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South Africa's ICT Leadership for Socio-Economic Development

Learn how South Africa aims to become a global ICT leader, focusing on policy development, innovative applications, and strategic coordination for socio-economic growth.

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South Africa's ICT Leadership for Socio-Economic Development

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  1. the doc Making South Africa a Global Leader in harnessing ICT’s for Socio-Economic Development Department of Communications2004/05 Annual ReportPresentation to Portfolio Committee8 November 2005

  2. THE DoC LEADERSHIP TEAM

  3. VISION A global leader in harnessing Information Communication Technologies for Socio-economic development

  4. MISSION To enhance the well being of the peoples of South Africa, the African continent and the world through the creation of a sustainable and enabling Information Communication Technology environment. We shall through leveraging our world class knowledge, skills and experience, deliver on our social contract to the people in a professional manner reflective of our national value system informed by the Batho Pele.

  5. MANDATE • To create a favourable ICT environment that ensures South Africa has capacity to advance its socio-economic development goals, support the renewal of Africa and build a better world. • Core functions: • To develop ICT policies and legislation that stimulates and enhances the sustainable economic development of the South African 1st and 2nd economy and positively impact on the social well being of all our people • To evaluate the economic social and political implementation impact, outcomes and processes of the said policies • To exercise oversight on State Owned Enterprises (SOE’s) • To fulfil South Africa’s continental and international responsibilities in the ICT field

  6. KEY PERFORMANCE AREA:Policy Development • Broadcasting Policy • Restructuring and conversion of the SABC into a public company • Cabinet approved the restructuring of Channel Africa into a subsidiary company of the SABC • Commissioned feasibility study on a funding model for the public regional language television service • Infrastructure funding of the SABC • Commenced with the development of a Digital Policy Framework • Commenced with process for the connection of all community radio stations to Parliament and amongst themselves • 4-year agreement to subsidise signal distribution fees for community radio stations to optimally cover their licensed areas

  7. KEY PERFORMANCE AREA:Policy Development (cont) • 2. Telecommunication Policy • Policy determinations around Voice over IP, Resale of Spare Capacity, E-rate and VANS to acquire facilities from other licensees • Licensing of SNO progressed • 7 USALs licensed and invitation was issued to apply for licenses in 14 additional districts • ICASA issued 1800 and 3G Frequency Spectrum licenses to Vodacom and MTN • Publication of the Convergence Bill

  8. KEY PERFORMANCE AREA:Policy Development (cont) • 3. Postal Policy • Extended SAPO’s exclusivity period for a further 3 years • Commenced with the development of an information booklet on the role and functions of the Regulator and complaints handling procedure • Appointed postal inspectors

  9. KEY PERFORMANCE AREA:Policy Development (cont) • 4. Universal Service and Access to ICT Services in SA • ICT BEE charter at an advanced stage • Reported on the Government ad-spend as part of its marketing • Cabinet approved a strategy to support local content production in the film and broadcasting industries

  10. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:Innovative Applications and Research • Commenced with PPP feasibility study on the 112 Emergency Call Centre • Implementation of the Electronic Communications and Transaction Act • Published draft regulations on the cryptography service providers registry • Published draft guidelines for the establishment of a body of information system service providers • Published the draft regulations for the Accreditation Authority • Established the .za Domain Name Authority • Commenced with the establishment of the Register of Critical databases • Rolled out the satellite data acquisition and the space weather prediction projects (ISSA)

  11. KEY PERFORMANCE AREA:Strategic Policy Co-ordination, Integration and International Affairs (SPCIIA) • 1. DOC contribution to the Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme and Urban Renewal Programme • Awareness campaigns to inform government structures on the role of ICTs in service delivery • Rolled out ICT facilities in the nodes – in partnership with portfolio organisations – telecentres, cyberlabs, public internet terminals (PiTs) and community radio stations • PiT kiosks rolled out to every nodal point – each district municipality has a minimum of 5 terminals

  12. KEY PERFORMANCE AREA:SPCIIA (cont) • 2. International • Supported NEPAD ICT Programme - e-Africa Commission; e-schools; ICT infrastructure programme • Participated in preparations for the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) – November 2005 • Participated in key international conferences

  13. KEY PERFORMANCE AREA:SPCIIA (cont) • 3. Bilaterals • SA/South Korea: agreed on 6 areas of co-operation • SA/India: ICT MoU signed • SA/Cuba: Joint Bilateral Commission established • SA/Algeria: 4th session of the Bi-National Commission; draft MoU on Expedited Mail Services • IBSA Forum: Hosted IBSA Working Group on the Information Society • PIAC on ISAD: 4th PIAC meeting, made recommendations on education, health, SMMEs, e-government, local content

  14. KEY PERFORMANCE AREA:SPCIIA (cont) • 4. Special programmes • Gender • Launched a Women in ICTs portal • Youth • Facilitated, with the National Youth Commission, SA youth’s participation in the ITU African Telecom Youth Forum • Contributions to the Annual Youth Guide of the National Youth Commission

  15. KEY PERFORMANCE AREA:Organisational Excellence and Operations • Restructured the Department in order to more effectively carry out its mandate in a changing sector • Strategic Plan 2004-2009 developed and tabled • 4 major pieces of legislation developed and submitted to Parliament– Telecommunications Amendment Act; Convergence Bill; ICASA Amendment Bill; Postal Services Amendment Bill • In collaboration with ISSA, started investigating the viability of open source software within the Department • 327 posts on the establishment of which 283 are filled • Staff turnover rate – 11.6 • Employment equity:

  16. the doc Making South Africa a Global Leader in harnessing ICT’s for Socio-Economic Development KEY PERFORMANCE AREA:Financial and Shareholder Management • Unqualified audit report for third consecutive year • Established Supply-Chain Management Business Unit • Implemented policies aligned with supply chain management • Implemented LOGIS as a procurement instrument • Facilitated strategic linkages between departmental policy objectives and SOE’s strategic and corporate plans • Developed a framework for interacting with SOE’s, in the form of planning cycle • Commenced process of corporatising the Post Bank • Reviewed shareholder compacts of entities • Facilitated the finalisation of SAPO’s materiality frameworks

  17. the doc Making South Africa a Global Leader in harnessing ICT’s for Socio-Economic Development Budget vs Actual Performance

  18. the doc Making South Africa a Global Leader in harnessing ICT’s for Socio-Economic Development Administration consist of other programs e.g Legal, international & other support. Appropriation per Programme

  19. the doc Making South Africa a Global Leader in harnessing ICT’s for Socio-Economic Development 15 0ps 85 trfs Disc 750 = 25 ops 75 trf’s Appropriation per Economic Classification

  20. the doc Making South Africa a Global Leader in harnessing ICT’s for Socio-Economic Development Variance Analysis

  21. the doc Making South Africa a Global Leader in harnessing ICT’s for Socio-Economic Development Details of transfer payments

  22. Details of transfer payments (cont)

  23. Challenges request vs budget. 245 b vs 60 b Funding requirements for the 2004/05 MTEF • Challenges to overcome without funding (limited to four options): - Regional Television Broadcasting - Advanced Institute for ICT - Sentech - Presidential National Commission • Others - Universal Service fund - ICASA For VAT

  24. Other Funding Challenges Levying of VAT on transfer payments • SA Post Office • SABC licences • ICASA

  25. CONCLUSION Although we have not achieved all that we set out to achieve during the 2004/05 financial year, we are poised to became the employer of choice in the public sector and the preferred place in the ICT sector for intellectual stimulation, leadership growth and national service.

  26. THANK YOU

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