Government wants a new state-owned company in South Africa – to focus on data and networking
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The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has published its draft national data and cloud policy, which proposes moving most of the government’s data online.
The policy seeks to ‘strengthen the capacity’ of the state to deliver services to its citizens, ensure informed policy development based on data analytics, as well as promote South Africa’s data sovereignty and the security thereof, the department said.
This will include the consolidation of existing data-focused state-owned enterprises such as Sentech and Broadband Infraco, as well as the establishment of a new state infrastructure company, it said.