{"id":28202,"date":"2024-06-27T13:10:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T13:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipris.digital\/?p=28202"},"modified":"2024-06-27T13:10:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T13:10:46","slug":"interview-with-mrs-bernice-edande-otye-artac-permanent-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipris-test.dsv.su.se\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/interview-with-mrs-bernice-edande-otye-artac-permanent-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Mrs Bernice Edande Otye, ARTAC Permanent Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/net4\/ITU-D\/CDS\/InteractiveProgramme\/Calendar\/biography.asp?MeetingCode=GSR21&amp;speaker=1644\">Mrs. Bernice Edande Otye<\/a>, Permanent Secretary of the Assembly of Telecommunications Regulators of Central Africa (ARTAC). By <a href=\"https:\/\/showupcomms.org\/team\/\">Nancy Onyango.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Madame Bernice Edande Otye fait une pr\u00e9sentation de ARTAC\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22by9CDLZkc?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>This interview has been edited for clarity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nancy Onyango<\/strong>: Hello Madam, please introduce yourself and tell us about your role at ARTAC?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms. Bernice<\/strong>: I&#8217;m Ms. Bernice Edande Otye, the Permanent Secretary of ARTAC, the Assembly of Telecommunications Regulators in Central Africa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nancy Onyango<\/strong>: Tell us a little about the organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms. Bernice<\/strong>: ARTAC was created in 2004, and today has 7 members, which are the national regulatory authorities of 7 Central African member states: ART of Cameroon, ARCEP of Gabon, TCHAD, RCA, ARPCE of Congo, ARPTC of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ORTEL of Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nancy Onyango<\/strong>: What are ARTAC&#8217;s aims and means of action?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms. Bernice<\/strong>: ARTAC aims to reduce the digital divide and accelerate economic and social integration in the sub-region, through cooperation and harmonization of regulatory policies in the field of Information and Communication Technologies. To achieve these objectives, ARTAC carries out a number of activities. It is in charge of harmonizing its regulatory policies; it is also in charge of monitoring and implementing projects in the sub-region. It is responsible for defining a framework for coordinating the frequency spectrum among its member countries. ARTAC makes a point of strengthening the capacities of its members and others in the sector, by sharing experiences and organizing seminars and training workshops. Today, ARTAC has 4 working groups dealing with radio communication, legal and regulatory frameworks, Fin-tech, cybersecurity and governance. We are currently finalizing a flagship project. This involves the effective implementation of \u201cfree roaming\u201d between Central African states. We started with the CEMAC member states, and we&#8217;re going to continue this project with all the states involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Integration of the African telecommunications market<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to putting in place modern legislative and regulatory structures for the provision of telecommunications services in all the countries of the sub-region, ARTAC has set itself several <strong>objectives<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Separation of powers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To encourage the separation of roles between political powers, regulatory authorities and licensees\/service providers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Encourage competition<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Encourage liberalization and competition projects, with a view to reforming networks and improving the efficiency of telecommunications services in the sub region.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Connect rural areas<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Encourage the development of policies to facilitate universal access and telecommunications penetration in rural and underserved areas of the sub region.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HR capacity building<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Encourage human resources and capacity building to address the shortage of local skilled labor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview with Mrs. Bernice Edande Otye, Permanent Secretary of the Assembly of Telecommunications Regulators of Central Africa (ARTAC). 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