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No. 37261
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24 JANUARY 2014
Some of you have, as mentioned, already got involved. The ICT Review Panel published a
"Framing Paper" in April 2013 for public comment on the objectives and principles that might
underpin the new policies. Many of the comments made in response to the "Framing Paper"
have been included in some form or another in this Green Paper.
So responses to this Green Paper will be the second stage of the consultation process.
We will, by the end of February 2014, organise national public hearings on the Green Paper.
In the weeks that follow, we will be holding provincial public hearings. The valuable
proposals in the written submissions to the Green Paper and during the public hearings will
be included in a subsequent Discussion Document that will serve as the basis for the
National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper which we hope to finalise by August 2014. This
White Paper will provide the framework to adopt new ICT legislation more suitable to the
changed and changing times.
So here is your chance! Take part! Help shape your and your country's future!
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