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South Africa: ICT Policy Panel Concludes Workshop |
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Thursday, September 12, 2013 |
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ICT for MDGs
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South Africa |
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Sep 12, 2013 |
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The workshop was held with various stakeholders from the departments of science and technology, basic education, higher education and training, health, trade and industry, home affairs, public service and administration, arts and culture, as well as representatives from the Independent Communications Authority of SA and the State IT Agency.
According to a statement released by the DOC, the workshop is the second phase in government’s engagement with South Africans as part of the ICT Policy Review Panel.
“The work of the ICT Policy Review Panel is fundamentally important,” says communications minister Yunus Carrim. “We can’t over-emphasise the role of ICT in economic growth and development and in improving service delivery. The department will give every material and other support to the panel to ensure it finishes its work within the deadlines and produces work of the necessary quality.”
Carrim notes the work of the panel has to ultimately result in a policy and legislation that benefits civil society, business and the state, is robust to withstand cyber attacks and is of a quality and cost that is comparable with similar developing countries.
Joe Mjwara, who was appointed chairperson of the ICT Policy Review in March by former minister Dina Pule, says there is a lot of ICT development work being done within government that the panel needs to tap into as it develops its comprehensive ICT policy overhaul.
“One of the first things we realised when we started our work was that there is a lot of useful ICT research that is available. We decided that we won’t replicate research but need to access it to enrich our work. We’ll use input from all South Africans,” says Mjwara.
The panel will now continue with its next phase of public engagement.
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