Information and communication technology in Cameroon: contribution of second hand computers to development
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CONTENTS
PREFACE V
LIST OF TABLES XI
LIST OF FIGURES XIII
CHAPTER 1: DISCOURSES ON ICT IN AFRICA AND METHODOLOGY 15
1.1 ICT A MULTI-SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND A PROBLEMATIC CONCEPT 16
1.2 THE DESCRIPTIVE APPROACH 19
1.2. 1. ICT AND DEVELOPMENT: THE FOUNDATION (1990-2000) 19
1.2.2 INFORMATION OVERFLOW: PROJECTS, CASE STUDIES, AND NATIONAL
POLICIES (2000 * 2007) 27
1.3 THE ANALYTICAL APPROACH 35
1.3.1 APPROACH OF KVASNJ ON DIGITAL INEQUALITY 35
1.3.2 AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MODELFOR IT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 38
1.3.3 NEGOTIATING THE NET (N'LN) AND THE OUAD MODEL OF ERNST JAMES
WILSON III 38
J.3.4 ACTAD: A THEORETICALFRAMEWORK FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ICTFOR
DEVELOPMENT 40
1.3.5 APPLYING DIFFERENT THEORIES TO THE STUDY OF ICT SECTORS 42
1.3.6 TECHNOLOGICAL DESERT APPROACH OF NTAMBUE 46
1.4 CAMEROON ICT CONTEXT: A SPECIFIC AND SINGLE ONE IN THE WORLD? 47
1.5 STUDIES DONE IN CAMEROON ON ICT 49
1.6. CLARIFICATION OF CONCEPTS AND DELIMITATION OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS 53
1.6 CONTEXT, OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGV 56
1.6.1 SAMPLING 56
1.6.2 DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLE 57
1.7 PRIOR STUDIES 60
CHAPTER 2: GENERAL CONTEXT AND BASIC ICT INFRASTRUCTURES 63
2.1 GEOGRAPHICAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT 64
2. 1. 1 GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION AND DEMOGRAPHIC CONTEXT 64
2.1.2 POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANISATION 66
2.1.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 67
2.2 ICT ENVIRONMENT IN CAMEROON 68
2.3 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE ICT SECTOR 69
2.4 NATIONAL INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE 69
2.4.! TELECOMMUNICATION LINK 69
2.4.2 'THE OPTICFIBRE ALONG THE CHAD-CAMEROON PIPELINE TRACK 70
2.4.3 MULTI-PURPOSE COMMUNITY TELECENTRES 71
2.4.4 SUB-REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY 71
2.4.5 PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI) 71
2.4.6 COMMUNICATION LINK 72
2.5 EQUIPMENT FOR USAGE OF ICT SERVICES 74
2.5.1 ICT EQUIPMENT IN HOUSEHOLDS 74
2.5.2 ICF EQUIPMENT AT THE WORKPLACE 75
2.5.3 ACCESS TO INTERNET 77
2.5.4 TELEDENSITY 79
2.6 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OF THE MOBILE TELEPHONY 82
2.7 CHALLENGES TO CIVIL SOCIETY'S CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION MAKING 84
2.7.1 TECHNICAL ANDFINANCIAL CHALLENGES 84
2.7.2 INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES 84
2.7.3 HUMAN CHALLENGES 85
2.7.4 LIMITATIONS 85
2.8 PROJECTS FOR ICT EXPANSION IN CAMEROON 86
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CHAPTER 3: ANALYSIS OF ICT DEMAND AND COMMUNITY RESPONSE IN CAMEROON 88
3.1 LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND USAGE OF ICT 89
3. 1. 1 LEVEL OF ICT AWARENESS 89
3.1.2 LEVEL OF ICT USAGE BY INDIVIDUALS 90
3.1.3 LEVEL OF ICT USAGE IN INSTITUTIONS 92
3.2 TRAINING IN THE USE OF ICT 94
3.2.1 PERSONAL TRAININGS 94
3.2.2 TRAININGS ORGANISED BY USER INSTITUTIONS 94
3.3 LIMITATIONS TO ICT ACCESS 96
3.3.1 EXPENDITURE ON CONSUMPTION OF ICT SERVICES 96
3.3.2 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES ACCORDING TO THE RESPONDENTS 97
3.3.3 ASSESSMENT OF SERVICES OFFERED BY ICT SEN-ICE PROVIDERS 98
3.3.4 CONSTRAINTS TO THE EXPANSION OF ICT 99
3.4 CIVIL SOCIETY AND GLOBALISATION 100
3.5 STRATEGIES FOR GREATER PARTICIPATION AND TRANSNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY
103
3.5.1 CIVIL SOCIETY'S CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS POLICY DEFINITION AND
DECISION-MAKING 105
3.5.2 ICT AND TRANSNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY 106
CHAPTER 4: PROBLEMATIZING THE USE OF SECOND HAND COMPUTERS IN NGAOUNDERE
SECONDARY SCHOOLS 107
4.1 FACTS AND DATA ABOUT SCHOOLS IN CAMEROON 107
4.2 GENERAL ICT EQUIPMENT AT SCHOOLS IN CAMEROON 108
4.3 SECOND HAND COMPUTERS: DEVELOPMENT AID PROJECT 110
4.4 DESCRIPTION AND RESEARCH TOOLS 113
4.5 RESEARCH ON REFURBS 114
4.6 NATIONAL POLICY AND FRAMEWORK 116
4.6.1 DONATION AND PROCUREMENT 117
4.6.2 REFURBISHMENT 118
4.6.3 DISTRIBUTION, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND USE 118
4.6.4 DISPOSAL AT END-OFLIFE 119
4.7 LESSONS LEARNED 120
4.8 TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP IN NGAOUNDERE 122
4.9 COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATION OF STAKEHOLDERS 125
4.9.1 GUIDELINES FOR SCBOOLNET AFRICA 125
4.9.2 GUIDELINES FOR LOCAL SCBOOLNETS 126
CHAPTER 5: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND ICT POLICY MAKING -
POSITIONING FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT 127
5.1. DIFFICULT PASSAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL / HIGHER EDUCATION 127
5.2. SOME INPUTS INTO THE ICT DEBATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION 129
5.3 E- AND DISTANCE [EARNING IN CAMEROUN: STATE OF THE ART AND
PERSPECTIVES 132
5.4. CONSTRAINTS AGAINST THE EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF ICT IN HIGHER
EDUCATION 133
5.5 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEST PRACTICES FOR ICT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 135
5.6. POSITIONING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 138
5.6.1 MASTER IN ENGINEERING STUDIES: MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE 138
5.6.2 EMBEDDING TRAINING AND RESEARCH FOR LOCAL NEEDS 138
5.7 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A GENERAL ICT POLICY 140
CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK 143
ICT: ENABLER OF DEVELOPMENT? 143
FUTURE WORK AND MATRIX OF PROPOSED ACTIONS '44
FURTHER RESEARCH 146
BIBLIOGRAPHY . '48
RESOURCES FROM THE WEB. 166
APPENDIX . 179
APPENDIX 1: SOME ICT INDICATORS 179
APPENDIX 2: COMPUTER TEACHING PROGRAMME FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS 181
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