South Africa's Digital Transformation: Understanding the Limits of Traditional Policies and the Potential of Alternative Approaches

IF 3.3 3区 社会学 Q1 LAW
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This paper analyses the readiness of South African information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure for the implementation of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, which has been highly prioritised by policymakers in recent years. The discussion is centred around examples of smart cities and connectivity. Opportunities have been identified in the form of complimentary bottom-up initiatives. The analysis of the current state of internet access in South Africa, underlying infrastructure and policy developments are essential for understanding the bottlenecks for proceeding with the digital transformation agenda.

南非的数字化转型:了解传统政策的局限性和替代方法的潜力
本文分析了南非信息和通信技术(ICT)基础设施在实施第四次工业革命技术方面的准备情况,近年来,第四次工业革命技术已被决策者列为高度优先事项。讨论围绕智慧城市和互联互通的实例展开。以自下而上的补充倡议形式确定了机遇。对南非互联网接入现状、底层基础设施和政策发展的分析对于了解推进数字化转型议程的瓶颈至关重要。
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CiteScore
5.60
自引率
10.30%
发文量
81
审稿时长
67 days
期刊介绍: CLSR publishes refereed academic and practitioner papers on topics such as Web 2.0, IT security, Identity management, ID cards, RFID, interference with privacy, Internet law, telecoms regulation, online broadcasting, intellectual property, software law, e-commerce, outsourcing, data protection, EU policy, freedom of information, computer security and many other topics. In addition it provides a regular update on European Union developments, national news from more than 20 jurisdictions in both Europe and the Pacific Rim. It is looking for papers within the subject area that display good quality legal analysis and new lines of legal thought or policy development that go beyond mere description of the subject area, however accurate that may be.
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