CRC Africa Forum 2012

ICT connectivity and its enormous benefits have never been in dispute. However the majority of Africans living in rural areas still lack basic access to telephony, Internet and related services and applications. For seven years the CTO's rural connectivity conference has been leading the way in creating a plastform for in-depth deliberations on how universal access can be achieved through multi-stakehilder partnerships.

key topics
The road to rural broadband: making the economics work

-Catalysing Internet and broadband use in rural areas, the critical role of Universal Service Funds
-Policy and regulatory tools for stimulating rural demand and supply
Context appropriate devices and infrastructure
-Removing national digital divides: case studies from the Commonwealth and beyond
-Measuring and understanding the socio-economic impact of rural ICT development.