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Telecommunications and Postal Services
Recommendations of ICT policy review panel: Departmental briefing; Telecommunications Budget Review and Recommendations Report
24 Oct 2014
The Committee received an update on the ICT policy review project by the delegation from the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. The policy review was to separate the frameworks which had guided the sector since 1994. Much had been changed more especially in the ICT sector as it was ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Budget Review and Recommendations Report
23 Oct 2014
The Committee met briefly to discuss the changes to the budget report.
The Members discussed the correctness of the bracket that was on page two of the report, it was agreed by all Members that the sentence should be left as it was. Members also questioned the relevance of one ...
Science and Technology
Academy of Science of South Africa, CSIR & NRF on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2014
The Committee received presentations on the Annual Report for the 2013/14 financial year from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the National Research Foundation (NRF)
ASSAf outlined its dual mandate and explained the government-aligned goals of the organisation which ...
Science and Technology
DST, National Advisory Council on Innovation, SANSA, TIA, HSRC, & AISA on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
15 Oct 2014
Department of Science and Technology 2013/14 Annual Report Presentation
For the year under review, DST achieved 77% of its targets and 16% of targets were only partly achieved. Programme 2 (Research, Development and Innovation) achieved only 38% of its targets. The target to have four MeerKAT antennae designed and installed ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Digital Terrestrial Television state of readiness: input by Department of Communications, Post Office, Sentech, ICASA and USAASA
19 Sep 2014
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and its entities – the South African Post Office (SAPO), Sentech, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), and the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) -- briefed the Committee on the digital terrestrial television (DTT) migration programme’s ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Space policy and regulation: South African Council for Space Affairs briefing
17 Sep 2014
The South African Council for Space Affairs (SACSA) presented to the Portfolio Committees of Trade and Industry and Science and Technology on why space technology was important for South Africa, what the societal benefits were and the context for the importance of policy regulation.
The three main pillars of space ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology on its human capital development initiatives
10 Sep 2014
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) was responsible for research development and support, and innovation across the national system of innovation. It had a budget of R6.5 billion, which supported 720 000 learners and 9 771 students. The National Development Plan (NDP) required that more than 100 doctoral graduates ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Emerging trends in telecommunications and postal services: capacity building workshop for new Members
5 Sep 2014
Ericsson, a multi-national provider of communications technology and services, and the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS), briefed the Committee on the current market, technology, policy and regulatory trends in mobile broadband technology.
The pace at which the world had changed over the past 20 years was greater than during ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Joint meeting with Independent Communications Authority of South Africa as an Institution Supporting Democracy
22 Aug 2014
The Committee was briefed on the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) mandate and way forward as an Institution Supporting Democracy (ISD). The Committee was concerned about the fact that the CEO of ICASA had not tendered an apology. The reason given by the Chairperson of ICASA was considered ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
PC Telecommunications and Postal Services: Second Term Committee Programme; Orientation paper for new Committee Members
1 Aug 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services adopted the agenda and draft minutes of the 24 June 2014 without amendments. The briefing by the Minister, scheduled for 29 August, was highlighted as this would provide information on the legislative programme and explain the investigation into the Post Office. The ...