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South African Government Policy: Library Guide: ICT

Bibliographic records and links of South African government policies, plans and strategies

Digital skills

See also e-Skills under Skills

Open data

Research & development

South Africa. Department of Science and Technology. ICT RDI Roadmap: Towards Digital Advantage: Roadmapping South Africa’s ICT RDI Future. Pretoria: Department of Science and Technology, 2013?

South Africa. Department of Science and Technology. National ICT R&D and innovation strategy. Summary. Pretoria: Department of Science and Technology, February 2007. 

South Africa. Department of Science and Technology. Information and Communication Technology Research & Development and Innovation Strategy (Final Draft). Pretoria: Department of Science and Technology, February 2007. 

Compilations

Lisa Thornton Consulting. ICT-related South African Government Documents. Policies and regulations.

Policy review

ICT Policy Review recommendations and implementation plan: briefing by Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services & panel members, 2 June 2015.

South Africa. Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. National integrated ICT policy : review report. Pretoria : Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, March 2015.

ICT Policy review, February 2014.

Smit, Denis, Tertia Smit ... [et al.] Review of Policy and Formulation of Recommendations for the Department of Communications : As Is, Historical Review, Transformation & International Benchmarking Reports. Johannesburg : BMI-TechKnowledge, August 2013.

Smit, Denis, Tertia Smit. Telecommunications Policy Review Report, for the Department of Communications : Inception Report. Johannesburg : BMI-TechKnowledge, July 2013.

South Africa. Department of Communications. ICT policy review framing paper. Pretoria : Department of Communications, 24 April 2013.

Framing paper written inputs.

South Africa. Department of Communications. Outline of the ICT policy review process. Pretoria : Department of Communications, April 2013.

South Africa. Dept. of Communications.    Defining a new era in ICTs for all South Africans :   the path to creating a national integrated ICT policy in South Africa.  Pretoria :   Government Printer,   2012. Shelf no. G 68 E.COMM.12.DEFI SA Government gazette no. 35255 (13 April 2012)

White papers

South Africa. Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. National integrated ICT policy : white paper. Pretoria : Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, 28 September 2016. Shelf no. G 68 E.TELE.16.NATI

Data management

City of Cape Town. City of Cape Town Draft Data Strategy. Version for Public Participation, June 2023. Cape Town: City of Cape Town, June 2023. 

e-Government

South Africa. Department of Public Service and Administration.   Electronic government : the digital future :   a public service IT policy framework, February 2001. Pretoria :   The Dept.,   2001. Shelf no. G 68 E.PUBL.01.ELEC

South Africa. Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. National e-government strategy and roadmap. Pretoria : Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, November 2017. Shelf no. G 68 E.TELE.17.NATI

South Africa. Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. [Draft] national e-government strategy and roadmap: digitizing Government services. Pretoria : Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, April 2017. Shelf no. G 68 G 40772/2017, part 5

Digitisation

South Africa. National Archives and Records Service. Digitisation Strategy. August 2013.

Western Cape Archives and Records Services. Digitisation policy of Western Cape Government Bodies, 2017.

Children

South Africa. Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. Gender, Disability, Youth and Children Chief Directorate. Children Empowerment Directorate. Children’s Empowerment & Information Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy (Final Draft). Pretoria: Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, [2014.]

Draft policies

South Africa. Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. Proposed policy and policy direction on rapid deployment of electronic communications networks and facilities. Pretoria: Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, July 2020.

South Africa. Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. National integrated ICT policy : discussion paper: options paper. Pretoria : Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, 14 November 2014. 

Discussion paper submissions

South Africa. Department of Communications. National integrated ICT policy : green paper. Pretoria : Department of Communications, December 2013.

Green paper written inputs.

 

Strategies

KwaZulu-Natal. Office of the Premier. KwaZulu-Natal digital transformation strategy, 2020-2025. Pietermaritzburg: Office of the Premier, 2020?

South Africa. Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. National Digital and Future Skills Strategy. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, 23 September 2020.

South Africa. Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. Implementation programme guide for the National digital and future skills strategy of South Africa, 2021-2025. Pretoria: Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, 2021?

South Africa. Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. Digital society South Africa : South Africa's national e-strategy : towards a thriving and inclusive digital future, 2017-2030. Pretoria : Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, 2017. Shelf no. G 68 E.TELE.17.DIGI

South Africa. Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. [Draft] national e-strategy: technology working for the people to build an information and knowledge society. Pretoria : Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, April 2017. Shelf no. G 68 G 40772/2017, part 5

South Africa. Department of Communications.    Disability & ICT strategy.   Pretoria :   Department of Communications,   2012. Shelf no. G 68 E.COMM.12.DISA

South Africa. Department of Education    Strategy for information and communication technology in education.    Pretoria :   Dept. of Education :   Dept. of Communications,   2001. Shelf no. G 68 E.EDUC.01.STRA

South Africa. Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. ICT SMME development strategy "unlocking the potential of ICT SMMEs." Pretoria : Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, November 2017. Shelf no. G 68 E.TELE.17.ICTS

ICT SMME's Workshop 2015.

 

Plans

Genesis Analytics. ICT and Digital Economy Masterplan: final draft. [Johannesburg:] Genesis Analytics, 22 february 2021. Consultation for Government.

Genesis Analytics. ICT and Digital Economy Masterplan: Draft for discussion. [Johannesburg:] Genesis Analytics, 31 July 2020. Consultation Draft for Government.

South Africa. Department of Communications.    National e-Skills Plan of Action (NeSPA) 2012    [Pretoria :   Department of Communications,   2013]. 

South Africa. Department of Communications.    Vision for 2020 :   setting the ICT agenda. Department of Communications    Rivonia :   ITWeb,   2011. Shelf no. G 68 E.COMM.11.VISI
 

Information society

South Africa. Presidential National Commission on Information Society and Development.   Information Society and Development (ISAD) : Plan Towards 2014.  Pretoria: Presidential National Commission on Information Society and Development, 2006.

South Africa. Presidential National Commission on Information Society and Development.   Information Society and Development (ISAD) : Plan Towards 2014 : Executive Summary.  Pretoria: Presidential National Commission on Information Society and Development, 2006. Shelf no. G 68 E.PRES.06.INFO

 

Spectrum

South Africa. Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. Policy on High Demand Spectrum and Policy Direction on the Licensing of a Wireless Open Access Network. Pretoria: Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, July 2019.

South Africa. Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. Proposed Policy and Policy Directions to the Authority on Licensing of Unassigned High Demand Spectrum. Pretoria: Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, September 2018.