Digital society South Africa: South Africa’s National e-Strategy towards a thriving and inclusive digital future, 2017-2030

"Digital Society SA is South Africa’s National e-Strategy, which aims to position South Africa as a significant player in the development of ICTs throughout the value chain of the sector as well as accelerate the uptake and usage of ICTs in other social and economic sectors. In essence this deals with the transformation of South Africa into a full digital society marked by a widespread diffusion, uptake and usage of ICTs in the whole society. This is critical for the government and society wide on-going interventions to accelerate growth and facilitate economic and social inclusion. The ICT sector has a significant role to play in driving and enabling the new growth and developmental trajectory.

The National e-Strategy builds on various policies within the ICT and related sectors amongst them the Integrated ICT Policy White Paper and the ICT RDI Roadmap and the Industrial Policy Action Plan. It seeks to ensure a coordinated approach to the implementation of various initiatives arising from these and other government policies."