Eric Osiakwan is an Internet specialist in research, education and consulting. He is a tireless advocate of ICT matters through his journalism in Ghan's press and his own talk-show ICT World on a local radio station. He is also a web developer and the Secretary to the Ghana ISP Association. Eric is a Reuters Digital Vision fellow and is focussing on questions of fibre and wireless internet and telecommunications access in Africa. Learning from the successes and failures of internet and telecom projects in Africa over the past decade, Eric is advocating a model of infrastructure development in Africa that favours small business ISPs and NSPs over formerly state-owned telecom incumbents.