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1Prof. Pedro S. Teta Vice-Minister, Ministry of
Science and Technology
Republic of Angola
2PANEL ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION, ADVICE
AND APPLICATION FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENTS GOALSVIENA 27-29
OCTOBER 2004
3The Dawn of Knowledge Era
4Industrial Society
Agricultural Society
Information Society
Knowledge Society
Innovation
Knowledge products
Networks
Economic Growth
Technology
Societal Transformation
5What is a Knowledge Society ?
That uses knowledge holistically to empower and
enrich people and is an integral driver of
sustainable development (societal transformation)
A life-long learning society committed to innova
tion Has the capacity to generate, diffuse, utili
ze and protect knowledge - creates economic
wealth and social equity
6The Age of Science
The 20th centurys unprecedented gains in
advancing human development and eradicating
poverty came largely from technological
breakthroughs
7The Age of Science
The 20th centurys unprecedented gains in
advancing human development and eradicating
poverty came largely from technological
breakthroughs
8There is hardly any social problem on which
science cannot make some contribution
-D. K. Price, Scientific Estate
Science is never sufficient to solve a problem
completely it is, however, always necessary.
9The Paradox of Our Time
10Growing inequalities
11Rising Inequities
- Inequities are rising within and between
countries
- Assets of worlds 3 richest people exceed
combined GDP of poorest 48 countries
- 1.2 billion people living on less than 1 a day
and 2.8 billion on less than 2 a day (1998)
12Industrialized nations vsLess Developed
Countries (LDCs)
Widening gaps in human resource capacity S
T infrastructure which are critical in the new
knowledge based world
13ANGOLA Some Historical Data
- Colonisation 500 years
- Independance - 1975
- Area Covered- 1.247.000 Km2
- Main Resources
- Oil 1.000.000 BARIL DAY
- Diamonds
- Peace achieved april 2002
14ANGOLA
- For 27 years, more than 70 of the Budget was
allocated to war
- 8 only for education
- Less than 1 of the budget for ST
- Over 60 of population - illiterate
15INFORMATION
- Always played a vital role in the mankind
history
- Nowadays Still important and more accessible
and widespread
16IT Development
- Recent Development of ICT are phenomenal
- Computers are progressively becoming smaller,
more affordable and powerfull.
- Computers can store and process pratically
ilimited amount of data and information
- Computers are linked by networks based on Public
Switched Phone Lines, Satelites, Fiber-Optics
Cables.
- Quite everyone can communicate with any
- other without barriers (time and across borders)
17ICT Development
- Revolution in the way we live our lives.
- Without borders
- Markets, once deemed unreachable, are now
opening in the cyberspace for e-Commerce .
- Global e-Commerce will generate about 7 trillion
US Dollars in 2004.
- Africa will contribute with 0,1
- One can take classrooms at home or in Internet
Kiosks.
18ICT Development
- Revolution in the Relationship of Government and
Citizens.
- Public Administration can provide better services
to the citizens
- More transparency .
- Transformation the Citizen to E-Citizen which
interact on-line with the Government.
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19ICT Development
- The Challenge for African Countries is to
transform the high-growth potential of ICT into
a critical factor of National Development and
Progress - This will improve the quality of life of citizens
and develop the society.
20ICT Challenges in Angola
- Angola Government recognizes that ICT is a key
development Challenge
- After 27 years of war, the Government is now
betting seriously on ICT
- ICT will be one of the major pillar for driving
country to sustained economic growth.
- The Government adopted a Strategy for ICT
covering the decade 2000-2010.
21ICT Strategy 2000-2010 Focus
- Promoting
- Training
- Improving Conditions of Access
- Developing Infrastructure
- Establishing the appropriate legal Bases
22ICT Strategy 2000-2010 Keys
- Fourfold Lines of Action
- Building Physical Infrastructure
- Enhancing the Policy and Legal Environment
- Developing Human Capital
- Promoting ICT as Major Productivity and
Efficiency Tool
23ICT Strategy 2000-2010 Keys
- Building Physical Infrastructure
- Availability, Affordability and Reliability of
the telecommunication and Networks
Infrastructures
- The Government and the private sectors as well as
civil society will work together in planning and
provision of telecommunication facilities and
services - Policy to foster competition in the provision of
ICT- Related Services.
24ICT Strategy 2000-2010 Keys
- Enhancing the Policy and Legal Environment
- The private sector must be relied upon to play a
leading role in ICT Development
- The Government will provide the policy and legal
environment to encourage the growth of ICT.
- The Government will identify, in collaboration
with private sector, ICT Key projects.
- Policy must promote healthy competition among all
players.
25ICT Strategy 2000-2010 Keys
- Developing Human Capital
- Developing Human resource for the support of ICT
projects and Infrastructure
- Developing a set of Indicators and Standards for
ICT Education
- Promotion of ICT Literacy
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- Promotion of ICT Research.
26ICT Strategy 2000-2010 Keys
- Promoting ICT as Major Productivity and
Efficiency Tool
- ICT will be used to make local businesses more
competitive
- Promoting E-Commerce
- Establishment of ICT Legal Environment to ensure
competition, prevent fraud, foster transparency
27Government Perception
- Information and Communication Technologies hold
- an enormous potential to contribute to the
- reduction of economic and social gap and for
the
- achievement of sustainable development in the
- country.
28Government Commitment
- The Government is providing (and will continue
to
- provide ) the basis for the establishment of a
- network infrastructure and enhancement of the
- development of services, applications and
- Contents.
29Digital Divide
- For the Angola Government, the developing
- Countries are in a unique position to offer a
more
- comprehensive definition of what exactly
constitute
- the Digital Divide.
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- Digital Divide must not be simplified as only a
matter
- of connectivity, access and regulatory framework.
30ICT and Development
- For ICT to conduce us to social and economic
development, we need
- a well-defined supporting role of the Government,
the private sector, non-profit and international
organizations
- To Considerate the structural asymmetries between
developed and developing countries in particular
the African Countries.
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