In pursuit of its mission of promoting the rapid development of
info-communications in Africa in order to achieve universal access,
and full inter-country connectivity, ATU is…
Contributing to
global decision-making
Co-ordinating Africa’s contribution to the work of global
decision-making conferences for treaty-making, standards-setting and
policy-formulation with the aim of ensuring Africa gets an equitable
share of globally allocated resources. (more)
Integrating regional
markets
Fostering policy and regulatory harmonisation to create larger
common markets for ICTs based on regional economic communities while
increasing private sector participation. (more)
Promoting
investment in ICT infrastructure
Promoting initiatives for investment in access and backbone
cross-border information infrastructure through smart partnerships
between public, private and not-for-profit sectors, in order to
achieve universal access and full inter-country connectivity. (more)
Building
human and institutional capacity
Facilitating initiatives to build institutional capacity in
making treaties, setting standards, formulating policy, drafting
regional integration protocols and attracting investment. (more) |