The Ambiguities of Participation in the Global Governance of Electronic Networks: Implications for South Africa and Lessons for Developing Countries
The Ambiguities of Participation in the Global Governance of Electronic Networks: Implications for South Africa and Lessons for Developing Countries
This chapter explores the ambiguities of participation in the global governance of electronic networks within the highly politically charged context of post-apartheid South Africa. It looks at South Africa’s participation in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) and shows how developing countries’ influence in governance processes can be rendered ineffective by international power dynamics and institutional factors in combination with domestic conditions. It also explains how efficiency gains can be achieved at the international level by transforming the global governance of electronic networks and identifying areas requiring regulation to create a fairer competitive global playing field. It argues that these efficiency gains, in turn, could lead to a more effective, participatory, and representative international governance mechanism genuinely capable of contributing to sustainable development within the information and communications technology sector.
Keywords: global governance, electronic networks, South Africa, International Telecommunication Union, World Trade Organization, developing countries, sustainable development, information and communications technology
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