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HOMEWORK 1

Name:NIZEYIMANA Jean Paul

Andrew ID:jnizeyim

Course: ICT policy

Assignment 1

Paper: Tongia, Rahul, Connec!i"i!y an# !he $igi!al $i"i#e % Technology, Policy, an# $e&ign !'a#eo((&

(o' $e"eloping Region& )*++-, $epa'!men! o( Enginee'ing an# Pu.lic Policy/ Pape' 1*0

1. M o!era"" understanding o# t$e %e &on&epts presented or addressed in t$e paper

The pape' &!u#ie# !he cau&e& o( poo' connec!i"i!y in #e"eloping coun!'ie&2 314/ A(!e' analyzing !ho&ecau&e&, !he au!ho' &ugge&!e# &ome o( !he mechani&m& o' &olu!ion& !o !ho&e cau&e&/

The pape' i& #i"i#e# in!o !h'ee pa'!&: !he (i'&! one conce'ne# !he #igi!al #i"i#e2, !he &econ# one #eal&

5i!h connec!i"i!y a&pec! o( ICT an# !he la&! pa'! (ocu&e& on !he ne5 #e&ign (o' .'oa#.an# ac'o&& A('ica

5hich 5a& 6i.e'A('ica2 314/

In !he (i'&! pa'!, !he au!ho' &peci(ie# !ha! !he'e a'e many #e(ini!ion o( #igi!al #i"i#e27 he &ai# !ha! !hi&

5oul# #epen# on !he pe'&on you a&8/ 9e (inally &ho5e# a u&e(ul mo#el compo&e# .y a5a'ene&&,

a"aila.ili!y, acce&&i.ili!y an# a((o'#a.ili!y/ 9e ha& al&o &ho5e# imp'o"emen!& 'eui'e# in ICT !o 'e#uce

!he #i"i#e .a&e# on 5ha! he calle# !he ;C )compu!e'&, connec!i"i!y, con!en! an# capaci!y- 314/

In !he &econ# pa'!, !he au!ho' p'e&en!& an# e

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'. (essons "earned and t$e app"i&ation o# t$ese in t$e &onte)t o# Rwanda or EAC

Al!hough !hi& pape' i& > yea'& ol#, I lea'ne# many !hing& ('om i!/ The&e inclu#e ho5 .a# policy can

penalize people an# #e"elopmen! a& i! 5a& 5i!h !hi& policy 5he'e i! inc'ea&e# !he co&! o( .'oa#.an# an#

people coul# no! u&e i!/ Thi& can .e applica.le !o R5an#a an# in !hi& pape' R5an#a i& conce'ne# &ince i!

i& a #e"eloping an# A('ican coun!'y a& 5ell a& EAC/

Ano!he' le&&on i& !ha! !he'e a'e many u&e'& a& &!a!e# .y !he au!ho' !ha! no! only a'e !he'e an inc'ea&ing

num.e' o( PC& (o' en#=u&e'&, .u! many &chool&, ho&pi!al&, go"e'nmen! o((ice&,? ha"e compu!e'& .u! (in#

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