The SAFIPA programme draws its strategic intent from the National ICT, R&D and Innovation strategy which overall purpose is to create an enabling framework for the advancement of each of these disciplines, in a systematic manner within the context of the National R&D Strategy.
It has the following outcomes:
- Achieving global leadership in identified key scientific and technological domains;
- Developing multi-disciplinary technologies, skills and methodologies to address areas of market neglect, especially to eradicate the digital divide;
- Creating an indigenous ICT sector that is developed, growing, innovative and competitive; and
- Enabling the smart proliferation of ICT within other sectors of the economy.
The SAFIPA programme has supported capacity building and end user ICT Innovation in the following sub sectors:
This is the final edition of the SAFIPA newsletter. The month of November 2011, marks the conclusion of this dynamic initiative.
