This unique event will address the strategies and building blocks for Africa’s deployment and advancement of broadband as a video platform. Experts from the business, governmental and academic sectors will discuss how investment in broadband for video and related services can improve quality, accessibility and end-user experience in Sub-Saharan Africa. Discussion topics include:
Video as "green" tech
Tele-education and tele-health solutions
New media and entertainment services
Mobile video innovations
ICT policy and governance models
Investment opportunities and strategies
Join our discussion on the funding, policy, and business models needed to transform this technology into a reality for Sub-Saharan Africa.
Speakers include infoDev's own Dr. Tim Kelly and Dr. Brahima Sanou, Director of the Bureau of Telecommunications Development, International Telecommunications Union, as well as a broad range of experts active in the field – corporate CEOs, researchers, regulators, carriers, financiers and policy-makers. International academic and institutional partners, with the support of sponsors, AT&T and Liquid Telecom, are creating the premiere conference on this important topic.
Register now: https://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/citi/events/africareg
Email for more information: citiafrica@gmail.com
The conference agenda: http://www.citi.columbia.edu/Africa/agenda.html