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National Profile of the Information Society in the Sudan Distr. LIMITED E/ESCWA/ICTD/2009/12/Add.11 14 December 2009 ORIGINAL: ARABIC ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR WESTERN ASIA (ESCWA) NATIONAL PROFILE OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY IN THE SUDAN United Nations New York, 2009 This document has been reproduced in the form in which it was received, without formal editing. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ESCWA. Bibliographical and other references have, wherever possible, been verified. Mention of firm names and commercial products does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations. This work was originally published in Arabic. In case of discrepancy, the original language shall take precedence. 09-0552 ii CONTENTS Page Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter I. THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS............................... 3 A. National information society policies and e-strategies ................................................... 3 B. Public/Private partnerships or multi-sector partnerships ................................................ 4 C. Role of non-governmental organizations........................................................................ 4 D. Progress achieved in the realization of the national policies and strategies.................... 4 II. ICT INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................. 6 A. Infrastructure................................................................................................................... 6 B. Initiatives/Projects for ICT infrastructure and development of new services................. 7 C. ICT connectivity............................................................................................................. 8 D. ICT equipment and services............................................................................................ 9 E. Conventional media ........................................................................................................ 10 III. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE..................................................... 10 A. Public domain information.............................................................................................. 10 B. Access to information and public information................................................................ 10 C. Multi-purpose community public access points.............................................................. 10 D. Using different software models..................................................................................... 11 E. Free and open access to scientific knowledge................................................................. 11 IV. ICT CAPACITY BUILDING ............................................................................................. 11 A. Basic literacy................................................................................................................... 11 B. ICT in education and training ......................................................................................... 11 C. Innovation and patents .................................................................................................... 13 V. BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY IN THE USE OF ICTS ........................ 13 A. Use of electronic transactions and documents ................................................................ 13 VI. ENABLING ENVIRONMENT........................................................................................... 14 A. Legal and regulatory environment .................................................................................. 14 VII. ICT APPLICATIONS ......................................................................................................... 15 A. E-Government................................................................................................................. 15 B. E-Business....................................................................................................................... 15 C. E-Learning...................................................................................................................... 15 D. E-Health.......................................................................................................................... 16 E. E-Employment ................................................................................................................ 16 iii CONTENTS (Continued) Page VIII. CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND IDENTITY, LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY AND LOCAL CONTENT............................................................................................................. 17 A. Use of ICT in support of cultural and linguistic diversity .............................................. 17 IX. MEDIA.................................................................................................................................. 17 A. Media independence and pluralism................................................................................. 17 B. The media and its role in the Information Society.......................................................... 18 X. INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL COOPERATION .............................................. 18 A. Financing of ICT networks and services......................................................................... 18 B. Infrastructure development projects................................................................................ 18 C. WSIS follow-up.............................................................................................................. 18 XI. MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS - MDG ........................................................... 18 A. Progress toward achieving the MDGs ............................................................................ 18 B. Use of ICT for achieving the MDGs............................................................................... 18 C. ICT field projects for achieving the MDGs .................................................................... 19 XII. BUILDING THE ICT SECTOR......................................................................................... 19 A. ICT firms......................................................................................................................... 19 B. Contribution of ICT sector in the national economy ...................................................... 19 C. Government facilitation.................................................................................................. 19 LIST OF TABLES 1. Progress achieved in fixed and mobile telephone services, 1993-2007................................. 5 2. The indicators of fixed and mobile telephone lines ............................................................... 6 LIST OF BOXES 1. The project of eradicating computer illiteracy for state employees ....................................... 13 2. Recommendations to support cultural and linguistic diversity in the Sudan ......................... 17 LIST OF FIGURES 1. Sudan administrative states.................................................................................................... 1 2. Information Network.............................................................................................................. 7 3. Fiber optic cables map ........................................................................................................... 8 4. Fiber optics............................................................................................................................. 8 5. Existing and new fiber optics................................................................................................. 9 6. The Sudanese jobs site ........................................................................................................... 16 iv References ............................................................................................................................................ 20 LIST OF ANNEXES 1. Selection of Government Websites........................................................................................ 21 v Introduction Sudan is the largest country in the African continent. It lies in the north-eastern part of Africa. The area of Sudan is about 2.5 million squared kilometers, which represents about 8.5 per cent of Africa. According to the 1993 census, the population of Sudan is 35 million; existing religions are Islam, Christianity, and local beliefs. Languages used are Arabic, English, and local dialects. Sudan consists of 25 states, as shown in Figure1, and the Capital is Khartoum. Figure 1 – Sudan administrative states Sudan suffered from internal conflicts which started with war in the south lasting for more than 50 years. Consequently, the process of development in Sudan was badly affected and late in pursuing the information and communications revolution. Other conflicts in eastern (Darfur) and western Sudan added more damage and contributed in a negative way. Due to security threats, the spread of ground cables and fiber optic lines was constrained. In spite of that, and because of the good efforts made by the Sudanese Telecom Company, work continued and the network was expanding over huge areas. The Sudanese economy depends largely on agriculture and oil sectors. Together these two sectors form about 64 per cent of the total
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