Government plans for a digital future

Sep 23, 2021 | Events/Report-backs

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Connect – The South African government aims to ensure all citizens have access to digital technology and services by 2024.

Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani, assistant director-general in the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, says this ambitious plan means the e-government programme needs to be accelerated.

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IT industry urged to make educational technology available for all

The IT industry needs to take responsibility for making affordable educational technology for marginalised communities around the world.

This is the word from Stefania Giannini, assistant director-general for education at UNESCO, who points out that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on education outcomes around the world.

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