COUNTRY  FOCUS    -­‐    

 NAMIBIA  

 4  December  2013  14:45  –  15:00  

 Mr.  Stanley  Shanapinda  sshanapinda@cran.na  

 CEO      

   

 

Population:              2,104,900      GDP:                USD  11.9  billion      GDP  per  capita:          USD  5,652.9      ICT  Contribution  to  GDP:        2,9%      Estimated  ICT  Market  value:      NAD4  billion  (USD400m)    WEF  Global  Competitive  Index:    83rd  /  142    Technology  Readiness:        99th/144    ICT  Innovation:            92nd  /  144      ICT  Development  Index  (ITU):    109th  /  155      Mobile  voice  coverage:        98%  of  population                  

   

 

Internet  access  and  usage:    13.4%  of  Namibians  over                the  age  of  15  

 Unemployment  Rate:      37.6%      PC/Tablet  Penetration:  Low  –  due  to  unaffordability      Affordability:            Less  than  15%  of  the  Gross  National  Income  (GNI)  per  capita      MTR’s:      N$  0.30  to  N$  0.20  from  1  November  2013  FTR’s:      N$  0.30  to  N$  0.20  from  1  November  2013  SMS  TR:      N$  0.20  to  N$  0.01  from  1  November  2013  

     Voice  p/s:  NAD0.025/sec  (USD0.0025/sec)    Data:  NAD0.9  MB  (USD0.09  MB)    SMS:  NAD0.40  (USD0.04)  

   PPP  -­‐  Namibia’s  is  the  8th  cheapest  cheapest  in  Sub-­‐Saharan    Africa  

             

Achievements  and  Highlights  con2nued…  

q 4GLTE  Launched:  2nd  in  Africa  

q DTT  Launched  

q WACS  Commissioned  

q Fiber  Routes:  9,025km’s  covering  +850,000km2    

q 395  POP’s  and  228  Digital  Destinations    

MTC  Network  Coverage  

WACS  

Achievements  and  Highlights  con2nued…   q National  USF  Policy  Published    

q Digital  Inclusion  –  e.g.  Youth  Entrepreneurs    

 q Policies  Promoting  E-­‐commerce,  E-­‐Government  and  Data  Protection    q Draft  Electronic  Transactions  and  Cyber  crime  Bill  –    q SADC  Harmonisation  

q Type  Approval  Draft  Regulations    

Dra?  

PwC  June  2012  

Growth  &  importance  of  ICT  

globally  

Lowered  cost  &  increased  quality  &  capabili2es  of  ICT  globally  

Lack  of  ICT  skilled  human  capital  

Dependence  on  imported  skills  &  

knowledge  

Low  levels  of  educa2on  in  math,  science,  tech  skills  

Lack  of  ICT  investment  

Lack  of  government  focus  

on  ICT  development  

Namibia’s  ICT  plan  (Vision  2030)  

Implementa2on  of  comprehensive  

na2onal  ICT  policy  

IT  training  from  pre-­‐primary  to  sec  

educa2on  

Establishment  of  university  of  

Applied  Sci  &  Tech  

Collabora2on  among  sci  &  tech  research  grps  re:  

ICT  

High  levels  of  u2lisa2on  of  &  

access  to  Internet  among  ci2zens  

Availability  of  low  cost  &  high  speed  

Internet  

Wide-­‐spread  availability  of  Internet-­‐based  training  facili2es  

Na2on-­‐wide  wireless  networks  

High  levels  of  local  ICT  produc2on  

Incen2ves  for  computer  hardware  purchases  

ICT  entrepreneurial  support  

Advanced  ICT  infrastructure  &  

services  

Develop  &  implement  comprehensive  ICT  

policy  

Integrate  ICT  educa2on  &  trg  in  sch  cirricula  

Invest  in  R&D  to  improve  local  ICT  

industries  

Improve  access  to  ICT  facili2es  for  all  ci2zens  

Current  situa+on  

Vision  2030  

Ac+on  plan  

Opportuni2es  for  IT  players    

q Namibian  Ownership  of  51%  

q Namibian  Registration  of  Company  

q  Improvement  on  Low  WEF  and  ITU  Rankings    

q  Low  Internet  and  PC  Penetration    

q  Affordable  Alternative  PC  /  Tablet  Imports        

Opportuni2es  for  IT  players     q DTT  

q STB’s  –  Interactive  applications  and  Internet  Access  for  TV  households  

q Content  Development  –  software  and  broadcasting    

q E-­‐commerce,  E-­‐Government  Services  q Data  Protection  Networks  and  Solutions      

Opportuni2es  for  IT  players    q Innovation  Incubation    

q Southern  Africa  Innovation  Support  (SAIS)  Program  

q Namibia  Prototype  Core  Committee  (PCC)  q Health  project  and  entrepreneurs  support      

Namibia  Societal  Accelera2on  PlaZorm  2012    MICT,  PWC,  CRAN  and  Prof.  Leif  Edvinsson  

(Brain  of  the  Year,  1998)    

Opportuni2es  for  IT  players    

q Lobbying  for  “Venture  Capital”  for  ICT  Innovation  q e.g.  Mobile  innovation  to  address  local  social  and  economic  challenges    

q Crowdsourcing    q Collaboration    

Opportuni2es  for  IT  players    

q IT  Skills  Training  and  Development  q Skills  Transfer    

q NDP4  –  2017    q Adequate  ICT  infrastructure  to  facilitate  economic  development  and  competitiveness  through  innovation,  research  and  development  

q .na  Domain  Name  Association  Establishment  

Opportuni2es  for  IT  players    

q Online  Business  Protection  and  Assurance      

q E-­‐Government  Services    q Proposed  Cybercrime  and  Data  Protection  Bill  q Proposed  Electronic  Transactions  Bill  

q Required:  q Networks  and  Solutions  q Cryptography  Services    q Authentication  Service  Providers    

Trends  and  Developments  for  2014  

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q Broadband  Policy   and  Practical   Implementation  Strategy    

q Cyber  crime  Policy  and  Practical  Implementation  Strategy  

 q E-­‐commerce,   E-­‐Government,   Data   Protection  Laws  and  Regulations  Implementation    

Trends  and  Developments  for  2014  

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q Type  Approval  Regulations  Implementation    q   Certiaicates  of  Conformity    

q DTT    q   STB’s  and  applications        

q USF  Regulations  Implementation  q Competitive  Bidding  for  USF  Projects    

   

Thank  you!    

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