Tag: Regulation
Telcos in Nigeria want exclusion from new regulation
Telecom operators in Nigeria have asked the National Assembly to exclude them from any regulatory powers that will be given to the National Information...
We are scratching our heads on how to regulate the digital...
Chief Technical Officer at the National Information Technology Authority (NITA), Solomon Kofi Richardson, has disclosed that regulating the digital space has not been an...
FTX implosion calls for crypto regulation – BoE Deputy Governor
The collapse of FTX, and the fact that its failures were more organisational than technological, highlights the importance of properly regulating the crypto sector,...
UK’s Ofcom wants Social Media Algorithm Regulation
UK communications industry regulator Ofcom is calling for better social media regulations amid concerns about the influence US-based tech giants have on news consumption...
Biden orders US investigation into crypto
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday requiring the government to assess the risks and benefits of creating a central bank digital...
NITA to hold virtual conference to discuss proposed ICT Standards
All is set for the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) virtual stakeholder conference to discuss Information and Communication Technology (ICT) standards and guidelines developed...
Regulators in big Africa economies struggling to control cryptocurrency spike
In August 2018, a report on the state of cryptocurrency regulation across Africa came back with one obvious conclusion: most countries were undecided on what...
MTN SMP tag – Better Late Than Never
Do you know that per one of Ghana's own key indicators for declaring a significant market power (SMP) in the telecom industry, MTN should...
Was naming MTN SMP blackmail? – Part 2
This is the second and final part of the article that explains why MTN Ghana has become a monster sending shivers down the spine...
All telcos provided data for COVID-19 contact tracing, no privacy breached...
National Communications Authority (NCA) has said that all telecommunication companies operating in the country provided data to assist the Ghana Health Service contact trace...