2009-2012 Strategic Plan
Department of Communications
and the
Presidential National Commission on
Information Society and Development
Presentation to Portfolio Committee on
Communications
11th of June 2009
Cape Town
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Leadership Team
Ms. Gerda Gräbe
Acting Director-General
Mr. Harry Mathabathe
DDG: Finance & ICT Enterprise
Development
Dr. Keith Shongwe
DDG: ICT International Affairs & Trade
Ms. Rosey Sekese
DDG: ICT Infrastructure Development
Mr. Mokwining Nhlapo
DDG/COO: PNC on ISAD
Mr. Norman Munzhelele
Acting DDG: Policy Development
Ms. Basani Baloyi
Acting COO & DDG: Governance &
Administration
Dr. Harold Wesso
Acting CEO: Meraka e-Skills Institute
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Strategic Support Team
Ms. Mameetse Mphahlele
CD: Office of the DG
Mr. Farhad Osman
CD: Strategic Planning & Monitoring
Ms. Mapitso Malaku
CD: Finance and Supply Chain
Management
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Introduction
 The Department developed its 2009-2012 Strategic Plan in
line with the Medium Term Strategic Framework that is
informed by the electoral mandate period (2009-2014)
 The Strategic Plan underwent reprioritisation following the
budget cuts after the initial allocation from the National
Treasury.
 The presentation indicates the Department’s strategic goals,
objectives as well as key deliverables, and the budget
allocation within the MTEF period.
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DoC Mandate, Vision & Mission
Mandate
 To create a favourable ICT environment that ensures South
Africa has the capacity to advance its socio-economic goals,
support the renewal of Africa and contribute to building a better
world
Vision
 South Africa as a global leader in the development and use of
Information and Communication Technologies for socioeconomic development
Mission
 Building a better life for all through an enabling and sustainable
world-class Information and Communication Technologies
environment
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DoC Functions
 To develop ICT policies and legislation that create conditions for
an accelerated and shared growth of the South African economy
which positively impacts on the well being of all our people and is
sustainable;
 To ensure the development of robust, reliable, affordable ICT
infrastructure that supports and enables the provision of a
multiplicity of applications and services to meet the needs of the
country and its people;
 To strengthen the ICT Regulator, Independent Communications
Authority of South Africa (ICASA) , to enable it to regulate the
sector in the public interest and ensure growth and stability in the
sector;
 To enhance the capacity of, and exercise oversight over State
Owned Enterprises (SOEs) as the delivery arms of government;
 To fulfil South Africa’s continental and international
responsibilities in the ICT field.
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Mandate of PNC
 To advise the President on the use of ICTs to optimise the
pace and the extent of addressing South Africa’s
development challenges and enhancing South Africa’s
global competitiveness; as well as South Africa’s
contribution to and benefit from the development of an
inclusive Information Society in Africa and the world;
 To facilitate the coordinated and integrated development of
an inclusive Information Society in South Africa; and
 To support efforts aimed at making South Africa and
Africa integral and equal members of the Global
Information Society.
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PNC Vision & Mission
Vision
 Leaders on the development of an inclusive Information
Society
Mission
 To build an inclusive Information Society in which
human rights, socio-economic prosperity and
participatory democracy are fully realised through
optimising the usage of ICTs for a better life for all
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PNC Functions
The role of the PNC is to facilitate the coordinated and
accelerated development of an inclusive Information
Society (IIS) is South Arica that is aligned with, and
contributes to the Global Information Society
The PNC has two core functions:
 To advise on building an inclusive Information Society
 To facilitate the development of an inclusive Information
Society in South Africa
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DoC Medium Term Strategy Map ……
SG 1:
Enable the
maximisation of
investment in the ICT
sector
SO 1.1:
Contribute to creating conditions for an
accelerated and shared growth of the
South African economy through the
development and implementation of ICT
policies and strategies that positively
impacts on the wellbeing of al our
people
SG 2:
Ensure that ICT
infrastructure is
robust, reliable,
affordable and
secured to meet the
needs of the country
and its people
SO 2.1:
Support and enable the provision of a
multiplicity of ICT applications and
services through facilitating the
modernization of the infrastructure
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DoC Medium Term Strategy Map ……
SG 3:
Accelerate the
socio-economic
development of
South Africans by
increasing access to,
as well as the uptake
and usage of, ICTs
through partnerships
with business and
civil society and
three spheres of
government
SO 3.1:
Increase universal access and services to
ICTs
SO 3.2:
Contribute to increasing the ICT skills base
in South Africa and increase access to,
and uptake and usage of ICTs
SO 3.3:
Facilitate the growth and development of
SMMEs as well improve their sustainability
through the use of ICTs
SO 3.4:
Promote the ICT agenda across all
stakeholders in order to ensure integrated
and efficient service delivery to
communities
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DoC Medium Term Strategy Map ……
SG 4:
Build an effective
information-age
organisation that
contributes to the
effective functioning of
the FOSAD Cluster and
to contribute to building
a Single Public Service
SO 4.1:
Ensure the optimal
functioning of the DOC
through building an efficient
and effective leadership cadre
for the developmental state
and through integrating and
aligning operational processes
and systems
SG 5:
Enhance the role of ICT
SOEs as the delivery
arms of government
SO 5.1:
Provide efficient and effective
oversight to SOEs and other
entities
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DoC Medium Term Strategy Map
SG 6:
Contribute to
the building of
an inclusive
Information
Society
globally,
prioritising
Africa’s
development
SO 6.1:
Support the African agenda through active
participation and implementation of NEPAD as well as
African multilateral and bilateral ICT programmes, in
order to promote development in Africa
SO 6.2:
Strengthen South-South cooperation to support
economic development
SO 6.3:
Participate in major summits and conferences and
implement the outcomes thereof
SO 6.4:
Contribute to creating an enabling internet
environment through the development of policies and
strategies that positively impact on the well being of
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South Africans
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PNC Medium Term Strategy Map …..
SG 1:
ISAD Plan finds
expression in the
NSDP’s, PGDS’s and
IDP’s
SO 1.1:
Leverage political leadership through the
ISAD Institutional Mechanisms i.e. InterMinisterial Mechanism Committee on ISAD,
FOSAD ISAD Cluster and ISAD IGRF
SG 2:
Information Society
enabled youth
SO 2.1:
Focus on youth, and ensure their active
participation in information society
Programmes
SG 3:
Improve quality of life
of the poor by
pioritising the second
economy interventions
in the building of the
Information Society
SO 3.1:
Increase uptake and usage of ICTs by
SMMEs, women, youth, people with
disability, the non-formal sector and the
development of ICT SMMEs
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PNC Medium Term Strategy Map
SG 4:
Integrate and coordinate the
building of the Information
Society and accelerated and
improved service delivery
SO 4.1:
Effective functioning of the
FOSAD ISAD Cluster and IGRF
Technical Committee
SG 5:
PNC on ISAD a hub of
government machinery for the
development of Information
Society
SO 5.1:
PNC on ISAD as a model
knowledge driven organisation
SG 6:
Initiatiate efforts in making
South Africa & Africa an integral
and equal member of the global
information society
SO 6.1:
Facilitate the sharing of
experience and expertise in
achieving an inclusive
Information Society, prioritising
the Region, Continent and South
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MTEF Baseline Allocation
2009/10 - 2011/12
PROGRAMME
2009/10
R’000
Budget %
allocated
2010/11
R’000
Budget %
allocated
2011/12
R’000
Budget %
allocated
Administration
152, 290
7%
159,946
7%
168,646
7,9%
ICT International
Affairs and Trade
45, 624
2%
48,710
2,2%
51,417
2,4%
ICT Policy Dev.
94,171
4,2%
178,500
7,9%
188,847
8,9%
ICT Enterprise Dev.
- ops
Transfers
18,774
0,8%
15,531
0,7%
16,251
0,8%
1,373,878
60,6%
1,570,158
69,3%
1,548,475
72,9%
ICT Infrastructure
Development
-ops
-Transfers
Presidential
National Comm
TOTAL
Less once off Items
Grand total allocations
% increase / decrease
89,585
3,9%
104,085
4,6%
5,2%
109,605
458,500
20%
151,500
6,7%
1,500
0,07%
34,041
1,5%
35,966
1,6%
38,039
1,8%
2,266,863
2,264,396
2,122,780
810 019
600 929
499 000
1,456,844
1,663,457
1,623,780
5,7
14,2
(2,4)
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2009/10 BUDGET
ALLOCATIONS
Administration
ICT International Affairs
34,041
458,500
152,290
45,624
94,171
18,774
ICT Policy Development
ICT Enterprise Dev.
(Operations)
ICT Enterprise Dev.
(Transfer)
89,585
ICT Infrastucture Dev.
(Operational)
1,373,878
ICT Infrastucture Dev.
(Transfers)
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Commission
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SOEs
South African Post Office (SAPO)
 Established in accordance with the Post Office Act (1958) as a
government business enterprise to provide postal and related
services to the SA Public
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
 Established in terms of the Broadcasting Act (1936) as a
government enterprise to provide radio and television services to
SA
 Two operational divisions: (1) Public broadcasting services & (2)
Commercial broadcasting services
Sentech
 Established in terms of Sentech Act (1996) as a common carrier to
provide broadcasting signal distribution for broadcasting licensees
and to provide international carrier-of-carrier voice services as well
as multimedia services
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SOEs
National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA)
Established as a non-profit organisation in terms of Companies Act
(1973) to provide much needed skills training at an advanced level for
the broadcasting industry.
Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA)
Established in terms of section 58 of Telecommunications Act (1996) to
promote universal services and access to communications technologies
and services for SA as well as to manage the Universal Service Fund.
.za Domain Name Authority
Established in terms of chapter 10 of the ECT Act (2002) to take
responsibility for the .za Domain Name Space.
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)
Responsible for regulating the telecommunications and broadcasting
industries in the public interest, to ensure affordable services of a high
quality for all South Africans.
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218,613
260,930
36,427
33,495
69,404
86,168
29,059
35,302
37,420
2009/10
Budget
2010/11
Budget
-
84,907
360,019
270,929
279,000
269,607
300,923
328,378
2008/09
Budget
225,485
230,014
150,000
383,092
406,077
430,442
450,000
TRANSFERS 2008/09 - 2012
2011/12
Budget
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Human Resource Capacity
TOTAL
NUMBER
OF
POSITIONS
429
TOTAL NUMBER
OF EMPLOYEES
IN THE
DEPARTMENT
306
TOTAL NUMBER OF
VACANT POSITIONS
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE
ADDITIONAL TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT
30
153
77 (funded) 76 (unfunded)
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ICT Policy Development (1)
MTEF ALLOCATION
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
R’000
R’000
R’000
94,171
178,500
188,847
 Develop and monitor the implementation of the national
Broadband Policy
 Develop an Integrated National ICT Policy, with the intention to
develop an Integrated National ICT Act
 Implement a 3-year programme of action with regard to
reducing the cost and improving the quality, availability and
usage of ICTs
 Manage the implementation of the Broadcasting Digital
Migration Policy
 Set Top Box (STB) manufacturing sector development
strategy
 Scheme for Ownership Support of STBs for poor TV-owning
households
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 Local and digital content development strategy
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ICT Policy Development (2)
MTEF ALLOCATION
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
R’000
R’000
R’000
94,171
178,500
188,847
 Roll out of postal addresses for South African homes –
prioritising rural areas
 Implementation of outcomes of UPU conferences
 Legislative programme
 The Postbank Bill
 The SA Post Office Limited Bill
 The Public Service Broadcasting Bill
 Operationalise the Meraka e-Skills Institute
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Meraka e-Skills Institute
 South Africa does not compare well with other countries in
terms of ICT skills availability. Although there are numerous
initiatives in ICT skills training, there is a mismatch between
what is taught and what skills are actually needed in the
workplace.
 During the July 2002 Lekgotla, Cabinet approved the
conceptual framework for the establishment of the Advanced
Institute for ICT. This Institute comprised of 3 legs:
 Research and Development;
 Applications Development; and
 Skills Development and industry related issues.
The DST is responsible for the first two legs, while the DOC
was tasked to implement the third leg.
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Meraka e-Skills Institute
 On 10 March 2004 Cabinet approved the establishment of
the African Advanced Institute on ICT. In 2005 the name
was changed to the Meraka Institute, under the auspices of
the DST/CSIR
 The purpose of the Meraka e-Skills Institute is to advance
the quality of life of our people and the workplace readiness of
our graduates in an emerging information society and
knowledge economy.
 The Meraka e-Skills Institute will leverage existing
institutional capacity in a collaborative manner – including
the private sector, academia and civil society.
 The key focus areas are e-skills for government, business
and for development.
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ICT Infrastructure Development (1)
MTEF ALLOCATION
Ops
Transfers
2009/10
R’000
2010/11
R’000
2011/12
R’000
89,585
104,085
109,605
458,500
151,500
1,500
 Develop and monitor the implementation of the Cyber
Security Policy
 Establish the SA National Computer Security Incident
Response Team (CSIRT)
 Fulfill FIFA 2010 World Cup of ICT guarantees and facilitate
the development and implementation of the 2010 Legacy Plan
 Develop and facilitate the implementation of the National
Radio Frequency Spectrum Policy
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ICT Infrastructure Development (2)
MTEF ALLOCATION
Ops
Transfers
2009/10
R’000
2010/11
R’000
2011/12
R’000
89,585
104,085
109,605
458,500
151,500
1,500
 Audit the Radio Frequency Spectrum up to 1000 GHz
 Connect Dinaledi schools, with network coverage for
surrounding government institutions
 Development of e-schools connectivity plan and monitor
implementation
 Implementation of outcomes of ITU conferences
 Develop and monitor the implementation of a National
Internet Policy
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ICT International Affairs & Trade
MTEF ALLOCATION
2009/10
R’000
2010/11
R’000
45, 624
2011/12
R’000
48,710
51,417
 Support the development of the UhuruNet (submarine
cable) and the UmojaNet (terrestrial cable) projects
 Influence the ICT agenda for SA, SADC and Africa through
participation in institutions of global governance
 African ICT programmes
 Multilateral and Bilateral ICTs programmes
 IBSA information society annual plan
 South-South cooperation
 Multilateral partnerships (UNESCO, OECD, EU, WTO,
WIPO, ITU, UPU, PAPU, etc.)
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ICT Enterprise Development
MTEF ALLOCATION
Ops
Transfers
2009/10
R’000
2010/11
R’000
2011/12
R’000
18,774
15,531
16,251
1,373,878
1,570,158
1,548,475
 Growth and increased business efficiency of SMME’s
through increased uptake and usage of ICTs and the
linkages of ICT enterprises to new opportunities in the
sector
 State-owned entities
 Ensure alignment of SOE Strategic Plans with
government priorities
 Monitor SOE performance against set KPIs as per their
corporate plans
 Conclusion of Shareholder Compacts
 Approve Articles and Memorandums of Associations
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Administration
MTEF ALLOCATION
2009/10
R’000
152, 290
2010/11
R’000
2011/12
R’000
159,946
168,646
 Develop and implement an e-Awareness Strategy –
prioritising the BDM Awareness campaign
 Promote the integration of the ICT Agenda across all
spheres of government
 Implementation of Annual Stakeholder Engagement
strategy
 Improve departmental business processes
 Contribute to Government’s War on Poverty campaign
 Mainstream of issues related to gender, disability, youth
and children in the programmes of the Department and its
SOEs
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PNC on ISAD (1)
MTEF ALLOCATION
2009/10
R’000
2010/11
R’000
34,041
2011/12
R’000
35,966
38,039
 Provinces and municipalities supported to incorporate the
ISAD Plan into Provincial development plans
 Support the effective functioning of the e-Skills Council and
facilitate the implementation of its recommendations
 Youth e-Cooperatives Sustainability Strategy developed and
implemented
 e-Literacy training programme for children in conflict with the
law developed and implemented
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PNC on ISAD (2)
MTEF ALLOCATION
2009/10
R’000
2010/11
R’000
34,041
2011/12
R’000
35,966
38,039
 Training programme on Computer Based Functional
Literacy for rural women within all provinces developed and
implemented
 National Digital Repository on cultural heritage fully
operational
 e-Content SMMEs strategy developed and implemented
 Effective and adequate measurement of the Information
Society development in South Africa to support decision
making
 Provide secretariat and professional support to the ISAD
institutional mechanisms – IGRF and FOSAD ISAD Cluster
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Top Five Priorities for
2009/10 …..
Broadcasting Digital Migration
 Manage the Awareness Campaign
 Roll-out of broadcasting digital infrastructure (Sentech, SABC)
 Roll out of Scheme-for-Ownership-Support of STBs
 Capacitate the Digital Dzonga Secretariat
 Develop and implement the STB Manufacturing Sector Development
Strategy
 Develop and implement the Local and Digital Content Development
Strategy
National Radio Frequency Spectrum
 Develop Policy
 Conduct Spectrum Audit up to 3 GHz
 Develop National frequency plan
Cyber-security
 Develop Policy
 Undertake Identification of Critical Information Infrastructure
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Top Five Priorities for
2009/10
Affordable, reliable, robust and secure ICT Infrastructure
 Develop Broadband Policy
 Implement the Programme of Action to address South Africa’s
telecommunications costs, availability, access, usage and quality
 Roll-out the National Address System
Information Society and Development Hubs Programme
 Implement National Youth Programme
 e-Skills (Meraka e-Skills Institute) and South African e-Skills
Council
 Infrastructure
 Business Development (e-cooperatives programme &
implementation of ICT SMME strategy)
 Strengthen ISAD Institutional Mechanisms i.e FOSAD ISAD
Cluster and ISAD IGRF
 Publication of the e-Barometer
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