SECTOR 2 Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ 3.4 (2008 = n/a; 2011 = n/a; 2014 = 2.6) 2.11 The country has a coherent ICT policy and/or the government implements promotional measures, which aim to meet the information needs of all citizens; including marginalised communities Since 2015, Cameroon has enacted several laws to regulate the ICT sector. Notably, it has passed laws on cybercrimes, e-commerce and electronic communication. As the laws work to catch up with a rapidly evolving sector, legal experts say the authorities’ focus has been on protecting people and institutions rather than on the promotion of ICT. ‘The explosion of the ICT sector in Cameroon has been driven by market forces rather than by any government policy to promote the sectors,’ said one panellist. He cited the example of the increase in internet access, which has been made possible by mobile phone companies and internet service providers; as well as the availability of affordable smartphones on the market. The panellists also argued that regulators were failing to do their job, noting that many parts of the country still lack mobile phone signals. In the absence of good oversight, mobile phone operators and internet service providers have succeeded in segmenting the market, limiting broadband services to big cities. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 31 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER CAMEROON 2018 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓ 2.3 (2008 = n/a; 2011 = 2.6; 2014 = 3.4) ✓