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The Vision
By 2015 the ICT industry will be one of the key drivers of the Province’s knowledge economy having embedded creativity, design and innovation. It will be characterized by the following:

		A competitive share of the global market for similar regions in developing countries
		Responsive to technological advances
		Well-supplied with appropriately skilled employees
		Transformed in terms of ownership and employment equity
		Commercialization of R & D
		Cost-effective and efficient enabling infrastructure
		Export-orientated in products and services

The Target

Facilitate 10 000 new jobs

Essential Strategy

		The Province will facilitate the establishment of enabling ICT infrastructure to improve the competitiveness of enterprises and the industry in the province by supporting and monitoring transformation in the industry arising from its charter
		Cape IT Initiative (CITI) will be used as a vehicle for delivery to promote growth and development in the sector
		Support the development of high quality and innovative products that are design-led, support R & D projects and facilitate investment for high potential projects
		Facilitate promotional marketing programmes, in foreign target markets, of IT outsourcing as well as the export of established services and products

Impact	ICT Interventions
Investment Recruitment	Promote the regions as an innovative cross-cutting location for targeted sub-sectors and niche segments
	Recruit investment into major infrastructure projects such as the satellite project and various broadband initiatives
Marketing	Improve coordination and dissemination of marketing intelligence and information
	Enhance linkages between ICT companies and procurement by local companies through awareness building and networking
Infrastructural Enhancement	Support establishment of broadband networks and wireless access points
	Support establishment of province-wide satellite project initiative of National Government
Strategic Competitiveness	Set up programmes to use ICT to enhance the competitiveness of our priority sectors
	Continuously evaluate and monitor developments within the industry so as to identify new niches
	Support CITI to bring ICT industry together for information dissemination and networking
Workforce Development	Develop, institutionalize and support strong linkages between research units of tertiary institutions and ICT enterprises
Enterprise Development & Participation	Expand the efficiency of incubators like Citi Bandwidth Barn
	Support and expand access to Bandwidth Barn’s bridging programs for membership and business training support
	Initiate and support a venture capital fund for high potential start-ups and growing companies
Economic Empowerment	Initiate and support incubators for BBBEE enterprises and ICT mentorship programmes for BBBEE companies
	Streamline access to Government’s ICT procurement opportunities
	Assist industry to meet Charter objectives
	Support programmes aimed at youth empowerment and women in business programmes, and programmes to overcome the digital divide
Geographic Distribution	Support development of niche ICT sub-sectors in the districts
Regulation	Assist companies with protection of intellectual property rights
	Support the growth of Bandwidth Access points

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