Karibuni

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Karibuni
Dr H. E. Kavishe25 May 2002Royal Palm,
Dar-es-Salaam
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Characteristics

• Multi-sectoral cross-cutting nature
• Very dynamic development in terms of new
  innovations, new applications, new products and
  rate of obsolence
• Commercially driven rapid growth and decay is
  mostly driven by commercial forces. The
  development is pulled by commercial realities
  competition, customer tastes, preferences etc,
  and not pushed by beaurocrats
• Prominent role of the Private Sector
• Government Policy to facilitate.

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Government Policy

• Separate Policy formulation, Regulatory functions
  and Commercial activities
• Disengage completely from Commercial activities
  through privatisation and creation of Executive
  Agencies
• Arms length involvement in Regulation by
  creating Multi-sectoral Regulatory Authorities
  based on the principles of Independence,
  Transparency, Accountability and Professionalism
• Retain Policy making function with involvement of
  stakeholders.

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The Commission (NICTCOM)

• Functions advisory, regulatory, academic,
  monitoring, policy initiation
• Funding? Govt budget? Donors? issues of
  sustainability beyond initial support
• Relation with Govt A Govt Institution? A
  quasi-Govt institution? Another parastatal? Or
  Project?
• Relation with Regulatory Authority another
  layer?
• Dynamics of ICT could it cope? Or brake?

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My Proposal

• In my humble opinion we do not need a Commission
  in the form of proposed NICTCOM to catalyse ICT
  development in Tanzania
• We only need
• Good Policies
• Effective Regulation and
• Voluntary Stakeholders Forum.
• Instead of pushing we should create environment
  for market forces to pull ICT development in
  Tanzania.

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Good Policies

• Facilitating rather than constraining ICT
  development through private and public sector
  initiative
• Initiated by Stakeholders through their Forum
• Formulated by Govt in consultation with
  Stakeholders a dept in responsible Ministry
  could do (say MOCT)
• Enforced by Regulation through Regulatory
  Authority
• Vehicle Already exist
• Funding Existing - Govt budget.

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Effective Regulation

• Economic Regulation licensing, tariffs etc.
• Quality of Service Standards
• Open Access requirements for natural monopolies
• Dispute resolution through an open and
  transparent mechanism
• Vehicle Establishment process underway
• Funding Self-financing through fees and rents
  after initial 2-year Govt budgetary support.

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Stakeholders Forum

• Voluntary established by Stakeholders
  themselves
• Membership open for all Stakeholders who has
  direct interest commercial or otherwise
• Initiate policy and lobby Govt whenever
  necessary
• Participate in regulating the Regulators
  behaviour and conduct through Consumer
  Consultative Council, Nomination Committee,
  Appeals mechanism, Public hearings, Public
  Register, Budget and Audit review
• Funding Voluntary contributions, donations etc.

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Conclusion

• For meaningful and sustainable ICT development in
  Tanzania, we only need three things
• Good policies
• Effective regulation and
• Vibrant Voluntary Stakeholders Forum.
• Private sector initiative should be allowed and
  encouraged to lead the way
• Too much theory, too much regulation and too much
  Govt intervention will not help faster ICT
  development.

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Disclaimer

• The views expressed in his paper are the views of
  the Author and does not represent official stand
  or policy of the Parastatal Sector Reform
  Commission (PSRC)
• For more information please contact the Author
  directly at
• kavishe_at_psrctz.com

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Thank You