Whether the Government has taken note of the success of Alibaba in promoting the sale of Chinese manufactured goods online within China as well as internationally and was actively working with the private sector in our country to encourage a similar South African operation to come into existence expeditiously to serve the South African as well as the wider African market for manufactured and processed products originating on the continent of Africa; if not, why not; if so, what steps is the Government taking to harness ICT and innovative technology to stimulate economic growth through increased consumption of African produced goods?