Potential Job Creation in the South African ICT Sector
by LOWITT,S., 2012Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council.
Lowitt analyses potential job creation in ICT. She provides a demand-side analysis of ICT and broadband, using four categories of demand: private consumption (individuals), private investment (large and small firms), government demand, and trade demand (sale of ICT-enabled services). The ICT sector is dealt with as a separate sector, whose size depends on demand from…
read more >>Broadband for South Africa: Capital Investment and Policy Dimensions
by KLEEMAN,M., 2012Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
Kleeman assesses the investments required to achieve 100% broadband coverage. He uses case studies of Malaysia, Brazil, Korea, Ghana and Kenya. Kleeman sets out the investment required for national broadband, alternative forms of access, the potential role of government, and different investment models. This report is part of the Vision 2020 process of the Department of…
read more >>Vision 2020 ICT Investment Executive Summary
by ALTMAN,M. , KLEEMAN,M., LOWITT,S. & DALBERG DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS, 2012Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This report is part of the Vision 2020 process of the Department of Communications. It focuses on how to achieve investment towards 100% broadband and how to optimise job creation impacts. It assessed the supply side (infrastructure investment) as well as the demand side (factors that increase data use). The country case studies helped to…
read more >>Identifying Opportunities to Drive Demand for ICT in South Africa
by Dalberg Global Development Advisors, 2012Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This report is part of the Vision 2020 process of the Department of Communications. It reports on a three-part analysis of the links between ICT investment and job creation in South Africa. It reviews barriers to broadband usage, assesses demographic trends, and offers a global review of demand-side interventions. The presentation suggests a three-pronged strategy…
read more >>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 >>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…
read more >>ICT and Associated Professionals
by MOLEKE, P., PATERSON, A. & ROODT, J., 2003HRD Review 2003: Education, Employment and Skills in South Africa. Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council Press. Chpt 27, 634-659.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have played a major role in shaping employment growth in the developed world, especially in the services sectors. Moleke et al. consider factors affecting the supply and demand of ICT workers in South Africa. In the case of training supply, the analysis reveals that only a small proportion of learners…
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