# ACCESS AND OWNERSHIP

HAVES

HAVE NOTS

Councils, Standards, Researchers DEFINITION OF INDUSTRY? HAVES Councils, Standards, Researchers R 147 bn HAVE NOTS GOV REGULATORS SOES R 0.00 bn

DIGITAL SPACE WHAT % OF THE R 50.6 BILLION GOES TO BLACK SMME’s ?

Smart Cities and Towns

Blacks excluded from the Sector ICT SECTOR TODAY Digital and data monopoly supported by Government. Architects of the digital divide ICT marginalized as a sector Failed initiatives by organisations representing blacks Blacks excluded from the Sector No skill to develop local technology Black people demoralized and ignored in the Sector. Issues left unattended Government limited knowledge and interest in the sector

“ The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest “. PRESIDENT OR THAMBO

WE MUST DISMANTLE THE DIGITAL AND DATA MONOPOLY

OUR JOURNEY TO DATE Built strong membership database across the Country United SMME’s to be part of BBI SA Connect Tender Tackled the Digital and Data Monopoly in various platforms Tackled gate keeping and gate keepers within our Government Exposed corruption and collusion in the sector by WMC Transformed the thinking in the sector Created working relationship with our brothers and sisters in arms

PROGRAMMES # internet for all # local is moja # school by day varsity by night

WHAT DO WE WANT

WHAT DO WE WANT New ICT Standards and policies 51% of R15 bn Government ICT Spend 30% of the R 147 bn Telecoms revenue 30% of the R 10bn private sector ICT spend 100% of the broadband rollout projects identified by DTPS for ICT SMME 70% of SITA ICT outsource work for none core services 30% of SITA ICT outsource work on core services Zero tolerance on Gatekeeping and gatekeepers 75% control of the WOAN 80% of unused Spectrum allocated to the WOAN New ICT Standards and policies

OUR PROPOSAL 1. THE SPECTRUM MUST NOT BE AUCTIONED AS THE HAVES WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE. 2. THE WOAN MUST BE ESTABLISHED WHEREBY BBI, SENTECH, SITA HAVE 30% CONTROLLING INTEREST, THE BLACK ICT SMMES HAVE 30% CONTROLLING INTEREST AND 40% GOES TO EXISTING OPERATORS. 4. GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR AND STATE OWNED ENTITIES MUST ALLOW THE WOAN TO USE ITS INFRASTRUCTURE. 5. PBICT WILL CO-ORDINATE A TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDABA WHERE ALL INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS GATHER AND COME OUT WITH ONE DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WHICH ADDRESSES BOTH THE CONCERNS OF THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT.

WHAT OUR PEOPLE WANT TO SEE 1. HOST OF OPTIONS EVAILABLE TO THE PEOPLE VIA VARIOUS PLATFORMS AND PROVIDERS NOT JUST THE HAND FULL. 2. BLACK OWNED NETWORKS AND ISP’S WITH OPEN LABS AVAILABLE IN EVERY CORNER. 3 EVERY HIGH SCHOOL OPERATING AS A SCHOOL DURING SCHOOLING HOURS AND DIGITAL UNIVERSITY AT NIGHT AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS OFFERING FREE ONLINE TRAINING. 4. MINDSET SHIFT TOWARDS A GOVERNMENT THAT DELIVERS USING THE 3 SPHERES OF GOVERNMENT AND BLACK SMMES ON SA CONNECT AND IOT. 5. UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE SECTOR BY BLACK PEOPLE AND REMOVAL OF ANY AND EVERY GATE KEEPING TENDENCIES. 6. REGIONAL BASED PROVIDERS

LETS BUILD THE FUTURE TODAY TOGETHER. REQUEST FROM GOVERNMENT & BIG GIANTS   LETS BUILD THE FUTURE TODAY TOGETHER. LETS US WORK

THANK YOU   Thank you