[governance] ITU signs deal to build 180 base stations in Africa to expand broadband access

Mon Aug 6 15:27:27 EDT 2012

Thank you for the valuable insight Alejandro.

>From my exposure to ITU activities, I can conclude that the ITU tend to tap
countries that are low on ICT resources, and this is how they win votes
when requested by their 194 members states, and this is - for example -
what is making many of us worried about the outcomes of the WCIT meeting in
Dubai year end.

While I have no negative stance against the ITU or any of its staff
members, I would like to see a cleaner approach towards ICT development in
developing and least-developed countries when they tend to help rather than
using the "Help me to help you" approach currently used.

Fahd

On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:09 PM, Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch <
apisan at unam.mx> wrote:

>  Fahd,
>
>  I've been trying to find out what this program means as to ITU
> involvement.
>
>  There may be some precedent in the collaboration with Cisco that the ITU
> has held for a number of years. Under shared ITU-Cisco branding, they have
> established a number of Cisco Networking Academies which are called
> Internet Training Centers (yes, there may be one close to you.)
>
>  These centers are Cisco schools, offering brand-oriented training and
> access to certification. The money comes form everywhere but the ITU as far
> as I know - from Cisco and from the country where they are established. The
> ITU's coordinating role may be signficant in some countries, unnecessary in
> others.
>
>  From my experience: the unit I directed as academic CIO of the National
> University of Mexico (which has 324,000 students) entered a partnership
> with Cisco for an Academy, and we never actually got to do much because the
> training had to be totally Cisco-oriented. The deal eventually died because
> our institution cannot be held to such commercial constraints. (Do take
> note that this was not an ITU-related deal, but we do know that the ITC's
> are CNA's in program and equipment.)
>
>  Can the present deal with Nexpedience be similar? or is the million
> dollars mentioned in the news provided by the donors of the ITU? I have not
> been able to find any details about the deal in the ITU's website, nor in
> Nexpedience's. (Nexpedience is basically a manufacturer of radios, i.e.
> base stations, formerly a divisio of Nokia, so a lot of information about
> the deal is still necessary - like, who will build towers, install,
> operate, etc.)
>
>  Glad to be corrected by someone better informed.
>
>  Yours,
>
>  Alejandro Pisanty
>
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> *Enviado el:* lunes, 06 de agosto de 2012 13:22
> *Hasta:* IG Caucus
> *Asunto:* Re: [governance] ITU signs deal to build 180 base stations in
> Africa to expand broadband access
>
>   I wonder if this is another ITU approach to have a piece of the big
> telco pie now that the Internet control is most probably far from reach.
>
> Fahd
>
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 6:02 PM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/itu-signs-deal-to-build-180-base-stations-in-africa-to-expand-broadband-access/
>>
>> Interesting development.  I wonder if they are becoming a provider
>> themselves, or subsidising telcos in the region...surely the
>> latter!!??
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>>
>> McTim
>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
>> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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