Regulating Data and Cloud by Takeover
Some of the grand claims made for South Africa’s draft National Policy on Data and the Cloud make little sense in a world where data easily crosses borders.
Mobile Money Regulation: Lessons from Uganda
Ugandan lawyer Dalie Tibugwisa has identified the key regulatory challenges for mobile money in Uganda and more generally.
More Hurdles for Mobile Money in Nigeria
Nigerian authorities are unnecessarily complicating the delivery of mobile money to the people.
Strong Black Women in Telecoms Risk: Jovita Fazenda
The Head of Regulatory Affairs at Multichoice Mozambique talks about business ethics and why she helped start Mozambique’s Coalition for Organisational Integrity
Succeeding Too Much: Regulator Says MTN Ghana Dominates Mobile Money
MTN Ghana will not have succeeded without taking risks, raising a question about regulators punishing telcos for good decisions.
How Not to Report Telco Tax Compliance
A vibrant and free press is vital to holding public bodies accountable for their failures. Tanzania’s press prefers to blame telcos for every failure by every government function.
Kenyan Parliament Seeks to Regulate Social Media
Moses Injendi MP wants fines and prison sentences for unregistered bloggers and administrators of social media groups.
Auditor Questions Spending by Kenyan Regulator
The official auditor says the Communications Authority of Kenya has failed to account for billions of shillings of expenditure.
Vodafone Exec Asks EU for Common IoT Regulation
Joakim Reiter, External Affairs Director of Vodafone Group, says the EU single market is undermined by having different electronic comms rules in each country.
The Pros and Cons of Regulating Web Content
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has joined the chorus demanding more regulation of the net globally, but are UK proposals tantamount to imposing a press regulator by the back door?