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Learning From Abroad on SIM Card Registration Policy: The Case of Malawi

Learning From Abroad on SIM Card Registration Policy: The Case of Malawi
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Author(s): Frank Makoza (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 18
Source title: Handbook of Research on Technology Integration in the Global World
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Efosa C. Idemudia (Arkansas Tech University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6367-9.ch018

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Abstract

This chapter presents an analysis of policy transfer in the context of a developing country. The case of Malawi was analyzed as an African country attempting to implement a mandatory subscriber identity module (SIM) card registration policy. The study used a qualitative research approach and secondary data including government reports and media reports. The findings showed that the SIM card registration policy was transferred through coercive transfer to meet security standards and international conventions, and voluntary transfer to address local social challenges related to the use of mobile technologies. Despite initiating the SIM card registration process on several occasions, the implementation process was met with constraints related to social, economic, and political factors that affected the policy transfer process.

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