[kictanet] Day 10 of 10: Reconciling Stakeholder Interests

Tue Feb 6 15:33:52 EAT 2007

Dear all,

Lets hear more, particularly on the qtn --->:What are the
top three things, each Stakeholder (Operators, Regulators,
Consumers and Govt) should do in order to provide a win-win
situation for everybody in the new OFC dispensation?

Here's my take and it is open to objections and additions
(remember we can disagree but still remain reconciled ;-)

Regulator must:
a) prepare a new regulatory environment where they have a
say over International connectivity i.e. move beyond
providing International Gateway licenses and probably get
into enforcing Inter-connection (Access) issues for
International traffic.
b) must provide a new market structure i.e. move beyond
selling 'vertical' licenses and begin selling 'horizontal'
licenses i.e align licensing according to new realities of
(IP) convergence
c) start thinking about reviewing existing licensing and
the anticipated resistance this would cause from existing
Operators

Operators must:
a) begin to strategies on which market/licence-space they
would wish to play in (Infrastructure, Network or
Applications?)
b)  begin to plan for innovative competition from
non-traditional rivals the Application Providers (e.g. KTN
or Nation TV competing with providers for Internet TV).
c)  ...

Consumers must:
a) Get organised more strongly in consumer assosciations
b) Get to engage more coherently with Regulators and
Operators
c)....

Govt must:
a) Get appropriate Policies and legislation to address the
new era
b) ...
c)...

walu.

--- Eric Osiakwan <eric at afrispa.org> wrote:

> This sounds like a modern day sermon......
> 
> If we cant realise this then we loose the opportunity to
> leverage the last frontier in Societal 
> strength which is the multi-stakeholder power.
> 
> Eric here
> 
> 
> ---------- Original Message
> ----------------------------------
> From: <alice at apc.org>
> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Action Network - KICTANet
> <kictanet at kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 09:09:30 +0300
> 
> >Sounds like utopia but realisable. In this day and age,
> no one sector can 
> >deliver the complexities of sustainable development
> alone. Therefore, 
> >partnerships between government, businesses, civil
> society and media (what 
> >is referred to as multi stakeholder partnerships) have
> become a growing 
> >feature world wide.  Additionally, the interactions of
> ICTS with development 
> >and poverty reduction goals are so complex that a range
> of resources and 
> >competencies need to be brought together to create
> solutions to specific 
> >challenges. One of the reasons that the UN WSIS process
> adopted multi 
> >stakeholder process and now others like the ITU are
> following.
> >Kenya ICt Action network is based on this philosophy and
> one of the lessons 
> >we have learnt is that diversity is a reality and it is
> important to 
> >understand different values, encourage dialogue and
> integrate views into 
> >joint solutions. And I believe that with the amount of
> discussions, e-mail 
> >reading, listening, etc we are all in a position to
> understand and reconcile 
> >our various interests to shape/build consensus.
> >
> >
> >alice
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Michael Joseph" <MJoseph at Safaricom.co.ke>
> >To: <alice at apc.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 7:25 AM
> >Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 10 of 10: Reconciling
> Stakeholder Interests
> >
> >
> >>I think you have done a good job in summing up the
> objectives of the
> >> various participants and stakeholders.  I think all
> the objectives can
> >> and should be met if all parties understood each
> other's key objectives
> >> and operating environments (including an understanding
> of the costs to
> >> achieve them). I think we have progressed a great deal
> in the last 4
> >> years with operators, the regulator and the Government
> beginning to
> >> understand and appreciate each other roles.
> >>
> >> To improve matters, more honest dialog with each other
> in an environment
> >> where no one is superior to the other, where the "big
> whips" are packed
> >> away, and hopefully a new framework in terms of the
> new ICT bill where
> >> the roles and expectations of each stakeholder is
> clearly spelt out.
> >>
> >> Sounds like Utopia but that that's my opinion.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Michael
> >>
> >> CEO
> >> Safaricom Limited
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:
> kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke at kictanet.or.ke
> >>
>
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke at kictanet.or.ke]
> On
> >> Behalf Of John Walubengo
> >> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 7:03 PM
> >> To: Michael Joseph
> >> Subject: [kictanet] Day 10 of 10: Reconciling
> Stakeholder Interests
> >>
> >> <<<I must stay that the previous theme 'Projected
> Impact of
> >> OFC on Stakeholders' has been quite turbulent. We did
> >> recieve about 20 postings on this theme(during 4
> calender
> >> days) and it has been a challenge trying to sieve
> through
> >> them in order to create a brief and reasonable account
> of
> >> the issues, proposals and predictions. In the interest
> of
> >> moving forward, I would wish to introduce the next
> theme
> >> and but will provide the summary of issues in the
> final
> >> report.>>>.
> >>
> >> In general, the Operators have an obligation to
> maximize
> >> profit for their shareholders by virtue of having
> taken a
> >> risk and committed funds into a particular line of
> business
> >> (OFC included).  The Consumer on the other hand will
> always
> >> want services at the lowest cost possible (including
> free
> >> services).  The Regulator is mandated - in part - to
> >> provide a level playing field for the Operators and a
> >> protection mechanism for Consumers. Finally, the
> >> Government's main role would be to improve the
> livelihoods
> >> of its citizens e.g. providing essential services,
> >> conducive policy, legislative and regulatory
> environment
> >> for all the stakeholders.
> >>
> >> Indeed, the above brings out the automatic tensions
> that
> >> come to play because each stakeholder wants to pursue
> their
> >> interests which in most cases would be in conflict. 
> E.g.
> >> Private sector would naturally follow the lowest path
> to
> >> profit e.g. charge highly, concentrate in high-income
> zones
> >> and recoup their investments in the shortest time
> possible.
> >> Nothing illegal with that, but if the Government
> >> intervention is lacking in such a situtation, then
> certain
> >> parts of society (citizenry) would be excluded from
> >> accessing some of the (essential) services provided by
> the
> >> Businesses.  On the other hand, forcing Business to
> provide
> >> these services to low income communities, or forcing
> them
> >> to under-price without compensatory schemes
> (incentives)
> >> would be the quickest way to run down the business
> (denying
> >> Govts Tax Revenues).
> >>
> >>>From the previous theme, it was evident that the
> current
> >> status and relationships, particularly between
> Consumers
> >> and Operators is not too healthy. Similarly, the
> existing
> >> relationship between Govt and the Regulator came into
> >> question and various models and frameworks for
> improving on
> >> these was proposed. Infact, if all things remain
> constant
> >> and the OFC was delivered tomorrow, I suspect that the
> >> tensions between the stakeholders may go a notch
> higher,
> >> possibly compouded by intense Operator(with OFC
> access) vs
> >> Operator(without OFC access) wars.
> >>
> >> How then can these wars be pre-empted? What are the
> top
> >> three things, each Stakeholder (Operators, Regulators,
> >> Consumers and Govt) should do in order to provide a
> win-win
> >> situation for everybody in the new OFC dispensation? 
> Two
> >> days on this conclusive phase...start talking along
> this
> >> theme keeping in mind some Netiquette as recommended
> by the
> >> list administrator.
> >>
> >> walu.
> >>
> 
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