Telecommunications Policies and the Internet in Ghana

This book is a political economy analysis of the
policy and regulatory environment of Internet
deployment in Ghana. It identifies three models of
Internet deployment in Ghana; private-corporate,
social-development, and regional-system provider.
Also it addresses key issues regarding the
management of the Internet industry by Ghana s
regulatory body; the National Communications
Authority (NCA). It is based on information gathered
through interviews and document analysis. I discuss
the Internet in Ghana using the concepts of public
interest and the social, political and economic
issues related to policy making and regulation in
telecommunications. I do this discussion with the
background of major Ghanaian policy and regulatory
documents like the Accelerated Development Program
(1994-2000), and the National Telecommunications
Policy (NTP). My discussion ends with the
proposition that Ghana s regulatory body should in
the spirit of the theory of convergence in
comparative public policy adopt feasible policies
and regulations from other economies.

Autorentext

Kwasi Boateng PhD. is an Assistant Professor at the University
of Arkansas at Little Rock. He has authored book chapters like
Issues to consider when choosing an Open Source content
management systems. He has interest in new technologies and
media policy and regulation. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas
with his family.

Klappentext

This book is a political economy analysis of the
policy and regulatory environment of Internet
deployment in Ghana. It identifies three models of
Internet deployment in Ghana; private-corporate,
social-development, and regional-system provider.
Also it addresses key issues regarding the
management of the Internet industry by Ghana's
regulatory body; the National Communications
Authority (NCA). It is based on information gathered
through interviews and document analysis. I discuss
the Internet in Ghana using the concepts of public
interest and the social, political and economic
issues related to policy making and regulation in
telecommunications. I do this discussion with the
background of major Ghanaian policy and regulatory
documents like the Accelerated Development Program
(1994-2000), and the National Telecommunications
Policy (NTP). My discussion ends with the
proposition that Ghana's regulatory body should in
the spirit of the theory of convergence in
comparative public policy adopt feasible policies
and regulations from other economies.