OVERVIEW

The importance of telecommunications in the economic development of nations is an undeniable fact. Much research has been published in the past addressing the relationship between the level of economic development and development in telecommunications infrastructure. Telecommunications investment has been identified as one with a strong potential to spur economic growth and create employment. Investments in telecommunications infrastructure could not only provide a short-term boost to the economy, but also lay the groundwork for long-term improved growth and employment perspectives. This course aims to show the participants the impact of investment in telecommunications infrastructure on economic growth.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this course participants will:

  • Understand the long run relationship between telecommunications infrastructure and economic growth

OUTLINE

  • Telecommunications and Economic Growth: The Key Concepts
  • Regulation, Market Structure and Performance in Telecommunications
  • Information Infrastructure
  • International evidence for Infrastructure  Bottleneck
  • Performance of Infrastructure Technologies digital
  • Electronic Integration and Business Network Redesign
  • Information Economics and Policy
  • Telecommunications and  Regional  Development
  • Telecommunication Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Relationship between Telecommunication  Investment  and  Economic  Growth
  • Economic Development and Cultural Change

COURSE DETAILS:

Venue and Date

Lagos: 10th – 14th June, 21st – 25th October

Abuja: 9th – 13th September

Kaduna: 2nd – 6th December                                                                 

Course Fee: N700,000

Duration: 1 Week