DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION (DBE) SCHOOLS’ CONNECTIVITY & BROADBAND PROGRESS REPORT DBE-DTPS JOINT PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE MEETING 12 September 2014

DBE – ICT PRESENTATION PURPOSE To present a progress report to the joint portfolio Committees of DBE and DTPS on Broadband and Connectivity of schools.

THE PRESENTATION OUTLINE Introduction Background Progress Made –Phase 1: FIFA World Cup Legacy Project DBE Vodacom Initiative –Phase 2: Broadband Policy – SA Connects License Obligations DBE Connectivity Targets for 2014 – 2019 Conclusion

PROGRESS MADE PHASE 1

On 26 March 2012, the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the Provincial Departments of Education (PDEs), the Department of Communication (DoC) and Telkom SA signed a Masters Services Agreement to provide connectivity to schools in the Proof of Concept Districts (POC) and selected Dinaledi schools. The funding of this project was secured from the 2010 Soccer World Cup Legacy Fund by the DOC for the implementation of Phase 1 of the Connectivity Plan for Schools. Proof of Concept

PHASE1 - CONNECTIVITY INITIATIVES 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP LEGACY PROJEC:  1650 POC schools, including 125 Dinaledi schools have been connected;  1244 POC schools (excluding GP, WC school & Dinaledi schools) out 1250 earmarked for EUDs, are in possession of their EUDs;  Audit of the project has been conducted and a report compiled and forwarded to Telkom and the DTPS DBE – VODACOM FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP  , - 31 Teacher Centres were connected and Resourced. This is in addition of the 9 ICT resource centers in the POC districts;  , - 20 more Teacher Centers are expected to be connected and resourced

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DBE – VODACOM TEACHER CENTRES INITIATIVE

Teacher Centres ProvinceNumber of centres ICT InfrastructureConnectivity Eastern Cape8Completed Free State4Completed Gauteng3Completed Kwa-Zulu Natal4Completed Limpopo7Completed Mpumalanga4Completed Northern Cape3Completed North West4Completed Western Cape2Completed Total39

PROGRESS MADE PHASE 2

A. BROADBAND POLICY (SA CONNECTS) Tasks teams to action the Broadband Policy have been constituted under the leadership of the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) Provincial Broadband Consultative Meetings have taken place with all Provinces, except Mpumalanga (scheduled for 12 September 2014). The DBE has been actively involved in the visits. The Business case, that includes the connectivity of about 4, 444 schools located in the 20 Km radius of the 698 National Health Insurance (NHI) pilots districts has been submitted to National Treasury by the DTPS. The DBE prepared and submitted to the DTPS, both, the User Requirements (Annexure B); for schools to be connected and the list of concerned schools. The Provincial Broadband Consultative meetings have revealed that: –Provinces are at different phases of implementing the Broadband policy. –Provinces such as GP and Western are at advanced stage of implementation, therefore schools from these Provinces, located in the 20 Km of the NHI districts, were not included in the initial Business case ( ) submitted to National Treasury in July 2014.

B. LICENSE OBLIGATIONS , the DBE submitted a list of about 3200 schools to the DTPS to be connected through the Universal License Obligation imposed to the Licensees (Network Operators) by ICASA; Due to the outdated status of the Universal Service and Access License Obligations, ICASA amended the act which was published for public comment late last year (Annexure C). This process delayed the connectivity of the earmarked schools; Vodacom is reported to have gone ahead and connected about 333 schools but only 60 of them were connected as per the Specifications submitted to ICASA by the DBE The DBE has provided ICASA with ICT Specifications for Special schools and their list therefore (about 400 special schools)

Rollout the Educational Network SCHOOLS' CONNECTIVITY Nationally number of schools Base line Remaining schools to be connected for Connected schools for Admin % of Connected schools for Admin Connected schools for T&L % of connected schools for Teaching & Learning Admin Purpose Teaching & Learning EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC Breakdown and numeric targets for schools connectivity for the next 5 years in line with National Broadband Policy The Educational Network is currently under construction (dbecloud)

Activity 4: Rollout the Educational Network SCHOOLS' CONNECTIVITY Nationally number of schools Year 2 ( ) 50% of all schools have access to the e- admin VPN 50% of all schools have access to e- education VPN EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC Breakdown and numeric targets for schools connectivity for the next 5 years in line with National Broadband Policy

Activity 4: Rollout the Educational Network SCHOOLS' CONNECTIVITY Nationally number of schools Year 3 ( )Year 4 ( ) 80% of all schools have access to the e- admin VPN 65% of all schools have access to an ICT facility for T&l 100% of all schools have access to the e- admin VPN 80% of all schools have access to an ICT facility for T&l EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC Breakdown and numeric targets for schools connectivity for the next 5 years in line with National Broadband Policy

Website: Call Centre: | | Facebook: DBE SA Conclusion: The Portfolio Committees note and discuss progress made in Broadband and School Connectivity.