Towards A Better Understanding of the ICT Sector in South Africa
Towards a Sustainable Development View of ICT-based Local Content in South Africa
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Towards a Sustainable Development View of ICT-based Local Content
in South Africa
Steve [email protected]
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Project brief• Sponsored by IISD and IDRC (Canada)• In 6 developing countries it aims:
– To integrate the visions of the emerging IS with the principles and priorities of the UN's MDG and WSSD
– To foster interaction between the national SD and IS policy communities
• Outcome: workshops, research paper (book)
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Overview• South Africa• Forthcoming ICT Strategy• Local content• Sustainable development• Engagement
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South Africa• Apartheid legacy democracy in 1994• Population: 44 million• Chronic income/wealth inequality, along spatial and
racial biases• 30% households have no electricity• 15% households have no toilet facility• 30% unemployment• Half live below poverty line (US$1.8/day)• Cultural diversity: 11 official languages, many
peoples
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ICT penetration in SA• Radio: 75% of households• TV: 50% of households• PCs: White households: 46%
Black African, Indian, Coloured: 2%(Census 2001)
• Internet: (approx.) 10% of population have access
• Strong ICT penetration in wealthy groups in cities
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Telephone density
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National ICT Strategy• Presidential National Commission on Information
Society and Development (PNC on ISaD) working on:ISaD Plan and Implementation Strategy
1. To create a clear national IS vision for SA to which national, provincial and local govt should align their ICT strategies
2. To maximise the use of ICTs for development in SA
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National ICT Strategy (cont.)
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Local content• What is local content?
– “The expression of the locally owned and adapted knowledge of a community – where the community is defined by its location, culture, language, or area of interest” (Ballantyne 2002)
• SA focus on arts, culture, heritage and IK• Influences: SA history, WSIS
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Key message …
Local content is a fundamental building block of SD
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Cape Gateway
www.capegateway.gov.za
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OKN Mobile
www.oknmobile.com
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Mindset
www.mindset.co.za
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Engagement• 2 half-day workshops: CT and Jhb• Academia, Government, CSOs
Impact:• Point was acknowledged• “Development” in Country Report is economics
focused• Continue to advise PNC on LC issues