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The “evolution” of regulation in Uganda’s mobile money sector. 乌干达移动货币部门监管的“演变”。

South African Journal of Information and Communication Pub Date : 2016-11-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/21627

R. Macmillan, Anthea Paelo, Tamara Paremoer

引用次数: 10

Utility model protection in Kenya: The case for substantive examination 肯尼亚实用新型保护:实质审查案例

South African Journal of Information and Communication Pub Date : 2016-11-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/21588

Isaac Rutenberg, Lillian Makanga

引用次数: 1

Development informatics research and the challenges in representing the voice of developing country researchers: A South African view 发展信息学研究和代表发展中国家研究人员声音的挑战:一个南非的观点

South African Journal of Information and Communication Pub Date : 2016-11-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/21757

J. V. Biljon

{"title":"Development informatics research and the challenges in representing the voice of developing country researchers: A South African view","authors":"J. V. Biljon","doi":"10.23962/10539/21757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/21757","url":null,"abstract":"Indigenous or local researchers from developing countries have not made a leading contribution to development informatics (DI) or information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) research. This is noteworthy since these researchers should be in a prominent position to contribute to the discourse, where context knowledge is regarded as vital. Furthermore, a dependence on foreign scholarly direction can create a gap between research and reality in a way that affects the success of ICT programmes in African countries. Extant literature highlights this problem, but most studies stop short of considering the causes and proposing how to amplify the voice of developing country researchers. This paper documents the ICT4D/DI research discourse that took place during four seminal academic events in South Africa during the period 2012 to 2015. Those discussions are presented and analysed here to contribute to the wider discourse on ICT research and practice in developing countries, with the aim of enhancing the research contribution of developing countries. An interpretivist, involved researcher analysis of the workshop reports is conducted to gain an improved understanding of the South African ICT4D/DI researcher’s challenges to proportional participation. While this study takes a South African perspective, many of the findings could apply to researchers in other developing countries.","PeriodicalId":105861,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Information and Communication","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123661685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

Reviews of Mastering Digital Transformation (Hanna, 2016) and Digital Kenya (Ndemo & Weiss, 2016) 掌握数字转型(Hanna, 2016)和数字肯尼亚(Ndemo & Weiss, 2016)的评论

South African Journal of Information and Communication Pub Date : 2016-11-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/21791

Lucienne Abrahams, Kevin Goga

引用次数: 0

China and Africa: Alternative telecommunication policies and practices 中国和非洲:替代性电信政策和做法

South African Journal of Information and Communication Pub Date : 2016-08-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/21624

E. Sutherland

{"title":"China and Africa: Alternative telecommunication policies and practices","authors":"E. Sutherland","doi":"10.23962/10539/21624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/21624","url":null,"abstract":"The Beijing Consensus is said to be a win-win for China and Africa. China has become a major force in global telecommunications markets, as a manufacturer, a content provider and in delivering services to its citizens. While the relationship between China and Africa has been explored in many areas, telecommunications has been ignored, despite its strong domestic performance, as well as the presence of Chinese equipment in African networks and in the hands of consumers. China has not exported its domestic model of competing state-owned operators, nor have those operators followed the “going out” strategy. However, manufacturers have benefitted from the Washington Consensus model of oligopolistic markets. In countries with higher risks, they have been aided by Chinese development banks and intergovernmental agreements. In a new policy model, for the Comoros and Ethiopia, Chinese firms have taken on outsourcing of network functions for the state-owned operators. Additionally, manufacturers have found several channels to supply feature-phones and smartphones at low prices, helping to widen access. Absent from African markets are the providers of Internet content and apps. There is very little evidence of spillover effects, with little knowledge being transferred. China has won from hardware sales in Africa, while Africans have won wider access to telecommunications, including states rejecting the Washington Consensus model.","PeriodicalId":105861,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Information and Communication","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129367738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Competition, barriers to entry and inclusive growth in retail banking: Capitec case study 零售银行业的竞争、进入壁垒和包容性增长:Capitec案例研究

South African Journal of Information and Communication Pub Date : 2016-01-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/21626

Trudi Makhaya, Nicholas Nhundu

引用次数: 7

Regulatory effectiveness: Stakeholder perceptions of Namibia’s communications regulatory framework 监管有效性:利益相关者对纳米比亚通信监管框架的看法

South African Journal of Information and Communication Pub Date : 2015-12-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/20343

Stanley Shanapinda

{"title":"Regulatory effectiveness: Stakeholder perceptions of Namibia’s communications regulatory framework","authors":"Stanley Shanapinda","doi":"10.23962/10539/20343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/20343","url":null,"abstract":"Communications regulatory frameworks are established to achieve myriad regulatory objectives. These may include affordable pricing, consumer welfare and competition. A regulatory framework is therefore endowed with regulatory governance measures and regulatory incentives to enable it to achieve these purposes. In applying these measures and incentives, the framework becomes effective, or ineffective, depending on whether the regulatory purpose is met. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory study was to assess the perceptions of the stakeholders, as active participants in the evolution of the framework, regarding the effectiveness of the types of measures and incentives implemented within the Namibian institutional context. Perception studies can be valuable because they offer insight on how the policies, laws and regulations that are implemented are viewed by the stakeholders for whom they are designed and implemented. While these are not the only inputs, knowledge of stakeholder views informs the future redesign of these measures and incentives to make the regulatory framework increasingly more effective. One of the main findings of the research was that the perceived conflict of interests between the ICT policy role of the Ministry of ICT and its shareholder role over Telecom Namibia negatively impacts competition. Its policy support for the dominant role of Telecom Namibia is in conflict with the regulatory purpose of encouraging private investment. The conclusion was that this regulatory governance design measure conflicts with the regulatory framework and requires legislative amendment and a re-design of the framework in an effort to improve competitiveness in Namibia's electronic communications market.","PeriodicalId":105861,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Information and Communication","volume":"294 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126090198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

From information to engagement : exploring communication platforms for the government-citizen interface in South Africa 从信息到参与:探索南非政府-公民界面的沟通平台

South African Journal of Information and Communication Pub Date : 2015-12-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/20332

E. Vivier, D. Seabe, M. Wentzel, D. Sanchez

引用次数: 8

State of internet of things deployment in Africa and its future : the Nigerian scenario 物联网在非洲的部署状况及其未来:尼日利亚情景

South African Journal of Information and Communication Pub Date : 2015-12-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/20335

M. Ndubuaku, D. Okereafor

引用次数: 8

Nigeria’s evolving presence in cyberspace 尼日利亚在网络空间的不断发展

South African Journal of Information and Communication Pub Date : 2015-12-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/20334

U. Mbanaso, G. Chukwudebe, E. Atimati

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引用次数: 4