ICT laws in Nigeria : planning and regulating a societal journey into the future

dc.contributor.author	Obutte, Peter C
dc.date.accessioned	2014-04-14T10:27:40Z
dc.date.available	2014-04-14T10:27:40Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.identifier.citation	Obutte, P.C. 2014. ICT laws in Nigeria : planning and regulating a societal journey into the future. Potchefstroom electronic law journal (PELJ) = Potchefstroomse elektroniese regsblad (PER), 17(1):419-451 [http://www.nwu.ac.za/p-per/index.html]	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1727-3781
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10394/10444
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines the laws on Information and Communications Technology in Nigeria, and the institutional regulatory framework for enforcing the relevant laws. It further appraises selected concepts associated with ICT regulation and some contemporary issues as they relate to the challenges of ICT in Nigeria. The paper suggests regulatory benchmarks for the purpose of repositioning the ICT sector and approaches to strengthening the regulation of ICT in Nigeria. The paper concludes with an emphasis on value–added and result–based approach to the Information and Communications Technology regulation process in Nigeria.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Regulation	en_US
dc.subject	ICT	en_US
dc.subject	Mobile	en_US
dc.subject	Services	en_US
dc.subject	Access	en_US
dc.subject	Institution	en_US
dc.subject	Development	en_US
dc.title	ICT laws in Nigeria : planning and regulating a societal journey into the future	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US