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No. of pages: 99
No. od chapters: 5
Abstract:
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has directed some countries of the world to migrate from analogue to digital broadcasting service before June 17, 2015. This transition has many challenges which have been approached in many ad hoc ways by several countries.
This study is aimed at formulating a model that could measure the degree of success of the digital transition programme at any stage of the process. It uses control engineering approach, particularly the state variable analysis, to direct the preparation and implementation of the transition exercise. Success factors which include: teamwork across the value chain (T), strong leadership (L(t)), effective communication strategy (C), and sufficient financial resources for the transition (R), are identified as the key parameters of the transition. The result from the model simulation shows that the degrees of success of the transition programme when the inputs are bad, poor, fair, good, and excellent are 18.40%, 36.80%, 55.2%, 73.60%, and 92.00% respectively.
The study is significant in that it develops a model that could measure the degrees of success of the programme, when the success factors (inputs) and the initial conditions (), are known. A model for sustainability of digital radio and television broadcasting is left for future research.
Table of Content:
Title Page i
Approval Page ii
Certification iii
Declaration iv
Dedication v
Acknowledgements vi
Abstract viii
List of Figures ix
List of Tables x
Table of Contents xi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Guidelines 2
1.3 Regional/Country Transition Roadmaps 4
1.4 The Success Factors for Digital Transition Programme 5
1.4.1 Cooperation and coordination across the value chain 5
1.4.2 Strong leadership...............5
1.4.3 Effective Communications Strategy ...............6
1.4.4 Sufficient Financial Resources for the Digital Implementing Team............... 6
1.5 Monitoring and Evaluation Scheme............... 6
1.6 The Problem Statement............... 7
1.7 Aim of the Study ...............7
1.8 Scope of the Study ...............8
1.9 Thesis Outline 8
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CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ...............9
2.1 Introduction ...............9
2.2 Approaches to Digital Radio and Television Broadcasting............... 9
2.3 State Variable Analysis ...............35
2.4 Fuzzy Logic ...............36
2.5 Summary ...............37
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ...............38
3.1 Introduction ...............38
3.2 The Conceptual Model ...............38
3.3 The State Transition Matrix ...............41
3.4 Method of Data Acquisition ...............45
3.4.1 The Model Simulation Procedure ...............46
3.4.2 The Flowchart of the Model Simulation................ 47
3.5 The Expected Results of the Study ...............49
3.6 Summary 4...............9
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS ...............50
4.1 Introduction ...............50
4.2 Presentation of Results ...............50
4.3 Analysis of Results ...............54
4.4 Discussion of Results ...............60
4.5 Summary ...............61
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND SUGGESTIONS ...............62
5.1 Summary ...............62
5.2 Conclusions ...............63
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5.3 Challenges Encountered ...............63
5.3 Suggestions for Future Studies............... 63
REFERENCE ...............64
APPENDIX A ...............69
APPENDIX B ...............79
APPENDIX C............... 80
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