[30 November 2024] The DCDT is circulating a draft implementation plan for the Data and Cloud Policy 2024.
Draft National Data and Cloud Policy Implementation Plan November 2024
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[24 June 2024] In an easier-to-understand form….
Ellipsis Overview of the National Policy on Data and Cloud 2024
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[31 May 2024] The final policy was published on 31 May 2024.
National Data and Cloud Policy 2024
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[23 July 2021] The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is considering submissions received on the proposed policy and well as input received at a colloquium held online on 18 June 2021. The Deputy Minister in her Budget Speech noted that the intention was to submit a finalised policy to Cabinet for approval by the end of March 2022.
The Department does not publish written submissions, the below have been made publicly available by their authors.
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[14 May 2021] The deadline for comments on the Proposed Data and Cloud Policy has been extended to 1 June 2021
Extension of invitation to submit written submissions on proposed National Data and Cloud Policy
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[3 April 2021] The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies has published a Proposed Data and Cloud Policy for comment
Proposed Data and Cloud Policy (1 April 2021)
Comments are due by Tuesday 18 May 2021 and may be submitted by
- email to datacloudpolicy@dtps.gov.za
- completing the online form kindly provided by the Department
- using the QR code in the government gazette
The document sets out the context of a rapidly-digitising world and proposes policy interventions across the areas listed below to facilitate South Africa’s constructive participation in this world:
- Digital Infrastructure;
- Access to Data and Cloud Services
- Data Protection
- Competition and trade;
- Cybersecurity measures;
- Localisation and cross border data transfer;
- Governance and institutional mechanisms;
- Skills and capacity development;
- Research and innovation; and
- Human capacity development.