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
3.25Stage 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
3.04Stage 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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Stage 4: Differentiating
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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Stage 4: Differentiating
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Regulate & forget: Outdated IP law, some competition.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
4.05Stage 5: Transformational
Fully protected: Legal, institutional, tech safeguards.
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Stage 2: Opportunistic
Growing tech: Digital finance, moderate tech business.
Business
0.04Stage 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
The country is a State Party to most, if not all international conventions. Most, if not all domestic policy instruments and institutional frameworks are established. Strong processes are likely in place to implement these structures.This analysis does not reflect quality of implementation or frameworks, and does not represent an analysis of the broader context of human rights.
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Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association
Stage 5: Transformational
The country has most, if not all, domestic policy instruments and institutional frameworks in place. Strong processes are likely in place to implement these structures.This analysis does not reflect quality of implementation or frameworks, and does not represent an analysis of the broader context of human rights.
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Right to Privacy
Stage 5: Transformational
The country has most, if not all domestic policy instruments and institutional frameworks in place. Strong processes are likely in place to implement these structures.This analysis does not reflect quality of implementation or frameworks, and does not represent an analysis of the broader context of human rights.
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Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination
Stage 5: Transformational
The country is a state party to most, if not all, relevant international conventions. Most, if not, all domestic policy instruments and institutional frameworks are established.This analysis does not reflect quality of implementation or frameworks, and does not represent an analysis of the broader context of human rights.
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