SECTOR 2

In the public/state media, the fair reflection of all voices within society is part of
the declared mission. An example cited is the programme Kibaro, aired on RTG,
which is broadcast in ten languages (but still does not cover all the languages
spoken in the country).
The opening up of the airwaves has, to a certain extent, broken the hitherto
monolithic nature of the broadcasting sector. It has led to greater diversity in
content and in contributions from citizens.

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: 			

4.0 (2008 = n/a; 2006 = n/a)

2.9
The country has a coherent ICT policy or the
government implements promotional measures,
which aim to meet the information needs of all citizens,
including marginalised communities .
Guinea has a Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and New Information
Technologies, an indication, panelists believed, that there is an attempt to embrace
ICT. However, there is no known, let alone documented official policy for the sector.
Some experience has been gained on E-governance with the computerisation of
government services, sponsored by UNDP. Ever since that project ended, nothing
further has happened (not even the updating of the government website) because
access to the bandwidth has been interrupted.
There is also no clarity on the installation of a fibre optic connection, which would
constitute a great leap forward.
Concerning the internet, citizens are far from being satisfied. A big town like
Nzérékoré still has no internet connection.

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