The society in its analysis of the Internet ecosystem in Nigeria and Kenya noted that though there was a policy that stipulated the hosting of e-government services locally, it was not being implemented.
“Nonetheless, there is a data localisation requirement that requires e-government services to be hosted locally, which when fulfilled can provide further local content for the ecosystem. One of the ways to achieve this, according to the society, is to make Internet access more affordable by removing high taxes in order to lower the cost of devices and Internet service.
“What’s more, the cost of intra and intercity capacity is still quite high, which leaves the small ISPs located outside the cities where the content is hosted at a disadvantage.
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