Action Plan

1
Action Plan

• Common ICT Indicators
• Work Session
• Dakar
• 26-27 October 2005

2
Agenda

• Template for presentation of data at national and
  WATRA level
• Expanded outline of ICT Indicators Handbook (to
  be sent by email to the 5 countries and then
  after comments received to rest of WATRA)
• Online questionnaires
• Web hosting templates
• Expanded outline of pilot country studies

3
Action Plan

• Identify 4 pilot countries (Cote dIvoire, Ghana,
  Nigeria, Senegal)
• Form Task teams per pilot country (15 Nov 2005
  each focal point per country)
• Regulator
• Operator
• Consumer advocate
• Researcher
• Outline country report (regional report) (31
  October 2005 Maria)
• Expanded outline of ICT Indicators Handbook (to
  be sent by email to the 5 countries and then
  after comments received to rest of WATRA)
• Data gathering strategy (Maria to do standard
  template by 15 Nov 2005) data from regulators
  (2004 annual reports) sample questionnaire in
  Dec 2005 sample survey in Feb 2006
• Initial data analysis in March 2006
• Face to face meeting before AGM
• Draft report maybe April (next AGM)

4
Focal points from regulator

• Cote d Ivorie Messan
• messan_at_atci.ci
• Ghana Joshua Peprah
• Joshua.peprah_at_nca.org.gh
• Mali Mahamadou Keita (Not a pilot country)
• mbkeita_at_sotelma.ml
• Nigeria Mary Uduma
• mnuduma_at_ncc.gov.ng
• Senegal Ousmane Ndiaye
• Ousmane.ndiaye_at_art.sn

5
Country Report Outline

• Macro Environment
• Regulatory Structure (see benchmarks)
• ICT/Telecoms Sector Description (see top 50)
• Is it competitive?
• Market structure
• Supplier behavior
• Consumer behavior
• Consumer benefits

6
Macro economic

• Demographic
• Number of households urban/rural
• Employment percentage of telecommunications
  employment
• GDP
• Gross fixed capital formation
• Inflation Price Index
• Exchange rate

7
Data Collection

• Data to be collected by regulators
• Additional data from sample survey
• Business
• Households

8
Blog

• http//cbdd.typepad.com/watra_commonictindicators
• Email beebem_at_wsu.edu