EDITORIAL: State tech capacity out of sync with policy aims
The department of communication has an impossible dream
26 April 2021 - 05:02
The department of communication’s latest policy on digital data, has laudable objectives but rests on the ideas premise that the government can legislate success and needs centralised control of functioning areas of the economy.
The communication department has its hands full thanks to the cash-strapped SABC and the Post Office, which are in a perpetual state of turnaround. The department now wants to take control of “data” by creating regulations and authorities to oversee the use of data. The policy, out for comment, explains that it aims to help SA benefit from the digital economy. ..
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