4. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Sector
Project
Benefiting
Member States
Region
Project Cost Expected
Estimate
Completion
Project Status
($ million)
Year
0.77
2012 – 2016 Setting up the SADC DTT
Migration Special Desk at the
SADC Secretariat to oversee
implementation
125.155 2012 – 2016 Project almost complete with
a few missing links remaining
on SRII Phase II
0.830 2012 – 2017 Model cyber security laws
prepared, now working with
ITU impact for Member State
assistance
0.211 2012 – 2015 Project implementation has
commenced in conjunction
with African Union
Commission (AUC)
21,000.00
2013 – 2017
Digital Terrestrial Television
(DTT) migration support to
SADC Member States
All SADC Member
States
SADC
SADC Region Information
Infrastructure (SRII) Phase II
All SADC Member
States
SADC
Ensuring confidence in, and
security of networks and
services
All SADC Member
States
SADC
Regional/national internet
exchange points (IXPs)
All SADC Member
States
SADC
SADC regional and national
integrated broadband
infrastructure
Development of a shared
satellite network to connect
remote research centres,
schools, meteorology
stations, wildlife conservation
posts, border posts, clinics,
emergency services and postal
branches
Implementation of postal code
addressing systems
Extension of national postal
branch networks to more
locations, especially in rural
areas
Improving the use of ICT in
postal systems
Regional Global Monitoring
System (GMS) for mail QOS
measurement
Establishing a Regional Centre
of Excellence for ICT and
postal systems
All SADC Member
States
SADC/PIDA
All SADC Member
States
SADC
0.94
All SADC Member
States
All SADC Member
States
SADC
110.00
All SADC Member
States
All SADC Member
States
SADC
140.07
SADC
10.00
All SADC Member
States
SADC
1.50
SADC
2013 – 2017
2012 – 2016 Project has commenced in
some SADC Member States
0.085 2012 – 2016 Project has commenced in
some SADC Member States
2013 – 2016
2012 – 2014 Project has commenced in
some SADC Member States
2013 – 2015
Institutional and Regional Harmonisation ICT Policy Projects and Initiatives
Development and review of the
enabling policy and regulatory
environment to maximise ICT
infrastructure deployment
Development of the SADC ICT
Observatory
ICT capacity building and
content (broadcasting and
universal ICT education
programme)
All SADC Member
States
SADC
1.766 2012 – 2017
SADC has developed and
reviewed some policies and
guidelines
All SADC Member
States
All SADC Member
States
SADC
0.301 2012 – 2015
Terms of Reference have
been developed
SADC
0.784 2013 – 2017
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