Implementation of the national integrated ICT policy white paper. Presented by Joe Mjwara. Department Of Telecommunications and Postal Services, at Digitize Africa 2017

1. National Integrated ICT Policy
White Paper: Implementation
Plan
Presented by Joe Mjwara,
Telecommunications and
Postal Services

2. JOE MJWARA
19 APRIL 2017
National Integrated ICT Policy White
Paper: Implementation Plan
Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

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POLICY REVIEW PROCESS
(5 STAGES)FRAMING PAPER
GAZETTED
GREEN PAPER
GAZETTED
DISCUSSION
PAPER
November 2014
WHITE PAPER
September 2016

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Overarching Vision: Ensure universal service and access to all ICT
networks, platforms, content and services so that all South Africans
regardless of who they are, where they live, their social or economic
status, benefit from the opportunities offered by the ICT sector to
improve their quality of lifeSupply-side
Measures
Postal Sector
Reform
Institutional
Frameworks
Demand-side
Measures
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Universal Service and
Access
■ Dissolve USAASA and transform USAF into a stand-alone funding agency to support
universal service and access: Digital Development Fund.
■ Ministry responsible for policy formulation on universal service and access
■ Regulatory functions of USAASA be transferred to the sector regulator
■ Digital DF to support both supply and demand-side programmes
■ Evolve universal service obligations to incorporate broadband connectivity
■ Framework on consumer protection to be set and regularly reviewed
■ Availability
■ Affordability
■ Accessibility
■ Awareness
■ Ability
■ Quality of Services
■ Digital divide still persists
■ Outdated definitions
■ Overemphasis on subsidising network extension
■ Duplication and lack of alignment in institutional framework and roles

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Innovation and Fair
Competition
■ Market Reviews: regulator to prescribe list of markets and market segments and
conduct market reviews of these. Regulator to also publish sector performance reports
■ Strengthening capacity of the Regulator- Memorandum of Cooperation between the
regulator and the competition authorities
■ Mergers & Acquisitions- improved and increased cooperation between the regulators to
avoid forum shopping and potential delays in finalisation of M&As
■ Ensure fair and sustainable competition so that all users have access to a choice of
affordable services
■ Promote certainty about the competition regulatory framework
■ Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of regulators
■ Digitisation, convergence and changing technologies have affected the market structure.
More vertically integrated companies.
■ Market definitions changing as services that were previously distinct become
increasingly substitutable

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The Internet
■ Challenges:- governments have limited influence on global internet governance; private
sector business interests predominantly based in the USA; need to strengthen
democratic decision making.
■ SA endorses positons that recognise the central role that governments must play to
develop and implement policies in line with principles of self-determination
■ Challenge of lack of transformation; lack of geographic spread of data centre distribution
and SA remains a consumer of search engines and browser products.
■ Regulator mandated to develop and implement strategies to widen participation in ISP
markets; government to facilitate development of SA search and browser applications
that promote locally-oriented content.
■ Net neutrality framework objectives include the promotion of the Internet as a platform
for freedom of expression; protection of rights of users; barring blocking, throttling or
prioritisation of some traffic over other traffic in exchange for payment.
■ Regulator is required to hold an inquiry in consultation with the competition authorities
into the extent to which regulatory intervention is required to uphold Open Internet
■ The Internet is key given that the Internet is disruptive by its very nature and will
continue to impact in more ways on every aspect of people’s lives. There is need to
have an overarching framework that facilitates access to the opportunities offered by the
Internet.
■ Number of .ZA domain names is extremely limited. There is need to create more active
public awareness of the importance of .ZA as the unique SA Online identity. Regulator
will be mandated to implement active marketing and awareness strategies.

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Open Access; Rapid Deployment
and Spectrum Policies
■ Challenge of lack of transformation; lack of geographic spread of data centre distribution
and SA remains a consumer of search engines and browser products.
■ Regulator mandated to develop and implement strategies to widen participation in ISP
markets; government to facilitate development of SA search and browser applications
that promote locally-oriented content.
■ Challenges:- unclear roles & responsibilities between the Minister and the regulator; gaps in the
spectrum management regime and an exclusive spectrum regime which promotes economic
growth for a few market players.
■ Policy ensures that the country maximises its economic, cultural and social benefits from the
efficient use of spectrum. Policy supports open access and the sharing of infrastructure; promotes
broadband coverage in rural areas and ensure that as many users and potential users can benefit
from the assignment of radio frequency spectrum.■ Currently there is no uniform nationwide requirements for granting permits and authorisations for
the rollout of ECN infrastructure. There is duplication of infrastructure and its negative impact on
the environment and lack of coordination between large numbers of affected stakeholders across
different sectors.
■ Policy facilitates access to rights of way, way leaves and servitudes; promotes strong
intergovernmental relations; avoids unnecessary duplications of infrastructure and thus promotes
service-based competitions and promotes and facilitate a consistent, simple and coordinate
approach among government departments, and agencies to formulate, process and determine
applications for planning approvals and permits.
■ Challenges:- ineffective regulatory regime, concentrated broadband market infrastructure and high
communications costs have resulted in skewed network rollout in the country.
■ Open access policy leads to the creation of the Wholesale Open Access Network that will enable all
players to compete on equal terms, thereby enabling multiple downstream competitors to share
infrastructure. The policy promotes transparency, non-discrimination and accountability across the
broadband value-chain. In addition, it encourages consumers to fully experience the internet and
reduces market entry barriers.

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A Digital Society
■ Challenge of lack of transformation; lack of geographic spread of data centre distribution
and SA remains a consumer of search engines and browser products.
■ Regulator mandated to develop and implement strategies to widen participation in ISP
markets; government to facilitate development of SA search and browser applications
that promote locally-oriented content.
■ Focuses on maximising the potential of ICTs to facilitate digital inclusion across society.
■ Interventions include programmes to promote the use of ICTs to facilitate growth of the SMME
sector; building digital and IT skills as well as reducing red tape and bureaucracy in government
through ICTs and developing simplified online compliance tools and systems for business
registration to make it easier for entepreneurs.
■ Challenge:- lack of synchronisation in approaches to digital transformation adopted by different
government departments; uneven capacity to roll out digital solutions and services
■ Framework on e-government seeks to promote the use of ICTs to transform relationship between
government and citizens; ensures that all South Africans can access quality public service and
government information and that ICTs are used to increase the efficiency of delivering public
services across the country.
Demand-side interventions that are necessary to transform SA into an inclusive digital society
❑ Programme of Action to promote trust and security in the use of ICTs and to facilitate digital
literacy and e-astuteness.
❑ Interventions include implementing awareness campaigns on tools to protect oneself from
internet crime and digital identity; strengthening the electronic signature framework and
facilitating multi-stakeholder collaboration on e-literacy and digital astuteness activities

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Postal Policy
■ In order to maximise the value of Postbank infrastructure, the mandate of the Postbank
includes the provision of insurance and other financial products; provision of electronic
and mobile money services and the payment of social and other government grants.
■ Policy provides for the governance of address data production, aggregation, distribution
and usage functions in South Africa.
■ SAPO will be responsible for address production, allocation and maintenance of the
National Address Database. The address allocated by SAPO will be recognised as the
authoritative address for all households. SAPO will also record data verification
transactions.
■ No other entity is allowed to provide services in the reserved market; SAPO retains
exclusivity in the issuing of postage stamps.
■ Regulator is required to, inter alia, develop mechanisms to monitor and ensure
compliance by the operators. Regulator will also conduct a review of the market
structure and develop a licensing framework for the postal sector.
■ Policy provides for the restructuring of the SAPO and the postal sector in general to
contribute towards the provision of universal access
■ Provide the definition of postal services and the scope of the sector
■ Delineate a new markets structure, competition and licensing frameworks
■ Policy provides for a comprehensive framework that governs the establishment of
ETOEs in South Africa. ETOEs operating in the country will, amongst other things,
comply with UPU guidelines on re-mailing, subject to monitoring by the Regulator with
regard to trading practices and agreed-to service standards.

12. ICT INDUSTRY GROWTH
Centralised Coordination
and Facilitation
Infrastructure, Local content,
e-Services
Electronics &
Hardware
Manufacturing
Software
development
ICT services
industry
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR INDUSTRY GROWTH
Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development
ICT Industry Growth

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Institutional Frameworks
■ The Ministry has initiated a review of all state owned companies and entities within its
portfolion in line with the proposal in the SA Connect policy document that these SOCs
must be rationalised to maximise public benefit.
■ Guiding principles and objectives entailed in this Chapter will assist this process of
streamlining mandates and institutions within the portfolio of Telecommunications and
Postal Services Ministry.
■ USAASA and USAF dissolved to create the Digital Development Fund. This is a distinct
fund that will provide support for both infrastructure and targeted demand stimulation
projects and programmes and will be funded through private sector levies, donor
funding and incremental state funding.
■ A new ICT Sector Regulator and Tribunal will be established to regulate the sector
across the entire ICT value chain, including the Internet value chain and postal sector.
This regulator will have sole responsibility for overseeing and promoting Internet
governance, licensing and regulation of networks, services, spectrum and other scarce
ICT-related resources.
■ ICT Review Tribunal will be established to appeal the decisions of the regulator and/or
its committees.
■ Ensure responsive and flexible ICT governance and regulation across the ICT and
Internet value chain
■ Ensure maximum public benefit and value chain from public resources
■ Ensure meaningful public participation in policy making and regulatory processes

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL
INTEGRATED ICT POLICY WHITE PAPER
Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

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Scope of the
Digital
Development
Fund Bill
includes
Scope of the
iNESI Bill
includes
Mandate and functions of the DDF
Funding model
Governance model (appointment of Board,
CEO etc)
Fund Manual and its operating procedures
Transitional arrangements
Scope of the
ICT Sector
Regulator
and Tribunal
Bill includes
Mandate and functions of the ICT Sector
Regulator and Tribunal
Funding model
Governance model (defining the context of
its independence)
Market reviews, impact assessments etc
Transitional arrangements
Mandate and functions of iNESI
Governance model
Funding model
Operating procedures
Transitional arrangements
The following new Bills and amendments
to existing laws will need to be
undertaken to give effect to the White
Paper
1. ICT Sector Regulator and Tribunal Bill
2. Digital Development Fund Bill
3. iKamva National e-Skills Institute Bill
4. Electronic Communications Amendment
Bill
5. Electronic Communications and
Transactions Amendment Bill
6. South African Post Office Limited
Amendment Bill
7. Postal Services Amendment Bill
PRIORITY LEGISLATION (1)

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Scope of the
ECT
Amendment
Bill includes
Electronic Signature Framework
Holistic approach to Internet governance and
administration of domain names
Protecting children from online commercial
and other exploitation
Provisions to allow citizens to remove
information from the Internet
Scope of the
EC
Amendment
Bill includes
New spectrum institutional arrangements
Competition provisions
Rapid deployment policy
Licensing framework
Open Access Regime
The following new Bills and amendments
to existing laws will need to be
undertaken to give effect to the White
Paper
1. ICT Sector Regulator and Tribunal Bill
2. Digital Development Fund Bill
3. iKamva National e-Skills Institute Bill
4. Electronic Communications Amendment
Bill
5. Electronic Communications and
Transactions Amendment Bill
6. South African Post Office Limited
Amendment Bill
7. Postal Services Amendment Bill
PRIORITY LEGISLATION (2)

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Scope of the
Postal
Services
Amendment
Bill includes
Governance Model
Commercial and business plans for
digitisation
Reserved vis-à-vis unreserved markets
Market structure and competition
Definition of postal sector
ETOEs
Scope of the
SAPO
Amendment
Bill includes
Expansion of mandate- provision of
e-services (finance, e-commerce etc)
Universal service obligations
National Address System
The following new Bills and amendments
to existing laws will need to be
undertaken to give effect to the White
Paper
1. ICT Sector Regulator and Tribunal Bill
2. Digital Development Fund Bill
3. iKamva National e-Skills Institute Bill
4. Electronic Communications Amendment
Bill
5. Electronic Communications and
Transactions Amendment Bill
6. South African Post Office Limited
Amendment Bill
7. Postal Services Amendment Bill
PRIORITY LEGISLATION (3)

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