ICT investment & jobs – Country case studies
by Dalberg Global Development Advisors, 2012Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
South Africa’s aspiration for 2020 is to achieve 100% broadband coverage, while maximising both economic and employment growth. A number of paths can be followed to achieve this target: enabling digital citizens, supporting the industry, and building global leadership in ICT products and services. These dimensions are not sequential. For example, India was not a…
read more >>Cloud computing in South Africa: Prospects and Challenges
by GILLWALD, A., MOYO, M. & ALTMAN, M., 2012In Unlocking the Benefits of Cloud Computing for Emerging Economies (eds Cowhey, P & Kleeman, M. Monograph, University of California-San Diego.
Cloud computing is scalable, on-demand provision of remote computing and data storage. Its dramatic growth is captured in a 2011 study that predicted that by 2014, over 60% of the world’s server workloads would take place on virtualised cloud servers, up from 8% five years earlier. This growth stems from the cloud’s advantages of scale…
read more >>The Economy-Wide Effects of Price-Reducing Reforms in Infrastructure Services in South Africa
by DAVIES, R. & VAN SEVENTER, D.E.N., 2006Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Prices of infrastructure services in South Africa may be higher than in other countries because of imperfect competition, non-tariff barriers to trade, or inefficiencies in production. A static computerised general equilibrium (CGE) model is used to analyse the economy-wide effects of reducing telecommunications and transport prices by reforming each of these three factors. This modelling…
read more >>Submission to NERSA_Comments on the MYPD 3 Application
by ALTMAN,M., 2013Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is a submission to NERSA in respect of the MYPD3. It follows two earlier reports in respect of the MYPD1 & 2 (INSERT LINKS TO INFRA02 AND 04). Altman provides background to the MYPD3, followed by comments and recommendations on the price path, municipal pricing, Eskom’s viability, and the potential impact of the…
read more >>Comment on Eskom’s Proposal for Price Increase in 2008/9
by ALTMAN, M, 2008Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
This is a submission made to NERSA in respect of its MYPD review. Eskom is seeking additional price increases above the 14.2% already approved, that is, a 100% real increase over two years. Altman investigates the potential economic impact of differently distributed pricing or rationing options to reduce peak electricity usage and electricity consumption. She…
read more >>The Impact of Electricity Price Increases and Rationing on the South African Economy: Potential Energy Savings A Review by Sector and a Review of Potential Incentives to Promote Energy Efficiency
by ALTMAN,M., DAVIES, R. and WSP CONSULTING ENGINEERS, 2009Research Report. Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
Altman et al. highlight major developments and influences on energy efficiency in four sectors of the South African economy. The paper also reviews measures for a package of tools that government could use to stimulate energy efficiency in these sectors. These incentive tools could encourage alternative energy investments and promote investment in physical or process…
read more >>Comment on Eskom’s MYPD 2 Proposal
by ALTMAN, M, 2009Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
This is a submission to NERSA (South Africa’s energy regulator) in respect of the MYPD2. Eskom applied to NERSA in respect of the second round of a three-year Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD2) for the period 2010/11–2012/13. Its initial submission in September 2009 requested a 45% nominal increase in each of the three years. A second…
read more >>The Impact of Electricity Price Increases and Rationing on the South African Economy,
by ALTMAN,M., DAVIES, R. and WSP CONSULTING ENGINEERS, 2008Research Report. Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
Davies assesses the economic impact of electricity cuts on the South African economy. The paper investigates the potential economic impact of differently distributed pricing or rationing options to reduce peak electricity usage and electricity consumption. More specifically, it assesses the economy-wide impact of a reduction in electricity use of up to 10%, differently distributed across…
read more >>ICT Skills at the Intermediate Level in South Africa: Insights into Private Provision and Labour Market Demand
by AKOOJEE, S., ROODT, J. & ARENDS, F., 2007Monograph, Cape Town: HSRC Press
Human capital in the ICT sector has become a key policy issue for innovation and economic growth. This makes it necessary to identify the skills currently available in the sector and to establish whether these are in line with the requirements of the labour market. This research project assessed the demand for intermediate ICT skills in…
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