Negotiating the net in Africa : the politics of internet diffusion / edited by Ernest J. Wilson III, Kelvin R. Wong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilson, Ernest J., III, editor.

Wong, Kelvin R., editor.

Series:

Ipolitics.

IPOLITICS : Global Challenges in the Information Age

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet--Africa.

Internet.

Information technology--Economic aspects--Africa.

Information technology.

Information technology--Social aspects--Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why do national patterns of Internet expansion differ so greatly throughout Africa? To what extent do politics trump technology? Who are the "information champions" in the various African states? Addressing these and related questions, Negotiating the Net in Africa explores the politics, economics, and technology of Internet diffusion across the continent. The "Negotiating the Net" framework is applied consistently to chapters on Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Tanzania, allowing a rich, comparative analysis based on in-country research and extensive interviews with key stakeholders. Three broader chapters reflect a cross-cutting perspective. The result is a comprehensive discussion that, while dealing specifically with Africa, is also highly relevant to other regions in the developing world.

Contents:

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1-Introduction: Negotiating the Net in Africa""; ""Project Framework""; ""Critical Negotiation Issues""; ""The Diffusion Outcomes""; ""Field Methods""; ""Selecting the Cases""; ""What the Model Excludes""; ""Case Summaries""; ""Democracy and Markets, David and Goliath, and the Second Speech in the Hotel Bar""; ""2-Ghana: The Politics of Entrepreneurship""; ""CNI 1: Establishment of International Satellite Gateways by ISPs""; ""CNI 2: The Legality of VOIP""; ""CNI 3: VOIP and the Funding of Universal Access""

""CNI 4: Development of an Exchange Point and National Backbone""""Conclusion""; ""3- Guinea-Bissau: “Pull-and-Tug� Toward Internet Diffusion""; ""CNI 1: Privatization""; ""CNI 2: Liberalization""; ""CNI 3: Licensing and Regulation""; ""CNI 4: VOIP""; ""Other Incentives: Portugal Telecom International""; ""Conclusion""; ""4-Kenya: Diffusion, Democracy, and Development""; ""Background""; ""Critical Negotiation Issues""; ""CNI 1: Initial ISP Licensing""; ""CNI 2: Establishing a National Backbone""; ""CNI 3: Regulatory Issues""; ""Conclusion""

""5-Rwanda: Balancing National Security and Development""""The Internet in Rwanda""; ""CNI 1: Access to the Internet Gateway""; ""CNI 2: Incumbent Wholesale Pricing""; ""CNI 3: Authorization to Operate VSATs""; ""CNI 4: Lack of an Internet Exchange Point""; ""Other Critical Negotiation Issues""; ""Conclusion""; ""6-South Africa: The Internet Wars""; ""The South African Context""; ""Critical Negotiation Issues""; ""The Early Years""; ""CNI 1: Anticompetitive Behavior""; ""CNI 2: Access to Facilities""; ""CNI 3: Telecommunications Liberalization, Privatization, and Regulation""

""CNI 4: E-Commerce Policy""""Conclusion""; ""7-Tanzania: From Padlocks to Payments""; ""Current Status""; ""CNI 1: HealthNet and SatelLife""; ""CNI 2: Sectorwide Telecom Reform""; ""CNI 3: ISP Licensing""; ""Conclusion""; ""8-The Role of International Cooperation""; ""Diffusion in the African Context""; ""SatelLife�s Ethiopian Experience""; ""Cost-Based Pricing in Africa and the Malian and Leland Experience""; ""Conclusion""; ""9-Conclusion""; ""A Brief Review of the CNIs""; ""Conclusions About Policy Design and Implementation""; ""Stakeholders""; ""Sustainability""

""Process Commonalities""""Outcome Commonalities (Quantitative)""; ""Ambiguous Impacts: Internet, Democracy, and Economic Growth""; ""Conclusions""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""Chapter 2: Ghana""; ""Chapter 3: Guinea-Bissau""; ""Chapter 4: Kenya""; ""Chapter 5: Rwanda""; ""Chapter 6: South Africa""; ""Chapter 7: Tanzania""; ""Chapter 8: The Role of International Cooperation""; ""Chapter 9: Conclusion""; ""References""; ""The Contributors""; ""Index""; ""About the Book""; ""Series""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-115-6

OCLC:

1334343820