However, the Presidency and Department of Communications acknowledge that, he says, and have shown a willingness to change things.
But this year some concrete plans were put on the table to help alleviate the at least 200 000 strong ICT skills gap. And Mbeki reiterated that Government was prioritising access to affordable telecoms infrastructure. He said the unbundling of the SA loop was key to ensuring the utilisation of existing infrastructure and "regulation must intervene in this to speed up progress".