Policy Statements: The Development of National ICT Backbone ................................. 22
7.2
Policy Statements: Infrastructure Sharing ...................................................................... 22
7.3
Policy Statements: National Data Centre ....................................................................... 23
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7.1
e-Government ....................................................................................................................... 23
8.1
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Policy Statements: e-Government .................................................................................. 23
Content .................................................................................................................................. 24
9.1
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Policy Statement: Content Development ....................................................................... 24
ICT Sector Growth ................................................................................................................ 24
10.1 Policy Statement: Mobile Number Portability ............................................................... 25
10.2 Policy Statement: Converged Licencing Framework..................................................... 25
10.3 Policy Statement: Entrepreneurship ............................................................................... 25
10.4 Policy Statement: ICT SEPs Transformation ................................................................. 26
10.5 Policy Statement: Innovation ......................................................................................... 26
10.6 Policy Statement: ICT Private Sector Participation ....................................................... 27
10.7 Policy Statement: Radio Frequency Spectrum Management ......................................... 27
10.8 Policy Statement: e-Waste Management........................................................................ 28
10.9 Policy Statement: Use of ICTs for Disaster and Climate Change Management ............ 29
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Local ICT Industry Development and Empowerment .......................................................... 29
11.1 Policy Statement: Development of Local ICT Industry ................................................. 29
11.2 Policy Statement: Empowerment and Indigenisation .................................................... 30
11.3 Policy Statement: ICT Tax and Duties ........................................................................... 30
Affordable Broadband for All – The Universal Services Fund ............................................ 30
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12.1 Policy Statement: Broadband Data Price and Last Mile Deployments .......................... 30
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Human Resources Skills and Capacity ................................................................................. 31
13.1 Policy Statements: ICT Skills Development .................................................................. 31
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Regional and Global Positioning .......................................................................................... 31
14.1 Policy Statement: Participation and Leveraging Regional and Global Platforms ......... 31
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Universal ICT Access ........................................................................................................... 32
15.1 Policy Statement: Universal Access to ICT Services.................................................... 32
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Investments and Funding ...................................................................................................... 32
16.1 Policy Statement: Attract Investment and Funding into the ICT Sector ........................ 32
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Convergence ......................................................................................................................... 32
17.1 Policy Statements: Establish an Institutional Framework for Convergence ................. 33
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Marginalised Persons ............................................................................................................ 33
18.1 Policy Statements: Develop ICT Policy to Cater for Marginalised People ................... 33
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