{"id":26355,"date":"2024-03-19T14:55:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/?p=26355"},"modified":"2024-03-19T14:55:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:55:32","slug":"africa-region-follow-up-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipris-test.dsv.su.se\/index.php\/2024\/03\/19\/africa-region-follow-up-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa Follow-up:  Highlights of the peer to peer capacity building workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26420\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-20-at-11.52.21-750x346.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"346\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The intensive four-day regional peer-to-peer capacity-building workshop (2023-A cohort) took place\u00a0 (March 18-22) in Lusaka, Zambia. The participants included seven of the 43 National Regulatory Organisations (NRAs) covered by iPRIS and representatives from the Regional Regulatory Organisations (RROs), in Africa including CRASA, WATRA, ARTAC and EACO (NRAs). The NRAs representatives include delegates from Kenya, South Sudan, Eswatini, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Namibia. \u00a0This peer-to-peer capacity-building session followed the intensive Europe Regional session held in November 2023 in Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>To be part of iPRIS, a country has to be part of a Regional Regulatory Organisation (RRO), notably CRASA, WATRA, ARTAC, and EACO. RROs are the regional governing bodies responsible for developing and enforcing ICT regulations, policies, and standards to promote fair competition, ensure consumer protection, and foster development and innovation within their respective sectors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26360\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26360\" class=\"wp-image-26360 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris-test.dsv.su.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-19-at-5.31.57-PM-jpeg-e1710859442921-750x419.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"419\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Eng. Choolwe Nalubamba, Director General of ZICTA, Susanna Hughes from the Embassy of Sweden in Zambia, and Claudio Bacigalupi from the European Union. Photo credit: iPRIS<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Peer-to-peer cooperation between the European Union and African region ICT regulators<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>During the opening on Monday 18th March,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/101065120\/admin\/feed\/posts\/\">Claudio Bacigalupi<\/a> from the European Union underscored the importance of collaboration in achieving regional harmonization and creating a more conducive environment for innovation, investment, and cross-border digital services. Bacigalui further added, \u201cWe want to have peer-to-peer cooperation between the European Union and African ICT regulators and have this is of utmost significance in achieving regional harmonisation. We are very happy to collaborate with Sweden in Luxembourg on this task; their collaborative approach can bring considerable benefits, including a more seamless digital ecosystem, enhanced Cross Border Services and greater opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The importance of collaboration between ICT players.\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WhHhFubCyzQ?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/101065120\/admin\/feed\/posts\/\">Susanna Hughes<\/a> from the Embassy of Sweden in Zambia remarked, \u00a0\u201cAs you may know, even though Africa&#8217;s share of the world&#8217;s population is now 17%, its share of global trade is only 3%. There are many challenges to strengthening regional trade in order to achieve the aspirations of the African continental free trade area. She stressed the importance of \u00a0ICT regulation as one of the important parts of the puzzle towards creating an interconnected digital ecosystem. \u201cIt&#8217;s clear that better regional ICT harmonisation can strengthen cross-border digital services and economic growth. So while the challenges are many, the potential benefits are great\u201d, she remarked. In her conclusion, Susanna Hughes stated, \u201cAs regulators, you will have an important responsibility to encourage competition while also ensuring digital inclusion and accessibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Team Europe initiative to promote digital inclusion.\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nxjNdzlFak0?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During his address, Eng. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/101065120\/admin\/feed\/posts\/\">Choolwe Nalubamba<\/a>, Director General of ZICTA and host for the week stated, \u201cZambia has been one of the longest beneficiaries of the project, and there are a few issues that we can point to that we have benefited from this partnership, which include the work that we&#8217;re doing under the digital financial services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Peer-to-peer capacity building for ICT institutional strengthening.\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AA3E3Io05fI?list=PLzlbrxStNATw8FrQ8nsmzJFK12TmvXl0z\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26363\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26363\" class=\"wp-image-26363 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-19-at-5.31.57-PM-2-750x346.webp\" alt=\"Participants of the (2023 A) Africa Regional workshop\" width=\"750\" height=\"346\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iPRIS Cohort 2023-A Participants at the Regional Workshop in Zambia<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Risk assessment for 5G networks, project management and inclusion, among the key topics covered\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The second day of the iPRIS Africa Regional peer-to-peer capacity building workshop for the 2023 A cohort) included sessions on cybersecurity, risk assessment for 5G networks, project management,\u00a0 inclusion and broadband deployment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26391\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kerstin-faciltatin-pm-sesion-750x347.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"347\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26412\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Patricia-mUR-edna-pic-1-750x347.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"347\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26413\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sierra-leone-750x347.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"347\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26414\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/peer-to-peer-750x347.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"347\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26415\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Namibia-750x347.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"347\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About iPRIS <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>iPRIS aims to bridge the digital divide by boosting the capacities of African telecommunications regulatory authorities through <\/strong><strong>peer-to-peer learning. <\/strong>The regulators participating in the project include National Regulatory Authorities and Regional Regulatory Organisations across sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p>iPRIS is implemented by SPIDER (the Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions), the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS), and the Luxembourg Regulatory Institute (ILR).\u00a0In collaboration with the African Regional Regulatory Organisations, the implementers support the participating National Regulatory Authorities to achieve their strategic change initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>iPRIS is funded by the European Union, Sweden, and Luxembourg as part of the Team Europe Initiative \u201cD4D for Digital Economy and Society in Sub-Saharan Africa\u201d (Code: 001).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The intensive four-day regional peer-to-peer capacity-building workshop (2023-A cohort) took place\u00a0 (March 18-22) in Lusaka, Zambia. The participants included seven of the 43 National Regulatory Organisations (NRAs) covered by iPRIS and representatives from the Regional Regulatory Organisations (RROs), in Africa including CRASA, WATRA, ARTAC and EACO (NRAs). The NRAs representatives include delegates from Kenya, South [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<strong><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26420\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-20-at-11.52.21-750x346.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"346\" \/><\/strong>\n\nThe intensive four-day regional peer-to-peer capacity-building workshop (2023-A cohort) took place\u00a0 (March 18-22) in Lusaka, Zambia. The participants included seven of the 43 National Regulatory Organisations (NRAs) covered by iPRIS and representatives from the Regional Regulatory Organisations (RROs), in Africa including CRASA, WATRA, ARTAC and EACO (NRAs). The NRAs representatives include delegates from Kenya, South Sudan, Eswatini, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Namibia. \u00a0This peer-to-peer capacity-building session followed the intensive Europe Regional session held in November 2023 in Sweden.\n\nTo be part of iPRIS, a country has to be part of a Regional Regulatory Organisation (RRO), notably CRASA, WATRA, ARTAC, and EACO. RROs are the regional governing bodies responsible for developing and enforcing ICT regulations, policies, and standards to promote fair competition, ensure consumer protection, and foster development and innovation within their respective sectors.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_26360\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"750\"]<img class=\"wp-image-26360 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-19-at-5.31.57-PM-jpeg-e1710859442921-750x419.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"419\" \/> <strong>Eng. Choolwe Nalubamba, Director General of ZICTA, Susanna Hughes from the Embassy of Sweden in Zambia, and Claudio Bacigalupi from the European Union. Photo credit: iPRIS<\/strong>[\/caption]\n<h3><strong>Peer-to-peer cooperation between the European Union and African region ICT regulators<\/strong><\/h3>\nDuring the opening on Monday 18th March,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/101065120\/admin\/feed\/posts\/\">Claudio Bacigalupi<\/a> from the European Union underscored the importance of collaboration in achieving regional harmonization and creating a more conducive environment for innovation, investment, and cross-border digital services. Bacigalui further added, \u201cWe want to have peer-to-peer cooperation between the European Union and African ICT regulators and have this is of utmost significance in achieving regional harmonisation. We are very happy to collaborate with Sweden in Luxembourg on this task; their collaborative approach can bring considerable benefits, including a more seamless, less seamless digital ecosystem, enhanced Cross Border Services and greater opportunities.\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WhHhFubCyzQ\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/101065120\/admin\/feed\/posts\/\">Susanna Hughes<\/a> from the Embassy of Sweden in Zambia remarked, \u00a0\u201cAs you may know, even though Africa's share of the world's population is now 17%, its share of global trade is only 3%. There are many challenges to strengthening regional trade in order to achieve the aspirations of the African continental free trade area. She stressed the importance of \u00a0ICT regulation as one of the important parts of the puzzle towards creating an interconnected digital ecosystem. \u201cIt's clear that better regional ICT harmonisation can strengthen cross-border digital services and economic growth. So while the challenges are many, the potential benefits are great\u201d, she remarked. In her conclusion, Susanna Hughes stated, \u201cAs regulators, you will have an important responsibility to encourage competition while also ensuring digital inclusion and accessibility.\u201d\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nxjNdzlFak0\n\nDuring his address, Eng. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/101065120\/admin\/feed\/posts\/\">Choolwe Nalubamba<\/a>, Director General of ZICTA and host for the week stated, \u201cZambia has been one of the longest beneficiaries of the project, and there are a few issues that we can point to that we have benefited from this partnership, which include the work that we're doing under the digital financial services.\u201d\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AA3E3Io05fI&list=PLzlbrxStNATw8FrQ8nsmzJFK12TmvXl0z\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_26363\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"750\"]<img class=\"wp-image-26363 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-19-at-5.31.57-PM-2-750x346.webp\" alt=\"Participants of the (2023 A) Africa Regional workshop\" width=\"750\" height=\"346\" \/> iPRIS Cohort 2023-A Participants at the Regional Workshop in Zambia[\/caption]\n<h3><strong>Risk assessment for 5G networks, project management and inclusion, among the key topics covered\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe second day of the iPRIS Africa Regional peer-to-peer capacity building workshop for the 2023 A cohort) included sessions on cybersecurity, risk assessment for 5G networks, project management,\u00a0 inclusion and broadband deployment.\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26391\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kerstin-faciltatin-pm-sesion-750x347.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"347\" \/>\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26412\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Patricia-mUR-edna-pic-1-750x347.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"347\" \/> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26413\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sierra-leone-750x347.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"347\" \/> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26414\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/peer-to-peer-750x347.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"347\" \/> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26415\" src=\"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Namibia-750x347.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"347\" \/>\n<h3><strong>About iPRIS <\/strong><\/h3>\n<strong>iPRIS aims to bridge the digital divide by boosting the capacities of African telecommunications regulatory authorities through <\/strong><strong>peer-to-peer learning. <\/strong>The regulators participating in the project include National Regulatory 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