Project No | 9RAF08075 | |
Title | CoE Network for Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries in Africa | |
Description |
The aim of this project is to build a dedicated Centre of Excellence mechanism to address the capacity needs of the Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries in Africa. This is in recognition of the unique linguistic challenges they encounter in assimilating new knowledge, particularly in the areas of new technologies, through a second language. The project will bring together programs and courses developed within the ITU and its partners, as well as the Spanish and Portuguese speaking global community, that are available for sharing, in the areas of telecommunication policy, regulation, management and new technologies and services with the final aim to setting up a sound and self-sustainable capacity building environment in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries in Africa. |
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Area of Action |
Capacity Building |
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Status | Implemented | |
Time Frame | From 1/10/2008 To 8/1/2013 | |
Beneficiary Countries | Angola, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe | |
Implementing Agency | ITU | |
Cooperation Agency | Ministries of Communications, Regulatory Bodies, Telecom Operators, Training Institutes | |
Case study | Open Document | |
Project Document | Open Document | |
Financial Scale (CHF) | More than 1'000'000 | |
Achievements |
The project was successfully implemented and achieved its objective to support the building of human and institutional capacity for the Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries in Africa in various telecom/ICT related fields, through the implementation of various training programs and developing local skills for sustainability. The project was implemented through the delivery of both face to face and on-line workshops, and exchange of experiences and best practices The program would focus on key domains such as Telecom Policies and Regulations, Business Management, Rural ICT Development, and ICT New Technologies and Services. In view of the move towards a single integrated Centre of Excellence in Africa, links were also maintained between the networks established under this project and those set up under the Africa CoE project. Such links facilitated exchange of skills, experts, content as well as experiences in telecommunications/ICT development. |
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