Implementation of the National Broadband Plan: Digital Development Phase 1

South Africa Connect

Presentation by: Kefilwe Madingoane Chief Director - Broadband

Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Republic of South Africa September 2014

Overview

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The case for a National Broadband plan

South Africa Connect

Implementation challenges

Current Progress

World Bank Report 10% increase in broadband penetration 0.24 – 1.5% in GDP growth

Developing economies are on the upper range of the scale

United Nations Millennium Development Goals Report MDG2: Achieve universal primary education e-Education

MDG4: Improve child mortality e-Health

MDG5: Improve maternal health e-Health

MDG6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other disease e-Health

MDG7: Ensure environmental sustainability Broadband reduces

carbon footprint

World Summit on Information society well-developed information and communication network infrastructure

can accelerate the social and economic progress of countries

WSIS accordingly defined and adopted ten targets addressing connectivity across different sectors.

Global Information Technology Report SA has regressed with respect to development of ICT infrastructure

SA loosing its competitive vantage point when compared to global peers

The case for a National Broadband Plan

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The NDP and the NGP both identify the knowledge economy as one of the drivers for job creation The NDP and the NGP both identify the knowledge economy as one of the drivers for job creation

There are many broadband-related initiatives underway in SA but they are

fragmented

Central planning framework will lead to effective planning without wasteful

duplication of resources

A centralized strategy would define clear outcomes; indicate objectives with

immediate, medium term and long-term priorities

A centralized strategy allows for both top-down and bottom-up involving both

public and private sectors

The centralized strategy should be comprehensive showing supply side and

demand side interventions

Importance of Central Coordination

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South Africa Connect –

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POLICY

•Vision•Objectives•Principles•Definitions•Targets

PLAN

Identification of high-level programmes/ activities to achieve strategic objectives

(Ultimately roadmap of activities, timelines and

budgets)

STRATEGY(to achieve policy

objectives)• access - critical mass • affordable• improve use/diffusion• production/innovation

Creating Opportunities and Ensuring Inclusion

VISION

In line with the broader vision of the NDP, the 2020 Vision for broadband is that by

2020, 100% of South Africans will have access to broadband services at 2,5% or less

of the population’s average monthly income.

affordable, ubiquitous broadband to meet the diverse needs of public and private

users, formal and informal business, and consumers and citizens

policy and regulatory conditions that enable investment by public and private

sector players to reach South Africa's broadband ambition

efficient public sector delivery, including e-government services - national,

provincial and municipal - have broadband connectivity ,extended to communities

public and private enterprise, formal and informal, able to fully exploit the

efficiencies offered by broadband and its potential for innovation

a strong national skills base developed for the country to be a proficient and

globally competitive knowledge economy

create environment for a vibrant creative and software industry producing content

and applications relevant to meet the needs of the diverse users in the country

South Africa Connect: Objectives

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South Africa Connect: Targets

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Target Penetratio

n measure

Baseline

(2013)

By 2016 By 2020 By 2030

Broadband

access in

Mbps user

experience

% of

population

33.7%

Internet

access

50% at 5Mbps 90% at 5Mbps

50% at 100Mbps

100% at 10Mbps

80% at

100Mbps

Schools % of schools 25%

connected

50% at 10 Mbps 100% at 10Mbps

80% at 100Mbps

100% at 1Gbps

Health

facilities

% of health

facilities

13%

connected

50% at 10Mbps 100% at 10Mbps

80% at 100Mbps

100% at 1Gbps

Public

sector

facilities

% of

government

offices

  50% at 5Mbps 100% at 10Mbps 100% at

100Mbps

Reviewed periodically and supplemented by pricing and quality of service Reviewed periodically and supplemented by pricing and quality of service targets as well as speed of installation and fault repairtargets as well as speed of installation and fault repair

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Four-pronged strategy to bridge the gap

Digital Development:Public sector demand aggregation to address critical gaps

Digital Opportunity: Skills & institutional capability, R&D, Innovation & entrepreneurship

Content and Applications

Digital readiness:Policy, regulation & institutional capacity

Monitoring and Evaluation

Current state

Targets

Digital Future:National Broadband Network

Road mapping

Supply side interventions – infrastructure development

Public / Private investment

Competition

Core / Access networks

Infrastructure sharing

Coordinated build programmes

Universal access - spectrum

Supply side interventions – driving uptake and usage

Affordability of services and devises

Anchor tenancy by government

Alignment of regulatory framework

ICT skills development / e-literacy

Local content, applications, niche manufacturing stimulation

10 year plan

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Networks Services ContentApplicationsDevices

Policy, legal & regulatory (institutional) framework•Coordinated and integrated action on network builds•Removal of administrative and regulatory bottlenecks (rights of way)

Strategy

Connected Government•Aggregation of public sector demand•Infrastructure extensions

National Broadband Network•Affordable, high speed broadband•Universal coverage through multiple delivery modes •Open access wholesale network

R&D and innovation•Quality of life •National competitiveness

• Health and education connectivity prioritised

Applications and local content development•Vibrant creative and software industry

• Fibre and terrestrial wireless and satellite• Public sector anchor tenant

Skills development•ICT curriculum/e-literacy •Skills to secure and create jobs to ensure equity and inclusion

• Enforcement of wholesale access regulation• Rationalisation of state-owned companies• Appointment of Broadband Council

Broadband Value-Chain

Understanding the gap

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Coverage data not easy

to source

Available information is

outdated and unreliable

Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

NHI Pilot

DistrictNumber of

sitesTotal PC

count Impact *City of Tshwane 75 748 398 303 Dr Kenneth Kaunda 38 183 110 286 Eden 43 117 108 961 Gert Sibande 74 388 164 918 O.R.Tambo 133 417 255 752 Pixley ka Seme 38 187 53 662 Thabo Mofutsanyane 74 319 196 187 Umgungundlovu 58 341 211 785 Umzinyathi 45 237 101 589 Vhembe 120 396 286 364 Grand total 698 3 333 1 887 807 Total for 8 districts 580 2 468 1 380 543 * Total number of visits per month

Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

NHI Pilot: Schools in footprint

DistrictNumber of

schoolsNumber of

learnersNumber of educators

Grade R learners

City of Tshwane 521 290 541 9 509 16 578 Dr Kenneth Kaunda 220 91 590 2 837 4 899 Eden 188 31 850 1 053 1 408 Gert Sibande 519 198 514 6 494 10 291 O.R.Tambo 1 204 477 168 14 621 36 561 Pixley ka Seme 96 47 345 1 456 3 375 Thabo Mofutsanyane 480 167 980 6 181 9 274 Umgungundlovu 501 161 643 5 336 11 455 Umzinyathi 475 169 798 5 379 11 428 Vhembe 949 391 373 13 077 27 691 Grand total 5 153 2 027 802 65 943 132 960 Total for 8 districts 4 444 1 705 411 55 381 114 974

Making South Africa a Global Leader in Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic Development

Police Stations and Government facilities

User Requirements

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• 8 NHI Pilot Districts Selected• URS developed for DBE, DoH and DRDLR. • URS involved only desktop analysis. Physical site verification still to be done.• Gap Analysis performed on each district and the biggest gap is in last mile

connectivity. • Backbone network does not reach rural communities.• KPIs to measure for 2015/16 business case are:

DepartmentSites to be connected (8 NHI Pilot Districts)

Immediate Need as per URS

2016 Target 2020 Target

DoH 598 1.5 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 MbpsDBE 4444 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 MbpsGovernment Facilities

572 5 Mbps 5 Mbps 10 Mbps

Police stations 182 5 Mbps (URS not done yet)

5 Mbps 10 Mbps

Developing a comprehensive plan

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D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M2017/182013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

1 Year realistic budget approved

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Limited Planning

Design a realistic scope

Test SmartProcurement

Implement a realistic scope

Prepare a realistic

budget for Year 1

Implement Budgetfor Year 1

Comprehensive Planning

for all 4 pillars

Prepare a comprehensive

budget 3 Year Budget Approved

2016 Target50% of all

schools, health & govt facilities

connected

Implement Budgetfor Year 2

Comprehensive Implementation

Smart Procure-

ment

Comprehen-sive Design

Comprehensive Planning

for all 4 pillars

Prepare a comprehensive

budget

3 Year Budget Approved

Implement Budgetfor Year 3

Comprehensive Implementation

Smart Procure-

ment

Comprehen-sive Design

Policy approved

4 Dec 2013

Managing Inter-dependencies

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Digital Opportunity

Digital Development

Digital Future

Digital Readiness

The Digital Opportunity plan will show when training of users in clinics for a particular area will

need to be done

The Digital Development plan will show when a particular clinic

will be connected

There are clear interdependencies between the various pillars

Stakeholder Environment

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Government agencies

•DTPS•Finance

Stakeholder Engagements

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Stakeholder engagement is the single most

significant determinant of success

Stakeholders have different interests and

hence it is difficult to reach agreement

Need a team that focuses on stakeholder

engagement

Progress

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Policy approved in December 2013

An multi-stakeholder steering committee and task teams have been established

to drive the implementation

A National broadband Advisory Council was appointed which includes

stakeholders from government, labour, business and academia.

The Business Case was submitted as part of the 2014 MTEF budget bid submission

The development of detailed implementation plans for the four pillars of the

strategy are currently underway.

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THANK

YOU