Articles about ICT policy

ITWeb TV: Malatsi vows to finalise SA’s AI policy

South Africa is getting closer to a finalised national artificial intelligence policy, confirms communications and digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi.

ITWeb TV: SA ICT policy must hasten move to ‘execution’ stage

ICT policymakers need to move much quicker from policy to execution, says Cisco Africa and former 4IR commissioner Charmaine Houvet.

Govt must move ICT policy execution needle forward

Cisco’s Charmaine Houvet encourages government to hasten digital transformation policies into action.

2020: What lies ahead for ICT policy and regulation?

Dr Charley Lewis shortlists some of the key developments that are lying in wait down the 2020 road.

ECA Bill withdrawn

Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams shelves the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, noting Parliament is unlikely to finalise it before the upcoming general elections.

Parliament schedules ECA Bill public hearings

The portfolio committee on telecoms and postal services readies to hear oral presentations on the provisions contained in the ECA Bill.

Govt finally appoints CIO

Six years after the departure of the previous government CIO, Mandla Ngcobo is appointed to set the state's ICT benchmark.

Budget: State-owned ICT companies by 2020

The telecoms ministry confirms plans to establish government-owned IT and ICT infrastructure companies in the next two years.

Former ICASA councillor passes away

The regulation authority and telecoms department mourn the loss of Libby Lloyd.

Telecoms department survives shake-up to drive ICT policy

Siyabonga Cwele's continued stay as telecoms minister cements the importance of implementing government's ICT policy, amid the Cabinet shake-up.

ICT policy edges ahead

The telecoms department explores legislative processes to implement the ICT policy outlined in the National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper.

ICT policy proposes new regulatory functions

ICASA's future remains fuzzy, as the ICT white paper recommends different entities to oversee regulation.