24 May 2007
On the occasion of the World Information Society and Telecommunications Day, infoDev, the World Bank and ITU announce a collaborative initiative to expand training opportunities for ICT policy makers and regulators in developing countries.
This initiative will empower regulators with tools to establish an enabling environment to stimulate investment and innovation and build confidence in the telecommunications and ICT market. It is expected to be launched at the Connect Africa event in October 2007.
Starting with Africa — and then expanding to other regions — the Global Capacity Building Initiative will build on the highly successful ICT Regulation Toolkit, which infoDev and ITU launched in late 2004 to improve access to training materials on key policy and regulatory issues in the ICT sector.