Africa Policy Day Monday 16 th July 2018 Kigali Convention Centre - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Africa Policy Day Monday 16 th July 2018 Kigali Convention Centre

Regional Regulatory Capacity Building Jean-Francois Le Bihan Policy Director Sub-Saharan Africa, GSMA

What is the GSMA Capacity Building programme? What is the GSMA Capacity Building programme?  Free training courses developed exclusively for regulators, policymakers and government officials  Courses focus on the key topics within the mobile industry for the region  Developed by leading experts in each field

Why are we doing it?  Responds to ever increasing training requests from regulators  Addresses a widening capacity gap caused by the accelerating pace of change within the telecommunications sector  Helps policymakers and regulators develop appropriate regulatory frameworks that serve to deliver the social and economic benefits of mobile-enabled services 4

Our Courses   Mobile Money for Financial Inclusion Advanced Spectrum Management for  Mobile for Socio-Economic Mobile Telecommunications Development  Children and Mobile and Technology  Mobile Sector Taxation  Competition Policy in the Digital Age  Principles of Internet Governance  Disaster Preparedness and Response  Principles of Mobile Privacy  Internet of Things  Radio Signals and Health  Leveraging Mobile to Achieve SDG  Weighing the Benefits of Universal Service Funds Targets  Women and Mobil e  Mobile Money for Financial Inclusion 5

Delivery Face to face Online   Courses are delivered online by GSMA Trainers will deliver the courses GSMA experts and moderators in a classroom environment   All materials provided online Courses vary in length from half a day to three days  They vary in length from one week  to four weeks All course materials are provided onsite  Approx one hour per day  Participants are added to an alumni  Assessments at the end of the group and are updated regularly on course new courses and relevant regional events 6

More information For more information:  Visit: gsmatraining.com  capacitybuilding@gsma.com 7

Telecom Policy and Regulatory Frameworks Modernised to Enable the Fourth Industrial Revolution Fraser Graham Senior Director Policy Engagement, GSMA

About the GSMA

Promoting Regulatory Modernisation The digital economy has changed dramatically, but the regulatory environment has not. To enable efficient, competitive and well-functioning digital markets, policymakers should replace outdated telecoms regulation with a new framework applied across the digital ecosystem. Shaping the Debate Delivering Policy Guidance Enabling Dialogue Through Policy Research Through In-Market Engagement Through High-Level Policy Forums THE GSMA IS ... 10 CONFIDENTIAL

What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR)? Definitions Background and Status “… a global transformation characterized by the convergence of digital, physical, and biological  Previous industrial revolutions  The fourth industrial revolution is technologies” (WEF) the current and developing liberated humankind from environment in which disruptive animal power, made mass technologies and trends such production possible and as the Internet of Things (IoT), brought digital capabilities to robotics, virtual reality (VR) and billions of people. This is, artificial intelligence (AI) are however, fundamentally changing the way we live and different . work. (Whatis.com)  The world lacks a consistent,  Mobile IoT is set to play a positive and common central role in delivering narrative that outlines the Industry 4.0 – a fourth industrial opportunities and challenges revolution involving the of the FIR… extensive use of data analytics to optimise and automate the production of all kinds of goods. (GSMA) 11

What impact will the FIR have? Opportunities Threats Outcomes  “… organizations might be  The world has the potential A myriad of use cases: unable to adapt; to connect billions more things to digital networks …  Artificial Intelligence, governments could fail to employ and regulate new advanced robotics  The regulatory and technologies to capture  Augmented Reality their benefits” WEF legislative landscapes will  Autonomous vehicles, significantly shape how Drones  The real risk of digitisation researchers, businesses  Smart cities needs to be recognised and citizens develop, invest in and adopt emerging  Healthcare transformation,  What if the technology is technologies genetic editing used against Human Source: Fourth Industrial Revolution – Klaus Schwab Rights or civic freedom? In its scale, scope, speed and complexity, the transformation will be unprecedented. 12

Priority actions identified to enable the FIR Connecting the Introducing enabling unconnected with policy and regulatory high-quality, affordable Regulation Inclusion frameworks broadband Championing skills Skills Data Privacy Ensuring the stability, training and developing safety and confident- local content to stimulate iality of online data demand Group Exercise: Split in to four groups, for 10-15 minutes, to examine one of the four priority actions. Report back to main session with suggested key drivers for success

Principles of a new regulatory framework Pursue regulatory goals based on achieving Functionality- functional objectives, not legacy structures based based The new framework will on industries or technologies reduce regulatory asymmetries, promote Give preference to performance-based approach dynamic competition and Dynamic through ex post enforcement over prescriptive, ex ante rules innovation, and allow regulatory objectives to be achieved more Consider new approaches to regulation — effectively at lower cost Bottom-up including the need for regulation and legacy rules — in light of current market realities 14 CONFIDENTIAL

Digital inclusion: Enabling supply through an investment-friendly regulatory framework Infrastructure Spectrum Administrative Regulatory Taxation policy sharing policy efficiency governance Higher expected return Lower perceived on investment investment risk Enhanced incentives for mobile operators to invest in wireless infrastructure Greater network coverage 15

Stimulate demand by … … improving citizens digital skills … and increasing the amount of locally relevant content • • Bringing ICT into the school Supporting the local digital curriculum guarantees that citizens of ecosystem in creating a thriving digital economy. tomorrow receive the skills necessary for the modern economy. • Foster an enabling environment in partnership with industry. • Connecting schools to broadband • motivates students and promotes a better Attracting and retaining entrepreneurs through start-up ecosystems and learning environment. innovation hubs. • Increasing awareness of the benefits • Developing sustainable innovation of internet beyond entertainment through financing, supportive policy environment and educational institutions purposes. that feed the start-up community. • Drawing attention to harassment of • E-government services are a major women online and via the mobile phone. component of locally relevant mobile This should be coupled with development content. of legal and policy frameworks to address • Potentially easy win given the heavy harassment. consumer reliance on public services. 16

Privacy: Building Trust Across the Digital Ecosystem Protecting privacy is about building trust and confidence that private data are being protected. This requires all parties involved to adopt a coherent approach that is technology neutral and consistent across all services, sectors and geographies. Risk-based frameworks that safeguard private data and encourage responsible digital governance practices, aligned to local regulation and reflecting commonly accepted privacy principles, can help protect privacy while fostering innovation. GSMA Mobile Privacy Principles* Openness, Data Purpose Children and Accountability transparency Security minimisation and use adolescents and enforcement and notice and retention Mobile App Development Big Data and Privacy IoT Privacy/Security Data Flows Guidelines for Design Cross developers Data and Border handling implement- Data Fows and use tation *Six principles related to personal data, of nine in total

In Summary: Priorities revisited Connecting the Introducing enabling unconnected with policy and regulatory high-quality, affordable Regulation Inclusion frameworks broadband Championing skills Skills Data Privacy Ensuring the stability, training and developing safety and confident- local content to stimulate iality of online data demand

Mapping the emerging privacy landscape in Africa Jean-Francois Le Bihan Policy Director Sub-Saharan Africa, GSMA

Executive summary  Over the past 15 years, Africa witnessed the emergence of privacy legal frameworks at national and regional levels.  So far, most regional frameworks have addressed privacy in conjunction with electronic transactions and cybersecurity.  16 countries have adopted privacy laws and some have established data protection authorities now operating for several years.  New national laws are being discussed and some regional frameworks are being supplemented or are about to be reviewed.