COMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT CSTD

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COMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR
DEVELOPMENT CSTD

• ICT - EXISTING SITUATION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
• A PRESENTATION TO THE CSTD SECOND PANEL COLOMBO
  SRI LANKA

Angola
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COMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR
DEVELOPMENT CSTD

• Colonisation 500 years
• Independance - 1975
• Area Covered- 1.247.000 Km2
• Main Resources
• Oil 1.000.000 BARIL DAY
• Diamonds
• Peace achieved april 2002

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COMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR
DEVELOPMENT CSTD

• During 27 years more than 70 Budget allocated to
  war
  
• 8 only for education
• Less than 1 of budget for CT
• Over 60 of population - illiteracy

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COMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR
DEVELOPMENT CSTD

• 1997 creation of Ministry of CT
• 1999 Angola CSTD Member
• 1999-2002
• Law of researcher carreer
• Special salary for researchers
• Under approval the fund on CT for development

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COMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR
DEVELOPMENT CSTD

• Under approval the law on CT
• On progress preparation the policies on CT with
  UNESCO cooperation
  
• 2000- Was approved by Angolan Government the ICT
  Strategy 2000-2010

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COMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR
DEVELOPMENT CSTD

• OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
• Develop plans and mechanism to implement ICT
  strategy
  
• Motivate gov. Departments to use ICT in an
  adequate way
  
• Promote bilateral and multilateral cooperation on
  ICT
  
• Allocation by Gov the special budget for ICT

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COMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR
DEVELOPMENT CSTD

• Coordination of National ICT activities through
  monitoring, evaluation guidelines and
  standardization
  
• Partnership between government and private
  sector
  
• Encourage the private sector investment in
  Software and hardware

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COMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR
DEVELOPMENT CSTD

• Identify center of excellence at regional and
  international level to provide special training
  
• Creation the first National center of excelence
  in Angola- ICT
  
• Create special programs to increase computer
  science culture at national level

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COMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR
DEVELOPMENT CSTD

• Establish internet connection for all schools ,
  higher education institutions and researchers
  institution at non cost.
  
• Establish an University network UNINET to conect
  all Universties
  
• Establish an Angolan research network ARENET
• Both network are connected by academical Backbone
  PORTAL

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COMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR
DEVELOPMENT CSTD

• Computer Literacy
• Low, difficult to rapidly enhance,
• Problems of language
• Human resources
• Low, no teachers
• students illiteracy, low level courses

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COMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR
DEVELOPMENT CSTD

• STATE INVESTMENTS/FDI
• International companies - telecom/internet
• High charges, unavailable to majority
• Future State subsidies to service provider
• State investment in network expansion- SAT3
• FUTURE PROJECTS
• Multiple Community Telecentres (MCT)
• Wireless access-connection
• Telecom/Internet/e-government/distance learning