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Andrew Barendse (Dr) Managing Executive, Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Vodacom SA; Director, International Institute of Communications

Andrew Barendse is Head of Regulatory Affairs Vodacom SA where he is responsible for managing all regulatory issues in SA.

Dr Barendse offers over twenty five years’ experience in the telecoms sector, including five years at Board level (Telkom International [Pty] Ltd, International Institute of Communications) and over ten years in academia (Delft University of Technology, University of Witwatersrand). Dr Barendse is a published researcher presenting a global footprint in telecoms policy (including a five-year residence in the Netherlands).

He holds a Ph.D from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, an MBA from the University of Cape Town and a B.Ed from the University of Johannesburg.

The IIC South Africa Chapter was launched in Johannesburg in October 2011. The obejctive of the Chapter was to provide a forum for industry players, academics and senior government policy makers to engage and debate trends in the telecommunications, broadcasting and new media sectors and to encourage membership of the IIC.

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Summary Report on the IIC Chapter Webinar Regulation in times of pandemic and lessons for the future: African responses – East Africa 01.02.2021

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19th January 2021

Online Meeting Regulation in times of pandemic and lessons for the future: African responses – East Africa

11th November 2020

Online Meeting Regulation in times of pandemic and lessons for the future: African responses – West Africa

17th September 2020

Online Meeting Regulation in times of pandemic and lessons for the future: African responses – Southern Africa

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