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

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Wid

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vera

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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