Towards Sustainable Broadband Communication Markets in Rural Areas

This project involves technology transfer and broadband connectivity activities synchronized with national e-government, e-school and e-health programmes as well as policy research and impact assessment. The objectives for the project are 1). To outline a generic method for benchmarking between Sida-supported countries in the development of sustainable broadband communication markets in rural areas. Selected SADC countries Africa have been selected for this benchmarking exercise. 2) Refinement of a development strategy; KTH has developed a strategy for the establishment of sustainable broadband communication markets in close cooperation with the primary stakeholders in several developing countries in Africa and Asia. 3) Test of the strategy in selected concrete development projects in Africa.