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How can digital
initiatives that
benefit our business
be amplified for
social benefit?
Are we able to
effectively measure
and track the impact
of our digital initiatives
on the socio-economic
fabric of South Africa?
Could digital
initiatives also provide
leverage for a useful
partnership or help us
achieve incentives
that would add value
to, or help grow our
business?
How might we
incubate and nurture
digital initiatives that
could deliver high
levels of value to
society and to our
business in the future?
How might we align our
Corporate Social
Responsibility activities to
our corporate strategy
through digital initiatives?
What specific policies
or incentives could we
put in place to drive
digital transformation
that creates higher
socio-economic value?
How might we use
industry-led digital
initiatives to
address specific
policy objectives
and citizen service
targets?
How might we use
digital technologies to
improve the way
government and
associated
departments function
while creating greater
transparency for all
citizens?
How might we create
opportunities to share
experiences and
learnings between
industry and govern-
ment agencies to
accelerate digital
transformation?
It is clear that the value to society will
not always be realised automatically;
considerable work may be required to
maximise the potential of some digital
technologies.
This will require collaboration between
multiple stakeholders. In some instances,
public-private partnerships may prove
useful. In others, specific incentives
or policy changes by government can
help align multiple partners to produce
a positive outcome for South African
society at large.
By working together to drive digital
transformation now, both government
and business leaders can better
prepare to participate in the next era of
digitalisation. To drive value for society
and industry, business and government
leaders need to consider key questions
about the value of digitalisation
(Figure 4).
Figure 4: Key questions about the value of digitalisation
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