Malatsi addresses Starlink concerns

MINISTER of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, used his address at the Sentech Africa Tech Week to explain the country’s approach to its digital sovereignty and the recent gazette he issued to bring the country in line with international best practice.

- THEOLIN TEMBO

The conference is currently under way at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town and has featured talks by mayco member for Economic Growth James Vos, Sentech CEO Tebogo Leshope, Topco Media CEO Ralf Fletcher, Data and also AI Specialist Manav Daby, among others.

Malatsi delivered his address to tech innovators, and leaders where his speech focused on “South Africa’s Strategic Approach to Data Sovereignty”.

He said the country’s current cloud market's value is expected to surge to beyond R130 billion in 2028, and that major international players such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are key contributors to this growth.

“This growth does not only represent our increased technological capacity, but it represents jobs for young people, skills development for the future economy, and improved service delivery,” Malatsi said.