Submission on Electronic Communications Amendment Bill

ICT is one of the greatest levellers of material prosperity the world has known. Few things have succeeded more in reducing inequality – virtually everyone can now afford benefits that did not exist a few decades ago, and which, at first, were accessible only to the rich. The world is headed for “the internet of things” – virtually everything will, to some extent, be data-driven and connected. It is crucial for South Africa to get it right; and the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill does not get it right.

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