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China signs Information and Communications Technology Cooperation Agreement with South Africa

Commitment Year•2002Country of Activity•South AfricaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South AfricaSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2002

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • South Africa Department of Communications

Loan desecription

China signs Information and Communications Technology Cooperation Agreement with South Africa

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2002, South Africa and China signed an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) cooperation agreement. The agreement, signed by Communications Minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri and the Peoples Republic of China's Information and Industry minister Wu Jichuan at a Cape Town ceremony, entails sharing expertise in various ICT areas. This includes an exchange of information on satellite and other communications networks, human resource development and radio frequency spectrum management tools such as computer assistance. The department said the parties further agreed on forming a separate training agreement to ensure co-operation in human resource development, training, and research and development. It is unclear how the agreement was implemented.