Apresentacao feita na VTT of Finland (Helsink)

1. 10/2/2012
1
Many uses of ICT for Development of
Mozambique
Luís Neves C. Domingos (UEM)
luis.neves@uem.mz
Marial Lima Toivanen (VTT)
Nina Rilla (VTT)
Helsinki, October 2, 2012
1
MOZAMBIQUE: Facts
Population: 22,948,858 (2011) (5,387,000)
Capital City: Maputo - 1,149,666 (2012)
Official language: Portuguese
Literacy rate(adult): 56.1% (2010) (100%)
Life Expectancy: 49.7 yrs (2010) (79.41)
GDP: US$ 12.8 billion (2011)
Country Area: 800,000 sq km (338,424)
Internet users: 975,395 (4.3%) (Dec.31,
2011)(86.9%)
Facebook users: 316,000 (1.43%)(Aug.
2012) (2,197,700)(41.82%)
Mobile operators: mCel, Vodacom &
Movitel
Individuals owning mobile phone:
Mozambique (older than 16) - 26% (12th in
Africa)
Finland (age group 15-74) - 97.3% (1st in
world)
Source: ITU, Socialbookers,INE,WB,ITS, BuddeComm 2

2. 10/2/2012
2
3
MOZAMBIQUE:Facts 2
(UNDP, 2012)
4
MOZAMBIQUE: ICT

3. 10/2/2012
3
5
AFRICA: SEA CABLES
ICT4D - THE CONCEPT
6
ICT4D (Information and Communications Technologies
for Development) … bridging the digital divide (the
disparity between technological "have" and "have not"
geographic locations or demographic groups) and
aiding economic development by ensuring equitable
access to up-to-date communications technologies.
…
radio, television, cellular phones, computer and
network hardware and software, satellite systems and
so on, as well as the various services and applications
associated with them, such as videoconferencing and
distance learning.
(TechTarget.com)

4. 10/2/2012
4
ICT4D IN MOZAMBIQUE
7
1998 - set up of ICT Policy Commission
1999 – 2 Pilot Telecentres by CIUEM
2000 - One of the first countries in Africa to have a comprehensive
policy for information and communication technologies(ICTs)
2003 - Community Radio + Telecentre = Community Multimedia
Centres (CMC) – Pilot project
2004/7 – CMC Scale up (to create up to 20 CMCs in Mozambique)
2005/7 - The Open Knowledge Network (OKN)
2006 - The Community Information and Communication Support
Centre (CAICC) by CIUEM
2009 - National CMC's program – MCT
FROM TELECENTRES TO CMC
8
Small infrastructure:
•Radio-in-a-box or radio 250w
•4-5 computers
•Fax
•Photocopy machine
•Digital library
•TV/Video
Services:
•ICT basic trainning
•Basic graphic design
•Communications,
•Radio programms,
•CDs/DVDs copies & access

5. 10/2/2012
5
9
COMMUNITY MULTIMEDIA
CENTERS (CMC)
Niassa – Portuguese, Macua, Yao & Chicheua
Cabo Delgado – Portuguese, Macua, Quimuane,
Makonde & Swahili
Nampula – Portuguese & Macua
Zambézia – Portuguese, Chuabo, Lomué, Lolo,Sena e
Chicheua
Sofala – Portuguese, Ndau & Sena
Manica – Portuguese, Ximanhica, Xiuteue e XiBarue & Ndau
Tete – Portuguese, Nhandja, Nhungue & Sena
Inhambane – Portuguese, Bitonga, Xitsua & Ndau
Gaza – Portuguese, Changana & Chope
Maputo – Portuguese, Changana & Ronga
2012: +90 CMCs, community radios,
telecentres
42+ owned by associations/NGOs
34 government/public institutions
9 Catholic church
10
CMCs IN MOZAMBIQUE

6. 10/2/2012
6
MOZAMBIQUE: Language map
11
(Source: Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, NELIMO 1989:8)
12
INNOVATING FOR
THE COMMUNITY
•Broadcaster composed of resistors,
capacitors and ceramic transistor
•Music on air through nokia mobile
phone
http://tambaramoz.blogspot.fi/

7. 10/2/2012
7
13
LESSONS & CHALLENGES
•Human resources (shortage of)
•Lack of systems at different levels for gathering, systematizing,
storing and distributing content – KM
•Unreliable and expensive infrastructures – energy,
communications, Internet
•The limitations of Portuguese and multiple national languages
•Human resources are more important than equipment
•Coordination and partnerships are essential
•Sustainability is a social, technical and economic problem that
must be analyzed within the local context
•Social investment in ICTs has an impact on long-term
development
•Ministério da Ciência e
Tecnologia
•Gabinete de Informação
•CIUEM
•FORCOM
•UTICT (Unidade Técnica de
Implementação da Politica
de Informática)
•ICS
•G20
•CAICC
•Governos locais
•Municípios
•Provincial partners
•Civil Society Support
Mechanism (MASC)
•Programa Nacional dos
CMCs
•IDRC
•UNESCO
•W.K. Kellogg Foundation
•Cooperação Suíça
•PNUD
•Suécia
•telecentre.org
•Microsoft
•RANET/Instituto Nacional de
Meteorologia
•OKN
•Fundo do Canadá
•Sindicato Canadiano de Trabalhadores no
Sector Auto (Fundo para Justiça Social)
•IBIS
14
ICT4D KEY PLAYERS

8. 10/2/2012
8
Faculties/Schools: 16 (located in 4 provinces)
Teachers : 1 650
Students: ~30 000
Support staff: 2 900
Internet access: 155 Mbps
First Internet Service Provider in Mozambique
15
ABOUT EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY
(EMU)
16
EMU MAIN NETWORK

9. 10/2/2012
9
Teaching and learning tools
Others
Web 2.0 initiative
17
ICT4E AT EMU
18
THANK YOU
OBRIGADO