ICT
From The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2018
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In line with economic development, the telecoms industry has undergone a period of significant growth. On top of a strong increase in the penetration of mobile communications services over the past few years, the market is now being revitalised with the expansion of 4G networks, combined with a rising focus on the provision of data services by the three mobile network operators. With investment in infrastructure set to continue and data usage expanding, the industry should maintain its positive performance over the medium-term.

This chapter contains an interview with Bruno Nabagné Koné, Minister of Communications, Digital Economy and the Post.

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Overview

Stronger connection: The telecoms regulator is looking to enhance quality and security in a market dominated by mobile
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In line with the its economic development, Côte d’Ivoire’s telecoms market has undergone a period of significant growth. On top of a strong increase in the penetration of mobile communications services over the past few years, the market is now being revitalised with the expansion of 4G networks, combined with a rising focus on the provision of data services by the country’s three operators. These trends are being underpinned by a more vigorous approach by sector regulators. In recent…

Interview

Keeping up: Bruno Nabagné Koné, Minister of Communications, Digital Economy and the Post, on the growth of e-government and recent developments in the sector
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Interview:Bruno Nabagné Koné How do cloud computing and the rise in local data storage capacity potentially benefit Côte d’Ivoire? BRUNO NABAGNÉ KONÉ: Given the increasing value of core information related transactions and behaviours, as well as the related meta-data, the importance of data collection, storage, analysis and mining cannot be overstated. As a result, the conservation of data within national borders has become a matter of sovereignty and security for governments. In Côte…

Analysis

Quality control: A push to improve telecoms service standards has resulted in fines
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As the telecoms industry has undergone a period of rapid change, the government has put improving the quality of service at the centre of its ambitions for the market. To this end, the Telecommunications/ICT Regulation Authority of Côte d’Ivoire (Autorité de Regulation des Telecommunications/TIC de Côte d’Ivoire, ARTCI), which oversees the sector, has been running annual service quality audits for several years now. This measure has become increasingly significant since the implementation…

Overview

Better access: The states looks to capitalise further on economic growth by improving IT infrastructure, provision and training
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The ICT sector still represents a relatively small proportion of the Ivorian economy, with most growth over recent years achieved via the telecoms industry. Mobile services in particular have grown exponentially over the past decade, but areas such as software, hardware, cloud computing and IT service outsourcing remain a comparatively small part of the sector. “Despite advancements in cloud computing, prohibitive internet costs remain an impediment to the development of the sector.”…