olivia dyers
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BEHOLD, THE DIGITAL ECONOMY IS UPON US…
THE GREAT DISRUPTION
HOW DID WE EVEN GET HERE?
ENTER THE DIGITAL NATIVE…
Internet Penetration
Economic Growth & Productivity
1.38%World Bank, 2012
57.7%Provincial
37.7%National
Internet Penetration (2015)
Internet Speeds
ADSL speeds: WC vs SA vs world
4.8Mbps
4.8Mbps
4.6Mbps
15.7MbpsADSL
Affordability & willingness to pay
Mobile expenditure as % of household income
South Africa WorldWestern Cape
24.7% 20.1% <5%
81.9%Provincial
84.0%National
The mobile phone is the #1 means for access the
internet
Provincial Vision
Every citizen in every town and village will have
access to affordable high speed broadband infrastructure and services, will have the necessary skills to be able to effectively utilise this infrastructure and is actively
using broadband in their day to day lives.
WC 2030 Vision
WC Broadband Strategy
STREAM 1
Government Connectivity
STREAM 2
Citizen and Business adoption
STREAM 3
Government applications (mainly ERP at this stage)
STREAM 4
E-learning| E-education
game-changer
(others to follow)
STREAM 5
Connected Municipalitie
s
2019:Broadband is
used by 70% of WC population
2015: Only 57% of
WC access the internet
Digital literacy and e-skills
interventions
Demand stimulation for content to
stimulate usage
Mobilise stakeholders to collaborate &
maximise
Address access challenges through,
infrastructure deployment, WIFI,
public access projects
1
4
3
2
What’s the plan?
Economic Impact
Macroeconomic Analysis
Annual GDP contribution
Cumulative GDP contribution
Direct & indirect Jobs created pa
2015/16 R2.92 Billion R8.78 Billion 13136
2030R22.95 Billion R184.6 Billion 33112
1964 WCG Sites in total = approximately:
1286 Schools
298 Healthcare facilities
444 Other Govt. offices
Rural Access Network
© Western Cape Government 2012 |
E-Learning Game-Changer
Stocktake
Enhanced Teaching & Learning in
Maths & Languages,
through use of ICT
E-infrastruct
ure
E-culture
E-teachers
Digital Content
E-admin
E-technolog
y
16
2030 GOALImproved
Educational outcomes and
Better Prepared learners for 21st
Century
Connected Leadership
Connected Business
Connected Citizens
Infrastructure
CITIZENS & BUSINESSImprove broadband access, skills and usage to businesses and citizens to improve
competitiveness
Usage stimulationSkills Co-
ordination M&E Infrastructure
Usage stimulationSkills
Connected Leadership Projects E-Leadership Benchmarking & M&E Content Stimulation Collaborative Projects
Connected Business Projects Big Data Design ICT Centre Community Bandwidth
Barn Toolkits
Connected Citizens Projects Public WIFI Hotspots I-CAN E-Skills Platform
Public ICT access in WC
There are 402 wards in the Western CapeOf these 60% of wards, do not currently have public
ICT access
Public Access Wi-Fi
ICAN
Wid
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vera
ge –
shor
t & sh
arp
Fewer &
Focussed – town level2 initiatives:
384 000 citizens trained
402 public access hotspot
(phase 1) • I-CAN Learn
• I-CAN Play
• I-CAN Create
• I-CAN Connect
Top Reasons people go to the internet?
Fact #5:Only 13% of WC &
municipal government services are online