The project involved the diagnosis and definition of an integrated action plan involving several complementary building blocks comprising 16 building blocks – foundation (infrastructure, regulation, skills, entrepreneurship), value chain (production in Africa, distribution, use and disposal / eWaste), critical issues (accessibility, digital gaps, development impact, digital market) and implementation (national policy framework, stakeholder engagement, cooperative approach and financing).
Study and Elaboration of a Smart Devices Plan
Financial promoters
Services
Tecnologia e Inovação para o Desenvolvimento
Sector
Telecomunicações, Media e Tecnologia
Duration
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The scope and objectives of this project were to present a continental smart device plan that served as a reference point and basis for Smart Africa member states to develop their respective smart device policies and strategies. The plan covered the technical, commercial, legal and regulatory, economic and social aspects of basic smart devices in Smart Africa member states. The scope of the work was smartphones (mainly), tablets and PCs (laptops, desktops, 2-in-1s).
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