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ICT policy shake-up

The National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper’s all-or-nothing approach has set it up for criticism, say analysts.

18 January 2017

Government's long-awaited National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper has been met with more opposition than the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) would have hoped for, with many analysts and industry players voicing their concern over large chunks of the document.

“I think everyone in the industry is in agreement over the objectives of the policy. Clearly it will be better for the sector and the country to have a greater penetration and uptake of digital communication and ICT services. However, the proposed mechanism of achieving this appears to be at odds with the policy objectives,” says Richard Hurst, director of enterprise research at Africa Analysis.

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