South Africa

Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa

People
Connectivity
Government
Regulation
Economy
Digital Public Infrastructure
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Pillar scores

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People
3.29

Stage 4: Differentiating

Technology embraced: Reduced gap, high literacy.

  • Skills and Literacy

    3.78

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Cultivated: Schools teach, tech equipped curriculum.

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  • Usage and Adoption

    3.13

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Advanced: Complex services, reduced divide.

    100% Data Availability

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  • Culture Norms

    3.03

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Enthusiastic: Open, innovative, motivated tech adoption.

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  • Civic Engagement

    3.21

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Engaged: Tech shapes decisions, ethics guide communication.

    100% Data Availability

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Connectivity
3.08

Stage 4: Differentiating

Affordable, open access.

  • Physical Infrastructure

    3.06

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Convenient: Extended, reliable, majority covered.

    100% Data Availability

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  • Access Enablers

    3.1

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Open: Similar access, recognized barriers, free access points.

    100% Data Availability

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Government
3.68

Stage 4: Differentiating

Embedded, administrative integration, emerging tech.

  • Leadership and Strategy

    3.96

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Strategic: Inclusive vision, some shared adoption.

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  • Implementation Capacity and Systems

    3.5

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Integrated: Widespread skills, central strategy, metrics-driven.

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  • Digital Public Services and Platforms

    3.85

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Integrated digitalization: Centralized, redesigned, data-centric.

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  • Open Government

    3.39

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Participatory: Info sharing, broad input, partial KPIs.

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Regulation
3.21

Stage 4: Differentiating

Advanced: Substantive laws, strong enforcement.

  • Data and Privacy

    4.17

    Stage 5: Transformational

    Dynamic Legal Framework: Enforced tailored regulation, FOI used, accessible government data.

    100% Data Availability

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  • Emerging Technologies

    1.43

    Stage 2: Opportunistic

    Regulate & forget: Uniform reg., no impact assessment.

    100% Data Availability

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  • Fair Market Competition

    1.57

    Stage 2: Opportunistic

    Regulate & forget: Outdated IP law, some competition.

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  • Cybersecurity

    3.34

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Promotion: Budget support, growing practice.

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  • Consumer Protection

    4.74

    Stage 5: Transformational

    Dynamic Legal Framework: Strong watchdog, tailored legislation, price monitoring.

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  • Human Rights

    3.98

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Resourced: Legal resources, intl. standards.

    100% Data Availability

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Economy
1.95

Stage 2: Opportunistic

Growing tech: Digital finance, moderate tech business.

  • Business

    0.58

    Stage 1: Basic

    Adverse: Limited tech adoption, unfavorable conditions.

    50% Data Availability

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  • Financial Services

    0.75

    Stage 1: Basic

    Emerging: Primarily physical access to financial services.

    100% Data Availability

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  • Innovation Ecosystem

    1.46

    Stage 2: Opportunistic

    Emergent: Improved communication, industry-academia ties, updated curriculum.

    100% Data Availability

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  • Standards Of Responsibility

    5

    Stage 5: Transformational

    Advocate: Embedded ethics, evolving standards, proactive advocacy.

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Digital Public Infrastructure
3.88

Stage 4: Differentiating

Integrated IDs, digital wallets, accessible data.

  • Payments

    5

    Stage 5: Transformational

    Transformational: Widespread digital payments, local currencies.

    100% Data Availability

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  • Identification

    2.71

    Stage 3: Systematic

    Digitalized: Machine-readable records, workflows set.

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  • Data Exchange

    3.93

    Stage 4: Differentiating

    Accessible: Governance, data use, decision-making.

    100% Data Availability

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Digital Rights Dashboard

Cross-Cutting Indicators
Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association
Right to Privacy
Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination
Cross-Cutting Indicators
4
  • Cross-Cutting Indicators

    Stage 5: Transformational

    Respecting, protecting and fulfilling digital rights through an integrated, cohesive national approach. Minimal instances of rights violations.

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Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association
4.03
  • Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association

    Stage 5: Transformational

    Respecting, protecting and fulfilling digital rights through an integrated, cohesive national approach. Minimal instances of rights violations.

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Right to Privacy
4.69
  • Right to Privacy

    Stage 5: Transformational

    Respecting, protecting and fulfilling digital rights through an integrated, cohesive national approach. Minimal instances of rights violations.

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Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination
4.38
  • Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

    Stage 5: Transformational

    Respecting, protecting and fulfilling digital rights through an integrated, cohesive national approach. Minimal instances of rights violations.

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