1. Click to edit Master subtitle style Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 11 BROADBAND POLICY. NOVEMBER 2009 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

2. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 22 WHY BROADBAND?  Extremely low Broadband penetration in South Africa  Broadband is internationally proven as a powerful transformative force  Foundation of the Information Society  Digital Inclusion can best be achieved through affordable access to Broadband

3. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development WHAT IS BROADBAND?  Broadband is very hard to define quantitatively  Definitions varies internationally  Different international organisations have tried to define this  Tomorrow it will be different Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 33

4. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development BROADBAND DEFINED For South Africa Broadband will be interpreted as an always available, multimedia capable connection. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 44

5. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development BROADBAND POLICY OBJECTIVE. To facilitate the provisioning of affordable access to Broadband infrastructure to citizens, business and government and also stimulate the usage of Broadband services at national, provincial and municipal levels Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 55

6. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development BENEFITS OF BROADBAND.  Broadband as a transformative force influences both:  Economic development and GDP growth  Socio economic development  Broadband like ICT’s is an enabler 66 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

7. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.  Stimulate SMME and cooperative growth  Development of rural infrastructure against urbanisation  Access to the global village  Increase employment  Development of skills  Job creation  Reduce the cost to communicate  Direct influence on the cost to do business  Improve the marketability of regions and encourage investment  Attract investment 77 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

8. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development SOCIO ECONOMIC GROWTH.  Improved quality of education  ICT’s as an enabler  Integrated into curriculum  Improved quality of health services  Electronic patient records  Inventory systems for medication  M-Health applications  E-Health applications  Improved quality of government services  Single public service  Shared information and databases 88 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

9. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 9 KEY PRIORITY AREAS Access  Universal access to basic broadband  Each citizen has the right  Access to broadband by needy persons  Create development opportunities  Access to broadband by government institution  Government should lead by example  Spectrum for Broadband  Scarce resource managed for public interest Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 99 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

10. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 10 KEY PRIORITY AREAS Affordability  Enabling environment for broadband growth  Promoting competition in the market  Infrastructure based competition  More infrastructure bring more choice  Services based competition  Compete based on services not infrastructure  Physical Infrastructure sharing  Discourages duplication to reduce cost Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 1010 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

11. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 11 KEY PRIORITY AREAS Usage  Uptake and Usage  Government should take the lead  On-line government services will create need  Security  Improve security  Implement regulatory framework  Awareness  Public awareness campaign Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 1111 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

12. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 12 KEY PRIORITY AREAS Roles  State – National, Provincial & Local  National: National policy development  Provincial: Provincial policy development & implementation  Local: Policy implementation  State owned enterprises  To be used in cases of market failure  Private sector  Commercial operations within regulatory regime Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 1212 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

13. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 13 KEY PRIORITY AREAS Implementation  Institutional mechanism  Broadband steering committee  Report to Minister  Government body  Monitoring and Evaluation  Impact should be continuously evaluated to ensure success  Review of policy and implementation plan Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 1313 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

14. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 14 CONSULTATION PROCESS  National Departments  Infrastructure development cluster and other  Provincial Government  Input requested from Premiers office  Public Process  Gazetted for public comment – closing date 19 October 2009 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 1414 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

15. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 15 CONSULTATION PROCESS Way forward  Broadband Colloquium  18 – 19 November 2009  Consolidation of all inputs into draft policy  End November 2009  Presentation to Cluster  January 2010  Submission for Cabinet approval  February 2010 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 1515 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

16. Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development 16 THANK YOU 1616 Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development