Fostering the Capacities of the Ethiopia Civil Society to Influence ICT Policies

From the Summary
"This paper presents the case of civil society organisations in Ethiopia and discusses how their involvement in ICT policy process can be improved. Although recent initiatives by the Federal Government in modernizing its ICT policies and the opening up the telecommunication sector present windows of opportunities for the civil society to participate in the policy process.

The inherent weakness of the civil society due to the spread of its efforts along dozens priorities aimed at responding to the on-going social and economic crisis in the country makes the participation in ICT policy process rather difficult. The weakness of formal institutions and the uncertainties that characterize public policy making in the country have also a considerable impact on the participation of the civil society in policy processes and policy implementation."

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