The third country spotlight at the summit shifts to southern Africa and highlights the agenda and achievement of Namibia. ICT penetration and growth curves, sectoral impacts, government initiatives, and progressive policies will be showcased.

2.
COUNTRY
FOCUS
-­‐
NAMIBIA
4
December
2013
14:45
–
15:00
Mr.
Stanley
Shanapinda
sshanapinda@cran.na
CEO

3. Population:
GDP:
GDP
per
capita:
ICT
Contribution
to
GDP:
Estimated
ICT
Market
value:
WEF
Global
Competitive
Index:
Technology
Readiness:
ICT
Innovation:
ICT
Development
Index
(ITU):
Mobile
voice
coverage:
2,104,900
USD
11.9
billion
USD
5,652.9
2,9%
NAD4
billion
(USD400m)
83rd
/
142
99th/144
92nd
/
144
109th
/
155
98%
of
population

4. Internet
access
and
usage:
13.4%
of
Namibians
over
the
age
of
15
Unemployment
Rate:
37.6%
PC/Tablet
Penetration:
Low
–
due
to
unaffordability
Affordability:
Less
than
15%
of
the
Gross
National
Income
(GNI)
per
capita
MTR’s:
N$
0.30
to
N$
0.20
from
1
November
2013
FTR’s:
N$
0.30
to
N$
0.20
from
1
November
2013
SMS
TR:
N$
0.20
to
N$
0.01
from
1
November
2013
Voice
p/s:
NAD0.025/sec
(USD0.0025/sec)
Data:
NAD0.9
MB
(USD0.09
MB)
SMS:
NAD0.40
(USD0.04)
PPP
-­‐
Namibia’s
is
the
8th
cheapest
cheapest
in
Sub-­‐Saharan
Africa

5. Achievements
and
Highlights
con2nued…
q 4GLTE
Launched:
2nd
in
Africa
q DTT
Launched
q WACS
Commissioned
q Fiber
Routes:
9,025km’s
covering
+850,000km2
q 395
POP’s
and
228
Digital
Destinations

7. MTC
Network
Coverage

8. WACS

9. Achievements
and
Highlights
con2nued…
q National
USF
Policy
Published
q Digital
Inclusion
–
e.g.
Youth
Entrepreneurs
q Policies
Promoting
E-­‐commerce,
E-­‐
Government
and
Data
Protection
q Draft
Electronic
Transactions
and
Cyber
crime
Bill
–
q SADC
Harmonisation
q Type
Approval
Draft
Regulations

10. Namibia’s
ICT
plan
(Vision
2030)
Dra?
Vision
2030
Implementa2on
of
comprehensive
na2onal
ICT
policy
IT
training
from
pre-­‐primary
to
sec
educa2on
Establishment
of
university
of
Applied
Sci
&
Tech
Collabora2on
among
sci
&
tech
research
grps
re:
ICT
High
levels
of
u2lisa2on
of
&
access
to
Internet
among
ci2zens
Availability
of
low
cost
&
high
speed
Internet
Wide-­‐spread
availability
of
Internet-­‐based
training
facili2es
Na2on-­‐wide
wireless
networks
High
levels
of
local
ICT
produc2on
Incen2ves
for
computer
hardware
purchases
ICT
entrepreneurial
support
Advanced
ICT
infrastructure
&
services
Develop
&
implement
comprehensive
ICT
policy
Ac+on
plan
Current
situa+on
PwC
Invest
in
R&D
to
improve
local
ICT
industries
Growth
&
importance
of
ICT
globally
Lowered
cost
&
increased
quality
&
capabili2es
of
ICT
globally
Lack
of
ICT
skilled
human
capital
Integrate
ICT
educa2on
&
trg
in
sch
cirricula
Improve
access
to
ICT
facili2es
for
all
ci2zens
Dependence
on
imported
skills
&
knowledge
Low
levels
of
educa2on
in
math,
science,
tech
skills
Lack
of
ICT
investment
Lack
of
government
focus
on
ICT
development
June
2012

11. Opportuni2es
for
IT
players
q Namibian
Ownership
of
51%
q Namibian
Registration
of
Company
q Improvement
on
Low
WEF
and
ITU
Rankings
q Low
Internet
and
PC
Penetration
q Affordable
Alternative
PC
/
Tablet
Imports

12. Opportuni2es
for
IT
players
q DTT
q STB’s
–
Interactive
applications
and
Internet
Access
for
TV
households
q Content
Development
–
software
and
broadcasting
q E-­‐commerce,
E-­‐Government
Services
q Data
Protection
Networks
and
Solutions

13. Opportuni2es
for
IT
players
q Innovation
Incubation
q Southern
Africa
Innovation
Support
(SAIS)
Program
q Namibia
Prototype
Core
Committee
(PCC)
q Health
project
and
entrepreneurs
support

15. Namibia
Societal
Accelera2on
PlaZorm
2012
MICT,
PWC,
CRAN
and
Prof.
Leif
Edvinsson
(Brain
of
the
Year,
1998)

16. Opportuni2es
for
IT
players
q Lobbying
for
“Venture
Capital”
for
ICT
Innovation
q e.g.
Mobile
innovation
to
address
local
social
and
economic
challenges
q Crowdsourcing
q Collaboration

17. Opportuni2es
for
IT
players
q IT
Skills
Training
and
Development
q Skills
Transfer
q NDP4
–
2017
q Adequate
ICT
infrastructure
to
facilitate
economic
development
and
competitiveness
through
innovation,
research
and
development
q .na
Domain
Name
Association
Establishment

18. Opportuni2es
for
IT
players
q Online
Business
Protection
and
Assurance
q E-­‐Government
Services
q Proposed
Cybercrime
and
Data
Protection
Bill
q Proposed
Electronic
Transactions
Bill
q Required:
q Networks
and
Solutions
q Cryptography
Services
q Authentication
Service
Providers

19. Trends
and
Developments
for
2014
q Broadband
Policy
and
Practical
Implementation
Strategy
q Cyber
crime
Policy
and
Practical
Implementation
Strategy
q E-­‐commerce,
E-­‐Government,
Data
Protection
Laws
and
Regulations
Implementation
19

20. Trends
and
Developments
for
2014
q Type
Approval
Regulations
Implementation
q
Certiaicates
of
Conformity
q DTT
q
STB’s
and
applications
q USF
Regulations
Implementation
q Competitive
Bidding
for
USF
Projects
20

21.
Thank
you!
Q&A