The CATIA Programme (2003 to 2006)

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The CATIA Programme(2003 to 2006)

• April 2003
• David Woolnough - DFID
• Claire Sibthorpe Atos KPMG

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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!

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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.

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CATIA - A regional African programme
Co-funded with DFID / Sida / Cida / IDRC / USAID
Cisco (e.g. core funding, MoUs, Steve Song
(CA) on CATIA Steering Panel, etc.) International
Competition gt Consortium, led by Management
Contractor

• 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

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Impact on Poverty?Independent Evaluation(in at
start)
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Managing CATIA
Atos KPMG Consulting (AKC) is the Managing
Consultant for CATIA and is working with a strong
consortium to deliver on CATIAs objectives. We
will be delivering across 6 of the CATIA
components working towards

• 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

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Managing CATIA (cont.)
We will also be working together with and
managing the other 3 CATIA components aimed at

• 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)

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Consortium Approach
The 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

• SchoolNet Africa
• Summit Strategies
• Telecommunications Management Groups (TMG)
• Technology Surveys International (TSI)
• Independent consultants

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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.