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NCC ‘s Sister Regulators ICASA , AGCOM Lose Execs

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  • IIC, Others  Pained By Exits

By Clifford Agugoesi, Editor-in-Chief

September  2020, is not a month the telecommunications community in general and the regulatory community in particular, in Africa and Europe… will forget in a hurry as it will forever remain in their minds the month that brought them pains they currently  suffer and heightened the burdens they currently bear as a result of the loss of their colleagues and friends with whom they had shared much in common over time, especially as it concerns deploying ICTs to improve lives and livelihoods worldwide.

From South Africa, came the sad news Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC’s) sister regulatory authority, ICASA,  lost Councillor Botlenyana Mokhele.  Mokhele passed on September 2.   And from Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni or Authority For Guarantees In Communications (AGCOM) came the report that former consultant Franco Morganti has died.  Morganti, an engineer, journalist and writer died September 12, not to mention others that may have exited in other climes!

Director-General, International Institute of Communications(IIC) Lynn Robinson conveyed her personal sentiment and the sentiment of IIC in her opener to the current IIC Newsletter seen by Cyber Era.

The IIC prides itself as the world’s only policy debating platform for the converged communications industry.  Ms Robinson wrote: “Welcome to the September issue of our newsletter. Since I last wrote to you, the IIC and its Chapters have continued to inform and connect digital ecosystem stakeholders around the world, with webinars, podcasts, our journal and more…

“I am sorry to bring you sad news of the passing of two members of the IIC community. Franco Morganti, former Vice President of the IIC, former President of the IIC’s Italian Chapter and one of the brilliant minds of Italy’s high tech sector has died. We have also learned of the death of former ICASA Councillor Botlenyana Mokhele, who was a frequent speaker at our events around the world and also a great supporter of the IIC. Both their legacies and support of the IIC will not be forgotten and our thoughts are with those who knew them.”

In a statement, ICASA says: “The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa wishes to inform all stakeholders of the passing of former councillor Botlenyana Mokhele…”

Mokhele joined ICASA as a councillor on April 4, 2016 and left the office on June 10 2020, upon the end of her four-year term.

The regulator notes she was not new to ICASA when she joined in 2016, as she had served at the former Independent Broadcasting Authority (ICASA’s predecessor), ICASA’s policy department and the Department of Communications, to name a few.

“The authority is, indeed, grateful to have had Ms Mokhele as a member of the council, as she participated actively and fully in the authority’s performance and decision-making processes,” the regulator says.

It adds that she chaired and co-chaired a number of critical regulatory projects across all the core regulatory functions, particularly policy, research and analysis, licensing, and engineering and technology.

 “It is a loss not only to the family, but to ICASA and the entire ICT sector,” says ICASA chairperson Dr. Keabetswe Modimoeng.

“Ms Mokhele will be deeply missed for her valuable contribution to the sector, having represented ICASA at international platforms such as the International Institute of Communications. Her wisdom, strong analytical and advanced problem-solving skills were commendable. Her humble personality, willingness to learn and adaptability were the traits that guided her in all her choices,” Modimoeng concludes.

Botlenyana Mokhele has a wealth of experience in broadcasting media policy and regulation from a career spanning over two decades. Prior to being appointed to the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), she was a Principal Consultant at Pygma Consulting based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Before becoming a consultant, Ms Mokhele served in a number of senior positions at the Department of Communications (DoC), including that of the Chief Director 2010 Broadcasting, responsible for implementation of the South African Government’s ICT Guarantees for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Prior to this she served as Deputy Executive Director of the National Association of Broadcasters and Manager at Broadcasting Policy Research and Development at ICASA. During her tenure in both positions, Ms Mokhele contributed towards broadcasting policy and ICT legislative processes in South Africa, and served on the country’s Digital Migration Working Group.

Ms Mokhele has a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of the Witwatersrand. She has Honours in counselling psychology from the University of South Africa (UNISA), a Postgraduate Diploma in information policy from UNISA, a Postgraduate Diploma in telecommunication studies from the Cable and Wireless College and an Advanced Project Management Diploma from Damelin College.

On his part,Morganti was a pupil of the famous Ghislieri College of Pavia, where he began his career at Olivetti and SGS. He became an entrepreneur by founding Semel first and then Metrel and, from 1974, he undertook strategic consulting activities in both the public and private sectors, founding the companies Reseau and Teknibank.

Already called to chair in 1981 a working group at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers on the reorganization of Italian telecommunications, from 1998 to 2000, he was a consultant to the Authority for Guarantees in Communications , director of Enel since 1999, of Wind Telecommunications since 2003 and vice president of the International Institute of Communications based in London.

A journalist in the Corriere della Sera – Economia, he was a university professor and cultivated great cultural and political interests. He lived most of his life in Milan but for long periods also in Évian-les-Bains , in France, a country from which he drew values ​​and cultural stimuli.

Family

6 children of which 2 had by the first wife Stefania and 4 acquired with the second wife Marisa. In total he has had 20 grandchildren so far.

Works

The country of Brambilla, 1976-1986: Ten years of “Italia Corporation”. Editions of Sole 24 Ore, 1986, Preface by Giorgio Bocca .

Economics for business. New Scientific Italy, 1988.

A Lombard story. Marietti publishing house, 1992.

An unpolitical life. Diabasis Editions, 1995. ISBN 88-8103-012-8

Democratic Party.com. Can the left be liberal? Diabasis Editions, 2001. ISBN 88-8103-149-3

The religion of an atheist. Reggio Emilia, Aliberti, 2009. Preface by Umberto Veronesi. ISBN 88-742-4540-8

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