The Policy Innovation Lab is supporting the implementation of South Africa’s Digital Transformation Roadmap. This roadmap is centred around the development of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in the form of digital ID system, a digital payment system and data exchange systems. This DPI will then be used to improve service delivery. The key idea of DPI is that it is made open, interoperable, safe and accessible so that the private sector can also make use of it (just like with regular infrastructure).
For DPI to translate to economic growth and better governance it is essential that the policies, regulations and legislation concerning these technologies and the systems that use them are also modernised. This is where the Lab comes in. We have set up a DPI Reference Group – experts in laws related to digital technology at Stellenbosch University – who will help us support the process of reforming South Africa’s regulatory and policy environment to enable effective DPI development and implementation. Their expertise covers topics like data, privacy, procurement and automated decision-making.
Legislative Review
| Type | Name | Current Status | Functional Area | Redundancies | Conflicts | Outdated Provisions | Suggested Amendments/Repeal | Link to Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Current Status | Functional Area | Redundancies | Conflicts | Outdated Provisions | Suggested Amendments/Repeal | Link to Document |
| Act | Identification Act 68 of 1997 | Subject to Repeal | Digital ID | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | Will be repealed by the National Identification and Registration Bill ; Makes no provision for a system of digital identity | |
| Bill | National Identification and Registration Bill 2022 | Gazzeted | Digital ID | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | Makes no provision for a system of digital Identity | |
| Act | Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 | In force | Digital ID, Digital Payments | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | Electonric Signatures | |
| Act | Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 | In force | Digital ID, Digital Payments | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | ||
| Act | Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020 | In force | Digital ID, Digital Payments , Data | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | ||
| Act | National Payment System Act 78 of 1998 | In force | Digital Payments | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | ||
| Act | Postbank Amendment Act 10 of 2023 | Digital Payments | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | |||
| Act | Public Finance Management Act 1 of 1999 | Digital Payments | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | |||
| Act | Social Assistance Act 13 of 2004 | In force | Digital Payments | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | ||
| Act | South African Postbank Limited Act 9 of 2010 | Digital Payments | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | |||
| Act | South African Social Security Agency Act 9 of 2004 | In force | Digital Payments | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | ||
| Act | State Information Technology Agency Act 88 of 1998 | In force | Interoperability & data sharing | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | ||
| Act | Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 | In force | Digital ID , Digital Payments , Interoperability & data sharing | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | ||
| Act | Public Administration Management Act 11 of 2014 | In force | Interoperability & data sharing | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |