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The status of ICT and the Internet in Malawi Rachel Sibande CEO of mhub OUTLINE POLICY, LEGAL and REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS STATISTICS ON MOBILE SUBSCRIPTION AND INTERNET USAGE CHALLENGES IMPLEMENTED SOLUTIONS RECOMMENDATIONS

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Rachel Sibande CEO of mhub

The status of ICT and the Internet in Malawi

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OUTLINE

POLICY, LEGAL and REGULATORY

FRAMEWORKS

STATISTICS ON MOBILE SUBSCRIPTION

AND INTERNET USAGE

CHALLENGES
IMPLEMENTED SOLUTIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS

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POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

Malawi has an ICT policy that provides a

framework for deployment, exploitation and development of ICT

Malawi Communications Regulatory

Authority regulates Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Postal services

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LEGAL FRAMEWORK

The Malawi Communications Act has been

reviewed to accommodate emerging technology trends

The Electronic Transactions Bill and

Access to Information bills are yet to be tabled

E-bill to regulate online communications in

Malawi; use of internet, social media

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INTERNET GOVERNANCE

Set up an Internet Governance Forum in

2014

Established an Internet Exchange point

to peer and exchange all local traffic.

Google cache server lowered the latency
f all google traffic

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STATISTICS

STATISTIC INDICATOR YEAR

Telephone Operators 5 (4 operational) 2013

TV / Radio Broadcasters 77 2013

Internet / Data Operators 46 (22 operational) 2013

Postal/Courier operators 13 2013

Teledensity (Telephone) 39.8 % 2014

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Mobile STATISTICS

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Mobile subscribers 2 374 513 3 037 469 3 878 260 4 646 894 5 143 911 Fixed subscribers 111 133 160 108 173 481 227 295 123 083 Mobile penetration 23.1 28.7 33.2 33.6 38.3 Fixed penetration 1.2 1.3 1.36 1.5 1.5 Internet subscribers 305 000 450 000 630 000 870 000 934 000 Internet penetration 2.26% 3.33% 4.5% 5.7% 6.7%

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COVERAGE

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COVERAGE

Sky band ISP approx. 65% internet

coverage within 15km radius of District centers

98% of land coverage by Airtel;

93% of land coverage by TNM 70% of land coverage by MTL <20% of land coverage by Access

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Net Neutrality vs Internet.org

Internet and applications should be accessible to all, regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular content or websites

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CHALLENGES

 Inadequate ICT Infrastructure, power and high

investment costs for ICT infrastructure

 Outdated ICT laws and proposition of bills that

may infringe on freedom of expression and limit access to information

 Lack of local, relevant Internet content and e-

services

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Selected Pre-Paid Mobile Pricing

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SOLUTIONS IN PROGRESS

INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS

 TV White Spaces project to afford internet access to

rural communities using TV and broadcast spectrum

 TV white spaces has better propagating

characteristics than Wi-Fi

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Usable coverage distance of up to 7.5 km has allowed remote students access content from university library.

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SOLUTIONS IN PROGRESS

INNOVATION,CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

 Malawi’s first technology hub. Identify, nurture and

incubate young innovators to develop local technology solutions for local problems.

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AN OPEN SPACE, RESOURCES, COLLABORATION, TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

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Won Spirit of Tech I Award, 2015

Success Stories

Accounting package for local SMEs in local language

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MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION Mobile apps for:-

Health, Agriculture, Education,

Democracy and Governance, Culture, Entertainment

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CHILDREN’s CODING CLUB

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CHILDREN’S CODING CLUB

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FEMALE DEVELOPERS

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GOING FOWARD

Increase investment in infrastructure to enhance access and reduce costs. Modern legal instruments that cater for freedom of expression online and enforce cyber safety  More local content developed for the internet Facilitate discussion on net neutrality

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One key to strengthening education, entrepreneurship, and innovation in communities…is to harness the full power of the Internet, and that means faster and more widely available broadband.” President Barack Obama,

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mhubmw.com

The status of ICT and the Internet in Malawi

OUTLINE

FRAMEWORKS

AND INTERNET USAGE

POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

framework for deployment, exploitation and development of ICT

Authority regulates Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Postal services

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

reviewed to accommodate emerging technology trends

Access to Information bills are yet to be tabled

Malawi; use of internet, social media

INTERNET GOVERNANCE

2014

to peer and exchange all local traffic.

STATISTICS

Mobile STATISTICS

COVERAGE

COVERAGE

coverage within 15km radius of District centers

93% of land coverage by TNM 70% of land coverage by MTL <20% of land coverage by Access

Net Neutrality vs Internet.org

CHALLENGES

investment costs for ICT infrastructure

may infringe on freedom of expression and limit access to information

services

SOLUTIONS IN PROGRESS

INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS

SOLUTIONS IN PROGRESS

INNOVATION,CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

CHILDREN’s CODING CLUB

CHILDREN’S CODING CLUB

FEMALE DEVELOPERS

GOING FOWARD

One key to strengthening education, entrepreneurship, and innovation in communities…is to harness the full power of the Internet, and that means faster and more widely available broadband.” President Barack Obama,

Email: info@mhubmw.com @mhubmw www.facebook.com/mhub.mw