adu and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-02-23 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are essential questions surrounding Africa's digitalization journey, including whether or not the continent can truly serve as the last frontier for socio-economic transformation through digital innovation. An examination of countries such as Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Rwanda, which are actively pursuing digitalization, may provide some answers. To evaluate the potential implications, both real and potential, that arise from this focused pursuit, a critical analysis is necessary. Scrutiny of digital infrastructure by companies like Huawei, the emergence of artificial intelligence, and the advent of quantum computing will open new pathways to understanding and establishing promising approaches to the advancement of this region. Examining the Rapid Advance of Digital Technology in Africa offers a comprehensive exploration of the transformative power of digitalization in Africa and its implications for the continent's socio-economic development. It engages with the field of science and technology studies, linking it with socio-economic impacts and transformation, to track, analyze, understand, and critique Africa's contributions to digitalization. The chapters cover a wide range of themes, including ICTs and the business environment, education, healthcare, creative industries, media, culture, tourism, agriculture, ecology, artificial intelligence, blockchain and cryptocurrency revolution, algorithmic governance, the quantum age, and urbanization. This book is a must-read for researchers, scholars, investors, and policymakers who are interested in Africa's digital transformation, as it offers valuable insights into the latest empirical and theoretical aspects shaping the continent's ongoing digitalization.

The Report: Ghana 2012

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Publisher : Oxford Business Group
ISBN 13 : 1907065644
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Report: Ghana 2012 written by and published by Oxford Business Group. This book was released on 2012 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Electronic Democracy

Author : Norbert Kersting
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
ISBN 13 : 3866495463
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (664 download)

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Download or read book Electronic Democracy written by Norbert Kersting and published by Verlag Barbara Budrich. This book was released on 2012-06-27 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The timely book takes stock of the state of the art and future of electronic democracy, exploring the history and potential of e-democracy in global perspective. Analysing the digital divide, the role of the internet as a tool for political mobilisation, internet Voting and Voting Advice Applications, and other phenomena, this volume critically engages with the hope for more transparency and political participation through e-democracy.

Ghana

Author : International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Ghana written by International Monetary Fund. African Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2024-07-11 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework (MTNDPF) 2022-2025 seeks to operationalize Article 36, Clause 1 of Ghana’s 1992 constitution, which enjoins Government to ensure that the national economy is managed efficiently to maximize the welfare of the citizenry. It was prepared with broad-based stakeholder participation including the use of cross-sectoral planning groups (CSPGs) as enjoined by article 15 of the National Development Planning Commission Act, 1994 (Act 479). Public consultations were also undertaken across the country, including engagement with parliament and the presidency. It was finally approved by the Commission following approval from the presidency and presented to Parliament.

Pilot Digital Villages Initiative in Africa

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251378886
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Pilot Digital Villages Initiative in Africa written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2023-06-26 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Digital Villages Initiative (DVI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a corporate programme aiming to combat hunger, poverty and inequality by fostering digital rural transformation. This is being carried out through the establishment of, or support to 1 000 smart rural villages supplied with the digital services needed for agrifood systems and rural transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The DVI supports the FAO Strategic Framework 2022–2031, which responds to key global challenges, including those engendered by COVID-19, “a global crisis, which highlighted the critical mandate of FAO to ensure functioning and sustainable agrifood systems that allow for sufficient production and consumption of food” (FAO, 2021). The programme is being implemented in various regions of the world, including Africa. In sub-Africa, it is led by the Regional Office for Africa (RAF) of FAO and is being deployed on a pilot basis in a few countries. Lessons learned will be shared while opportunities for scaling up/replication in other countries will be explored. A call for expressions of interest was made to identify which countries were interested in participating in the initiative. Seven countries responded positively and have been preselected to be part of the initial pilot: Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Somalia.

Politics, Democracy and E-Government: Participation and Service Delivery

Author : Reddick, Christopher G.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1615209344
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Politics, Democracy and E-Government: Participation and Service Delivery written by Reddick, Christopher G. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-04-30 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book examines how e-government impacts politics and democracy in both developed and developing countries"--Provided by publisher.

ICTs for Agricultural Extension

Author : R. Saravanan
Publisher : New India Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789380235240
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book ICTs for Agricultural Extension written by R. Saravanan and published by New India Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an attempt to document the National Policy on ICTs in agricultural extension, ICT infrastructure scenario and related issues, case studies on innovative ICTs for agricultural extension initiatives (Village knowledge centres, information kiosks, mobile ICT units, web portals, digital data base and networks, rural tele centres, farmer call centres, mobile telephony, video conference, offline multimedia CDs, decision support systems, expert systems, innovative community radio and television programmes, open distance learning etc. The agricultural extension students, academicians, scientists, practitioners, administrators and policy makers will find this compilation of the "ICTs for Agricultural Extension: Global Experiments, Innovations and Experiences" from twenty eight countries relevant to providing a framework for the design and implementation of sustainable ICT-enabled extension services for the agricultural development.

ICT Update 73 English

Author :
Publisher : CTA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book ICT Update 73 English written by and published by CTA. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ICT Update is a bimonthly printed and on line magazine (http://ictupdate.cta.int) and an accompanying email newsletter published by CTA. This issue focuses on e-agriculture strategies.

The Report: Nigeria 2015

Author : Oxford Business Group
Publisher : Oxford Business Group
ISBN 13 : 1910068306
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Report: Nigeria 2015 written by Oxford Business Group and published by Oxford Business Group. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite concerns linked to short-term and cyclical risks, including unequal development, policy uncertainty, declining oil prices and localised unrest, the longer-term growth fundamentals are clear. Following the presidential elections in March 2015, the newly elected government of President Muhammadu Buhari will face a host of challenges, ranging from high levels of rural poverty to concerns over governance and an insurgency in the north. The outcome of the presidential elections gave Nigeria its first peaceful handover of power in more than 16 years, as well as a boost of momentum that, along with its economic fundamentals, places it on the cusp of potentially long-term, broad-based growth.

2020 Global food policy report: Building inclusive food systems

Author : International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 : 089629367X
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book 2020 Global food policy report: Building inclusive food systems written by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2020-04-06 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food systems are at a critical juncture—they are evolving quickly to meet growing and changing demand but are not serving everyone’s needs. Building more inclusive food systems can bring a wide range of economic and development benefits to all people, especially the poor and disadvantaged. IFPRI’s 2020 Global Food Policy Report examines the policies and investments and the growing range of tools and technologies that can promote inclusion. Chapters examine the imperative of inclusion, challenges faced by smallholders, youth, women, and conflict-affected people, and the opportunities offered by expanding agrifood value chains and national food system transformations. Critical questions addressed include: How can inclusive food systems help break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and malnutrition? \What can be done to strengthen the midstream of food value chains to improve rural access to jobs, markets, and services? Will Africa’s food systems generate sufficient jobs for the growing youth population? How can women be empowered within food system processes, from household decisions to policymaking? Can refugees and other conflict-affected people be integrated into food systems to help them rebuild their lives? How can national food system transformations contribute to greater dietary diversity, food safety, and food quality for all? Regional sections look at how inclusion can be improved around the world in 2020 and beyond. The report also presents interesting trends revealed by IFPRI’s food policy indicators and datasets.

African Management

Author : Aida Sy
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 311062902X
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book African Management written by Aida Sy and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-07-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a panoramic view of the state of management research and practice in Africa. One of its objectives is to recognize current advances in management, applied economics and organizational research in some of the 54 nations that form the continent. The focus will be on new developments across the region with a particular emphasis on the defining cultural and traditional elements and innovations that make African management different.