OVERVIEW
Countries and sectors equipped with the requisite telecommunications systems are rapidly moving into post-industrial, information-based economy growth. Telecommunication sector across the globe has been identified as one with generic effect on almost all other sectors of the economy. Its function in any economy is described as a strategic one aimed at promoting economic growth and as one that has the linkages with other sectors. For the developing world, a modern telecommunications infrastructure is not only essential for domestic economic growth, but a prerequisite for participation in increasingly competitive world markets and for attracting new investments.
OBJECTIVES
The Objectives of the course are to:
- Enable participants document the growth in telecommunication investment, infrastructure and its impact on the socio-economic fabric of the world
- Enable participants identify factors responsible for the positive contribution of the telecommunications industry to socio-economic development
- Make the participants indicate positive policies and regulatory interventions that are required to sustain investment levels and improve on the sector’s contribution to the socio-economic development
- Ascertain the best way to capture and present relevant telecommunication statistics to be used for economic planning and nation building.
- OUTLINE
- Overview of Socio-Economic Impact of Telecoms.
- Transaction Costs and Telecommunications
- Telecommunications and Externalities
- Telecommunications Contribution to Economic Growth: Business Perspective
- Relationship Between Telecommunications and Economic Activity
- Fixed vs. Mobile Broadband – Economic Impact by Level of Development
- Mobile Broadband and its Impact on the Economy
- Relationship Between Productivity and Development in Telecommunications
COURSE DETAILS:
Venue and Date
Lagos: 3rd – 7th February, 13th – 17th October
Abuja: 18th – 22nd August
Kaduna: 26th – 30th May
Course Fee: N700,000
Duration: 1 Week