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Establishment of an African Digital Transformation Center (ATDC) in South Africa
| Project No | 9SAF19004 |
| Title | Establishment of an African Digital Transformation Center (ATDC) in South Africa |
| Description |
Following the Digital Innovation Profile pre-assessment done in collaboration with ITU, the Republic of South Africa represented by the Department of Telecommunication and Postal Services (DTPS) has sought ITU’s assistance to undertake the development of an African Digital Transformation Center (the “Center”), and develop key enablers to establish the Center in collaboration with national stakeholders and international stakeholders. These key enablers will serve to catalyze and accelerate digital transformation opportunities towards the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) for South Africa, while building capacity of national stakeholders and enhance collaboration with international partners. ITU will assist DTPS in building and deploying the technical capabilities and related trainings necessary to establish the African Digital Transformation Center. |
| Area of Action |
Digital Inclusion Innovation |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Time Frame | From 1/9/2019 To 31/12/2025 |
| Beneficiary Countries | South Africa |
| Implementing Agency | International Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
| Cooperation Agency | The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) on behalf of the Government of Republic of South Africa |
| Financial Scale (CHF) | 100'000 - 500'000 |
| Achievements |
The establishment of an African Digital Transformation Center with national responsibility and international reach would ensure readiness of the national critical digital transformation capabilities, assist in contributing in the overall plan on the country’s strategy to meet the issues related to the fourth industrial revolution, and thus can serve as orchestrating point for further building and implementing a national and regional culture of innovation with aim create high growth jobs, competitive SMMEs and high growth firms. Project 9SAF19004 will: - Package communication needed to recruit members and investors for the Center - Design an operational center with governance system, resource requirement and an infrastructure plan for the Center - Facilitate the establishment of the Center and development of the initial capabilities to enable the stakeholders to better navigate issues preventing digital transformation in the country - Build the national capacity of and transfer know-how to the African Digital Transformation Center staff as required in order to facilitate further development within the area of development of a mature ICT centric innovation ecosystem - Assist in enhancing stakeholder interactions through established processes and workflows nurturing stakeholder engagement - Advocate for stakeholders’ commitment - And enable scalability and sustainability to expand the Center’s impact.
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