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FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTING UNIVERSAL ACCESSInnovation and Experience from Uganda Uganda Communications Commission Fountain Publishers/IDRC 2005 ISBN 9-97002-518-X e-ISBN 1-55250-188-4 100 pp.   
Uganda was one of the first countries in Africa to develop a policy on universal access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) and to implement a universal access fund, designed to support initiatives aimed at improving poor and rural populations' access to ICTs. Today, Uganda's universal access policy and rural communications development fund are generally seen as "best practice". This book presents the Ugandan experience – an experience that was unique because of the country's early liberalization of the communication sector and explosion in the use of mobile communication technology. Regulators, policy advisors, and government officials, both within and outside Africa, will find this book useful as they develop their own policies, strategies, and implementation plans for universal access.
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Acknowledgements 2005 Foreword Hon. John Nasasira (Government of Uganda) 2005 Preface Eng. Dr A.M.S. Katahoire and Patrick Masambu (Uganda Communications Commission) 2005 Chapter 1. Basic Definitions and Concepts 2005 Universal access and universal service defined; How can universal access be achieved?; Two gaps to address; The Universal Access Fund Chapter 2. Basic Policy Formulation and Universal Access Development 2005 Legal foundation; The role of the regulator; Sector review and consultation; Framework for sector review – structural model for ICT; Outcome: Policy objectives and actions Chapter 3. Estimating Subsidy Requirements 2005 Initial viability model; Initial estimate of UAF-required capital accumulation Chapter 4. Baseline Demand Analysis 2005 The rural marketplace; Demand field studies; Analysis and summary – outputs Chapter 5. Developing the Fund Strategy 2005 Strategic zoning and licence or subsidy packaging; Achieving a strategic balance in Uganda; Other bidder incentives; Tariffs; Interconnection Chapter 6. Operating Principles, Organization and Operations 2005 Operating principles; Organisation of the Rural Communications Development Fund; Fund finances; The Operating Manual Chapter 7. Subsidy Competition, Tendering and Contract Awards 2005 Introduction; Main programme and pilot procedures; Level 1 tendering procedure; Level 2 tendering procedure; Level 3 tendering procedure; Level 4 tendering procedure; Level 5 tendering procedure; RCDF subsidy disbursement procedures Chapter 8. Monitoring and Evaluation 2005 The importance of monitoring; Evaluation of rural ICT projects Notes 2005 |
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