South Africa
Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa
Pillar scores
Pillar scores
DisclaimerStage 4: Differentiating
Technology embraced: Reduced gap, high literacy.
Skills and Literacy
3.78Stage 4: Differentiating
Cultivated: Schools teach, tech equipped curriculum.
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Usage and Adoption
3.13Stage 4: Differentiating
Advanced: Complex services, reduced divide.
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Culture Norms
3.03Stage 4: Differentiating
Enthusiastic: Open, innovative, motivated tech adoption.
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Civic Engagement
3.21Stage 4: Differentiating
Engaged: Tech shapes decisions, ethics guide communication.
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Stage 4: Differentiating
Affordable, open access.
Physical Infrastructure
3.06Stage 4: Differentiating
Convenient: Extended, reliable, majority covered.
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Access Enablers
3.1Stage 4: Differentiating
Open: Similar access, recognized barriers, free access points.
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Embedded, administrative integration, emerging tech.
Leadership and Strategy
3.96Stage 4: Differentiating
Strategic: Inclusive vision, some shared adoption.
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Implementation Capacity and Systems
3.5Stage 4: Differentiating
Integrated: Widespread skills, central strategy, metrics-driven.
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Digital Public Services and Platforms
3.85Stage 4: Differentiating
Integrated digitalization: Centralized, redesigned, data-centric.
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Open Government
3.39Stage 4: Differentiating
Participatory: Info sharing, broad input, partial KPIs.
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Advanced: Substantive laws, strong enforcement.
Data and Privacy
4.17Stage 5: Transformational
Dynamic Legal Framework: Enforced tailored regulation, FOI used, accessible government data.
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Emerging Technologies
1.43Stage 2: Opportunistic
Regulate & forget: Uniform reg., no impact assessment.
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Fair Market Competition
1.57Stage 2: Opportunistic
Regulate & forget: Outdated IP law, some competition.
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Cybersecurity
3.34Stage 4: Differentiating
Promotion: Budget support, growing practice.
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Consumer Protection
4.74Stage 5: Transformational
Dynamic Legal Framework: Strong watchdog, tailored legislation, price monitoring.
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Human Rights
3.98Stage 4: Differentiating
Resourced: Legal resources, intl. standards.
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Stage 2: Opportunistic
Growing tech: Digital finance, moderate tech business.
Business
0.58Stage 1: Basic
Adverse: Limited tech adoption, unfavorable conditions.
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Financial Services
0.75Stage 1: Basic
Emerging: Primarily physical access to financial services.
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Innovation Ecosystem
1.46Stage 2: Opportunistic
Emergent: Improved communication, industry-academia ties, updated curriculum.
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Standards Of Responsibility
5Stage 5: Transformational
Advocate: Embedded ethics, evolving standards, proactive advocacy.
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Stage 4: Differentiating
Integrated IDs, digital wallets, accessible data.
Payments
5Stage 5: Transformational
Transformational: Widespread digital payments, local currencies.
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Identification
2.71Stage 3: Systematic
Digitalized: Machine-readable records, workflows set.
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Data Exchange
3.93Stage 4: Differentiating
Accessible: Governance, data use, decision-making.
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Digital Rights Dashboard
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
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
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
Stage 5: Transformational
Respecting, protecting and fulfilling digital rights through an integrated, cohesive national approach. Minimal instances of rights violations.
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