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Can Ramaphosa breathe new life into SA`s digital economy?

Source: Biz Community, 01/09/2018

David Meintjes, managing director at Connection Telecom, asks the
question, `Can President Ramaphosa breathe new life into South
Africa`s Digital Economy?`

David Meintjes, managing director at Connection Telecom
Early 2018 represented a new beginning and elicited a collective sigh
of relief for millions of South Africans, ushering in an end (or the
beginning of an end, at least) to a tumultuous era during which the
shortcomings of our national government were thrown into sharp focus
for millions of citizens.

A new hope for greater social and economic inclusion, an end to
corruption, and a thriving economy was born with the election of
President Cyril Ramaphosa to the countryâ€™s top office.

A celebrated struggle stalwart with a passion for transformation, a
shrewd businessman and dollar-millionaire many, many times over, it
seems the ruling partyâ€™s promises to bring South Africa into a new era
of economic prosperity might finally be coming to pass.

And in a rapidly globalising and digitising landscape, our ICT sector,
in particular, stands at a crossroads ï¿½` poised to either help drive
our country forward or further extend the technological stagnation
that many believe has already been allowed to go on for far too long.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is hoping to fix our economy, but it won`t
be easy...
As a leading South African cloud provider, it is naturally in
Connection Telecomâ€™s interest for the prosperity of businesses in the
sector to be prioritised at this critical point in our national
development.

However, no good corporate citizen can ignore the needs of those South
Africans that are barred entry into our digital economy due to lack of
internet access. If the governmentâ€™s Digital Industrial Revolution
Commission is to achieve its goals, a two-tiered approach that
addresses both markets is paramount.

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