Mauritania - Enhanced National Capacity in Telecommunications Sector Reforms
Mauritania's 1998-2001 telecommunications reforms resemble many World Bank supported reform programs where overcoming capacity constraints can determine success in achieving development outcomes. Overcoming capacity constraints enabled this...
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okr-10986-97372021-04-23T14:02:46Z Mauritania - Enhanced National Capacity in Telecommunications Sector Reforms Govindan G. Nair CAPITALIZATION COMMUNICATION CHANNELS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE DECISION MAKERS DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE GDP LEARNING MEDIA PERIODICALS PRIVATIZATION PROGRAMS REGULATORY AGENCY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS STAFF TELEPHONE TUNING VIDEO VIDEOCONFERENCES WEB NATIONAL CAPACITIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REFORMS CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS TELEPHONE LINES PRIVATIZATION CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING Mauritania's 1998-2001 telecommunications reforms resemble many World Bank supported reform programs where overcoming capacity constraints can determine success in achieving development outcomes. Overcoming capacity constraints enabled this desert nation of over 2 million largely nomadic inhabitants to attain unanticipated levels of outcomes in three years of telecommunications reforms. New private investment of US$ 100 million in telecommunications was attracted over two years, equivalent to 10 percent of GDP; telephone line access multiplied twenty-fold; 6,000 new telecommunications-related jobs were created in the informal sector in the capital city (Noukachott) alone; and a multisector regulatory agency was established which is now regarded as a model in Africa. From lacking critical skills at the outset of these reforms, Mauritania became a source of lessons for neighboring countries on how to competitively tender utility licenses, effectively regulate utilities in a competitive setting, and privatize a telecommunications operator. Support for this capacity enhancement came from relatively modest external assistance with an estimated cost of slightly over one million dollars (World Bank Group staff time as well as consultancy support). 2012-08-13T09:24:48Z 2012-08-13T09:24:48Z 2003-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/04/2454610/mauritania-enhanced-national-capacity-telecommunications-sector-reforms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9737 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 225 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Mauritania |
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CAPITALIZATION COMMUNICATION CHANNELS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE DECISION MAKERS DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE GDP LEARNING MEDIA PERIODICALS PRIVATIZATION PROGRAMS REGULATORY AGENCY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS STAFF TELEPHONE TUNING VIDEO VIDEOCONFERENCES WEB NATIONAL CAPACITIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REFORMS CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS TELEPHONE LINES PRIVATIZATION CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING |
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CAPITALIZATION COMMUNICATION CHANNELS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE DECISION MAKERS DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE GDP LEARNING MEDIA PERIODICALS PRIVATIZATION PROGRAMS REGULATORY AGENCY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REFORMS TELECOMMUNICATIONS STAFF TELEPHONE TUNING VIDEO VIDEOCONFERENCES WEB NATIONAL CAPACITIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REFORMS CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS TELEPHONE LINES PRIVATIZATION CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING Govindan G. Nair Mauritania - Enhanced National Capacity in Telecommunications Sector Reforms |
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Mauritania's 1998-2001
telecommunications reforms resemble many World Bank
supported reform programs where overcoming capacity
constraints can determine success in achieving development
outcomes. Overcoming capacity constraints enabled this
desert nation of over 2 million largely nomadic inhabitants
to attain unanticipated levels of outcomes in three years of
telecommunications reforms. New private investment of US$
100 million in telecommunications was attracted over two
years, equivalent to 10 percent of GDP; telephone line
access multiplied twenty-fold; 6,000 new
telecommunications-related jobs were created in the informal
sector in the capital city (Noukachott) alone; and a
multisector regulatory agency was established which is now
regarded as a model in Africa. From lacking critical skills
at the outset of these reforms, Mauritania became a source
of lessons for neighboring countries on how to competitively
tender utility licenses, effectively regulate utilities in a
competitive setting, and privatize a telecommunications
operator. Support for this capacity enhancement came from
relatively modest external assistance with an estimated cost
of slightly over one million dollars (World Bank Group staff
time as well as consultancy support). |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Govindan G. Nair |
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Govindan G. Nair |
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Govindan G. Nair |
| title |
Mauritania - Enhanced National Capacity in Telecommunications Sector Reforms |
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Mauritania - Enhanced National Capacity in Telecommunications Sector Reforms |
| title_full |
Mauritania - Enhanced National Capacity in Telecommunications Sector Reforms |
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Mauritania - Enhanced National Capacity in Telecommunications Sector Reforms |
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Mauritania - Enhanced National Capacity in Telecommunications Sector Reforms |
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mauritania - enhanced national capacity in telecommunications sector reforms |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/04/2454610/mauritania-enhanced-national-capacity-telecommunications-sector-reforms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9737 |
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