<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you arsene for sharing, much appreciated!<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">@Peter, yes, ideally a competitive innovative market with good regulation and policy making is likely to impact on access positively.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">However factors such as literacy, digital skills and cost of devices among others remain barriers to internet access. We will be doing household, individual and business surveys</div><div class="">to understand this issue further. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We are currently in Rwanda now for the surveys. Heading to Tanzania,South Africa and Nigeria. More countries will be added as the year goes.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If anyone wants access to the data at a later stage, please do get in touch.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,<br class=""><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 12 May 2017, at 10:44, Akinremi Peter Taiwo <<a href="mailto:compsoftnet@gmail.com" class="">compsoftnet@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Thanks for sharing Arsene.<br class=""> <br class=""></div><div class="">I would like to say that reduction of prices through improved competition in the teleco industry does bring accessibility if not to all.<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks.<br class=""></div><div class="">Peter<br class=""></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 8:37 PM, Arsène Tungali <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:arsenebaguma@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">arsenebaguma@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto" class=""><div class="">Colleagues,</div><div id="m_5006530953631581911AppleMailSignature" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="m_5006530953631581911AppleMailSignature" class="">Just wanted to share with you this policy brief from our friends at Research ICT Africa about Rwanda. </div><div id="m_5006530953631581911AppleMailSignature" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="m_5006530953631581911AppleMailSignature" class="">Important data comparisons are available, explaining the growth in mobile penetration and adoption as well the challenges on Internet mobile adoption.</div><div id="m_5006530953631581911AppleMailSignature" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="m_5006530953631581911AppleMailSignature" class="">Chenai from RIA is on this list and will be the best person to discuss this brief and to answer any questions you might have with regards to their research methodology.</div><div id="m_5006530953631581911AppleMailSignature" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="m_5006530953631581911AppleMailSignature" class="">Regards,</div><div id="m_5006530953631581911AppleMailSignature" class="">Arsene<br class=""><br class=""><div class="">-----------------</div><div class="">Arsène Tungali,</div><div class=""><a href="http://about.me/ArseneTungali" target="_blank" class="">about.me/ArseneTungali</a></div><div class="">+243 993810967</div><div class="">GPG: 523644A0</div><div class="">Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo</div><div class=""><br class=""></div>Sent from my iPhone (excuse typos)</div><div class=""><br class="">Begin forwarded message:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><b class="">From:</b> Chenai Chair <<a href="mailto:cchair@researchictafrica.net" target="_blank" class="">cchair@researchictafrica.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Date:</b> May 11, 2017 at 5:37:41 PM GMT+2<br class=""><b class="">To:</b> African School on Internet Governance Alumni list <<a href="mailto:afrisig-alumni@lists.apc.org" target="_blank" class="">afrisig-alumni@lists.apc.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b> <b class="">[AfriSIG-Alumni] Transform Africa summit - rwanda policy brief</b><br class=""><b class="">Reply-To:</b> African School on Internet Governance Alumni list <<a href="mailto:afrisig-alumni@lists.apc.org" target="_blank" class="">afrisig-alumni@lists.apc.org</a>><br class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote><div class=""><span class=""></span></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Hi everyone, <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As the Transform Africa Summit has been happening in Kigali Rwanda, RIA put together a policy brief to assess pricing trends in the country. Rwanda performs pretty well on our pricing index but still has low internet uptake. To figure out why, we are conducting a household, individual and business survey in Rwanda as well as Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Mozambique. More countries will be added on as the year progresses.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In the mean time, check out our policy brief and sign up for our news letter for updates!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Link-<a href="http://researchictafrica.net/home.php?h=207" target="_blank" class="">http://researchictafrica.<wbr class="">net/home.php?h=207</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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