the catia programme (2003 to 2006) april 2003 david woolnough - dfid claire sibthorpe – atos kpmg
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The CATIA Programme(2003 to 2006)
April 2003
David Woolnough - DFID
Claire Sibthorpe – Atos KPMG
What is CATIA?
• The end result of a lot of listening…
• A practical response to the demands from Africa and the G8 DOT Force recommendations
• An attempt by donors to co-ordinate & work together (UK, Sweden, Canada & US)
• A partnership with the private sector (Cisco, African ISPs, VSATs, etc.)
• A $15 million, three year commitment to ICTs in Africa – with plenty of scope for growth!
What will CATIA actually do?• CATIA – Catalysing Access To ICTs in Africa
• A package of 9 small-scale, yet strategic activities that seek to improve access to the full range of ICTs in Africa, from the Internet to community radio.
• Support an African-led network of institutions active in building capacity on ICT regulatory/policy issues;
• Catalyse well-informed local debates on ICT policy reform;• Support a major new multi-partner programme aimed at increasing
access to radio across the continent; • Working in partnership with the private sector, it will also seek to cut
access costs through: supporting Internet Exchange Points; appropriate use of low cost satellite and the development of low cost kit & open source;
• Increase Africa's influence in international ICT related decision making;
• Catalyse a thriving exchange of local African content.
CATIA - A regional African programme
• Low Cost Access Opportunities……VSAT / low cost kit / radio / IXPs
• ICT Policy & Regulation……on telecoms and the internet / other media (radio)
…subversive approach
…participate in international decision making
• Local African Content……radio / internet (OKN) / open source
Co-funded with DFID / Sida / Cida / IDRC / USAID & Cisco (e.g. core funding, MoUs, Steve Song (CA) on CATIA Steering Panel, etc.)
International Competition => Consortium, led by Management Contractor
Impact on Poverty?
Independent Evaluation(in at start)
Managing CATIA
• Low cost satellite internet access widely available across Africa
• Robust African internet backbone with exchange points at the core and strong African ISP Associations
• Well-informed, lively and inclusive policy debates across Africa, shaping the local policy environment
• An African led network of institutions, actively strengthening the African expertise involved in setting ICT related policy
• Increased capacity for African developing countries to participate in international ICT decision making
• Low cost computers and open source software being developed and tailored to the African market
Atos KPMG Consulting (AKC) is the Managing Consultant for CATIA and is working with a strong consortium to deliver on CATIA’s objectives.
We will be delivering across 6 of the CATIA components working towards:
Managing CATIA (cont.)
• Positive policy environments for radio broadcasting across Africa (led by Panos)
• Stronger network of community radio and FM radio stations across Africa, offering good pro-poor radio programmes (led by Amarc)
• A thriving African based Open Knowledge Network, catalysing the creation and exchange of local content (led by OneWorld)
We will also be working together with and managing the other 3 CATIA components aimed at:
Consortium ApproachThe Atos KPMG Consulting (AKC) Consortium comprises leading research and policy institutions, ICT technology and development consultancies, non governmental organisations, individual experts, and ICT networks.
The team includes:
• Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
• British Council
• Bridges.org
• Direqlearn
• KPMG Africa
• Miller Esselaar & Associates
• SchoolNet Africa
• Summit Strategies
• Telecommunications Management Groups (TMG)
• Technology Surveys International (TSI)
• Independent consultants
In Summary
We are working with DFID and others to help:
• catalyse access to ICTs in Africa• address the need for ICTs to address social and
economic development issues
We will work across Africa providing effective management and delivery of a set of components aimed at a achieving these objectives.
We hope to work with many at this conference to help build capacity across Africa to achieve sustainable change.
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