SA’s digital economy plan for the next five years
2 December 2020
South Africa, which has been struggling to enter the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) space and match its counterparts, finally has an overall plan to kickstart the digital economy for the next five years.
According to the final draft of the ICT and Digital Economy Masterplan for South Africa, which was drawn up by Genesis Analytics and Knowledge Executive who have been working closely with the government, the digital economy offers the country the chance of collective prosperity. But it does warn that a digital-driven development path comes with enormous risks, including increasing the country’s huge inequality gap. Read more