Expand Coverage to Information & Communication Technologies will be achieved through the following activities:
Pillar: Pillar 4: Infrastructure Development
Activity 2: Facilitate a safe and robust ICT ecosystem
Expand Coverage to Information & Communication Technologies will be achieved through the following Activities:
Activity 1: Implement ‘Open Access Network’ infrastructure sharing regime in a bid to champion Universal Broadband Access by 2025.
The Information, Communications and Technology sub-pillar has seen some real progress during the HPPI period. Nevertheless , the exponential advance of ICT technology as a catalyst for innovation and economic growth calls for continuous investments into the sector. Low rankings in the Global ICT Index (118) and Global Cybersecurity Index (141) call for a targeted reform as we embark on the 4th Industrial Revolution. The pending Cybercrime Bill, the absence of open access guidelines, usage and affordability for rural schools, health facilities and public offices have undermined progress on e-services. Expand Coverage to Information & Communication Technologies will be achieved through the following Activities:
Activity 2: Complete the ongoing refurbishment and upgrading of the railway infrastructure to SADC standard by 2025.
Activity 1: Completion of ongoing bitumen roads.
Activity 1: Ensure Access to Water for Human Consumption and Industrial Activities
Activity 4: Achieving greater level of coordination to unlock national energy potential
Achieving greater level of coordination to unlock national energy potential will be achieved through the following actions
Activity 3: Electrify 213 new schools and health facilities by 2025.
Activity 2: Electrify 6,000 rural and 13,000 periurban households by the end of HPPII.
Activity 1: Increasing local electricity generation capacity from 624 MW (2020) to 879 MW by 2025
Increasing local electricity generation capacity from 624 MW (2020) to 879 MW by 2025 will be achieved through the following actions:
