Gauteng residents are set to benefit from 95% broadband coverage in the next few years as the province rolls out its Gauteng Link (G-Link) project.
Speaking in Mamelodi, Pretoria, this morning, premier Nomvula Mokonyane said during her State of the Nation speech that the project aims to narrow the digital divide, roll out e-government services and grow the economy.
“The work currently under way seeks to roll out network infrastructure between 2012 and 2014,” she noted. The project, also known as Blue Umbrella, was first announced by former premier Mbhazima Shilowa, in 2008, but seems to have stalled in recent years.
Partnership
“This is a multi-disciplinary ICT development that aims to create sustainable economic activities through the use of ICT to improve the quality of life and decrease the cost of ICT.”
The province will also establish the Climate Innovation Centre and a Bio-Science Park at the Innovation Hub to help entrepreneurs to develop and commercialise green technologies that will assist disadvantaged communities, said Mokonyane.
“Together with universities and the ICT sector, we are developing an ICT skills development programme that will position Gauteng as South Africa's centre of ICT skills development.”
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