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HOMEWORK 1 Name: NIZEYIMANA Jean Paul Andrew ID: jnizeyim Course: ICT policy Assignment 1 Paper: Tongia, Rahul, Connec!i"i!y an# !he $igi!al $i"i#e % Technology, Policy, an# $e&ign !'a#eo((& (o' $e"eloping Region& )*++,-, $epa'!men! o( Enginee'ing an# Pu.lic Policy/ Pape' 1*0 1. M o!era"" understanding o# t$e %e &on&epts presented or addressed in t$e paper The pape' &!u#ie# 1!he cau&e& o( poo' connec!i"i!y in #e"eloping coun!'ie&2 314/ A(!e' analyzing !ho&e cau&e&, !he au!ho' &ugge&!e# &ome o( !he mechani&m& o' &olu!ion& !o !ho&e cau&e&/ The pape' i& #i"i#e# in!o !h'ee pa'!&: !he (i'&! one conce'ne# !he 1#igi!al #i"i#e2, !he &econ# one #eal& 5i!h connec!i"i!y a&pec! o( ICT an# !he la&! pa'! (ocu&e& on !he ne5 #e&ign (o' .'oa#.an# ac'o&& A('ica 5hich 5a& 16i.e'A('ica2 314/ In !he (i'&! pa'!, !he au!ho' &peci(ie# !ha! !he'e a'e many #e(ini!ion o( 1#igi!al #i"i#e27 he &ai# !ha! !hi& 5oul# #epen# on !he pe'&on you a&8/ 9e (inally &ho5e# a u&e(ul mo#el compo&e# .y a5a'ene&&, a"aila.ili!y, acce&&i.ili!y an# a((o'#a.ili!y/ 9e ha& al&o &ho5e# imp'o"emen!& 'e:ui'e# in ICT !o 'e#uce !he #i"i#e .a&e# on 5ha! he calle# !he ;C )compu!e'&, connec!i"i!y, con!en! an# capaci!y- 314/ In !he &econ# pa'!, !he au!ho' p'e&en!& an# e<amine& acce&& !echnologie& in #e"eloping coun!'ie&/ A(!e' con&i#e'ing i( !he in!e'ne! 5a& 'ele"an! !o #e"eloping coun!'ie& le!!ing alone .'oa#.an#, !he au!ho' e<amine& !he (ea&i.ili!y an# co&!& o( !ho&e !echnologie&/ In !hi& pa'!, !he pape' #e&c'i.e# !he policy an# a##=on #i&!o'!ion&/ 9e p'e&en!e# in !a.le * a li&! o( 1, policie& !ha! ma8e connec!i"i!y &uch a& .'oa#.an# mo'e e<pan&i"e (o' !he en#=u&e', in !he la&! column he ga"e &ome &ugge&!ion& ).eyon# elimina!ing !he policy- 314/ In !he la&! pa'!, !he au!ho' p'opo&e# a ne5 ne!5o'8 #e&ign (o' A('ica )6i.e'A('ica-/ 9i& p'opo&al 5a& p'e&en!e# on a leap('og #e&ign ne!5o'8 (o' .'oa#.an# ac'o&& A('ica 314/ 9i& #e&ign con!aine# al&o &ome inno"a!i"e .u&ine&& mo#el& &uch a& open acce&& ne!5o'8&/

* '. (essons "earned and t$e app"i&ation o# t$ese in t$e &onte)t o# Rwanda or EAC Al!hough !hi& pape' i& > yea'& ol#, I lea'ne# many !hing& ('om i!/ The&e inclu#e ho5 .a# policy can penalize people an# #e"elopmen! a& i! 5a& 5i!h !hi& policy 5he'e i! inc'ea&e# !he co&! o( .'oa#.an# an# people coul# no! u&e i!/ Thi& can .e applica.le !o R5an#a an# in !hi& pape' R5an#a i& conce'ne# &ince i! i& a #e"eloping an# A('ican coun!'y a& 5ell a& EAC/ Ano!he' le&&on i& !ha! !he'e a'e many u&e'& a& &!a!e# .y !he au!ho' !ha! 1no! only a'e !he'e an inc'ea&ing num.e' o( PC& (o' en#=u&e'&, .u! many &chool&, ho&pi!al&, go"e'nmen! o((ice&,? ha"e compu!e'& .u! (in# connec!i"i!y e<pen&i"e2 314/ Thi& i& a ca&e (o' R5an#a7 I !hin8 connec!i"i!y i& &!ill e<pen&i"e an# e"en una"aila.le e&pecially in 'u'al a'ea/ The #e&ign p'opo&e# .y !he au!ho' i! i& al&o &ui!a.le (o' R5an#a &ince in hi& analy&i& he &ho5e# !ha! 1&uch a #e&ign coul# .'ing a((o'#a.le, acce&&i.le .'oa#.an# !o !he majo'i!y o( A('ican&, (o' a one=!ime capi!al co&! o( only a li!!le o"e' @1Acapi!a/2 314 *. M &riti&a" ana" sis o# t$e arti&"e In !he pape' !he au!ho' &!a!e# !ha! 15hy .uil# a ne!5o'8 i( you a'e no! &u'e !he'e 5ill .e u&e'&B2 I #i&ag'ee 5i!h him .ecau&e people 5ill no! u&e &ome!hing 5hich #oe&nC! e<i&!/ The'e i& (i'&! a nee# !o .uil# a ne!5o'8 an# encou'age people !o u&e i!/ Thi& i& !he ca&e (o' R5an#a, in !he la&! !ime !he'e 5a& a ne!5o'8 .u! !he num.e' o( u&e'& 5a& !oo &mall .u! no5 !he'e a'e many u&e'& u&ing !hi& ne!5o'8/ In !he pape', !he au!ho' !oo8 A('ica a& a ca&e &!u#y I !hin8 !he'e i& &ome!hing li8e gene'aliza!ion &ince he #i# no! gi"e e<ample& o( coun!'ie& an# 5e 8no5 !ha! all coun!'ie& a'e #i((e'en! ('om each o!he' an# canC! .e con&i#e'e# a& !he &ame/ 6o' in&!ance you canC! con&i#e' R5an#a a& Egyp! o' Dou!h=A('ica an# I !hin8 !he .'oa#.an# &ecu'i!y e"en policy canno! .e !he &ame/ I !hin8 one can imp'o"e !hi& &!u#y .y !a8ing a ca&e &!u#y o( !5o o' !h'ee coun!'y an# ma8e an e"alua!i"e an# compa'a!i"e &!u#y on Technology, Policy, an# $e&ign !'a#eo((&/

Re#eren&es +14 Tongia, Rahul, Connec!i"i!y an# !he $igi!al $i"i#e % Technology, Policy, an# $e&ign !'a#eo((& (o' $e"eloping Region& )*++,-, $epa'!men! o( Enginee'ing an# Pu.lic Policy/ Pape' 1*0

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