There will be no standalone South African AI Act. Instead, South Africa will have a sector-specific, risk-based approach to AI regulation. This approach aligns with international best practices followed by the UK and Australia, which seek to use existing laws [...]
The South African National Policy on Data and Cloud was published in May 2024. Data is at the heart of everything and so it is hard to imagine a more important government policy. If South Africa gets its government [...]
The draft Digital Government Policy Framework (DGPF) provides principles to guide the digital transformation of public services in South Africa. It aims to leverage digital tools to enhance service delivery, improve government efficiency, and centre governance on citizen needs. The [...]
Help develop South Africa's AI Policy Framework by contributing your input. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has called upon the public and stakeholders to provide its comments on the recently published South African AI Policy Framework. [...]
South Africa stands on the cusp of a digital renaissance by unveiling its ambitious draft national AI plan at the National AI Government Summit. Spearheaded by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), this plan outlines a roadmap for [...]
