Studies
Leveraging Technology and Open Access Models
In November 2004, infoDev commissioned a team from Spintrack AB of Stockholm, Sweden to carry out a study entitled “Leveraging New Technologies and Open Access Models: Options for Improving Backbone Access in Developing Countries (with a Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa)”. The Spintrack core team working on the project included Anders Comstedt, Eric Osiakwan and Russell Southwood...
Global Diffusion of the Internet VI: The Internet in Ghana
Ghana was one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to gain Internet access. By 1996, three Internet service providers (ISPs) were competing. During the Internet boom years, 1998-2000, the ISP and Internet Café industries in Ghana grew rapidly. In 2004, policy-makers are struggling with the question of how to fund telecommunications deployment in rural Ghana. The question is urgent because use of Voice over IP (VoIP) technology for international voice calls ate away at Ghana Telecom’s profits; profits the company says it desperately needs to fund deployment of a new telephone network. By William Foster, Seymour Goodman, Eric Osiakwan, Adam Bernstein -2004
Ideas to Prime Minister Tony Blair's Commission for Africa
By 2015 Africa must develop her ICT and Educational infrastructure. It is clear that we are in an emerging knowledge society where ICTs are playing a critical role in economic development, however, with regard to the "Digital Divide" Africa seems to be on the loosing end. The question is can Africa close the gap and move to the other side? My answer is a resounding yes. Africa has no choice. Download and follow the discussions as Eric Osiakwan throws more light...
ICT Infrastructure and Research Priorities of Research Institutions
This document is divided into 6 parts. The first part describes the research focuses of the various research institutions. It presents analysis of areas of research per umbrella organizations and also looks at funding sources of the institutions....
Access to Computers and Communication Networks in Ghana
In this paper you would get a quick overview of Telecom liberations in Ghana after which the demand for telecoms, Internet and computers is still very high. Eric Osiakwan enumerate some of the efforts to address the need for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education, health and rural entrepreneurship but restricting these efforts is the lack of first mile solutions to reach the rural poor. ...
