Ministries that engaged in the inaugural ICT Indaba recently set a target of delivering broadband to 80% of African citizens by 2020.

Giving the closing remarks in Cape Town, South African communications minister Dina Pule" rel=tag>Dina Pule said work was done to ensure the conference crafted a framework that will position Africa on a trajectory to sustainable development through technology.

The focus was also on the creation of a solid foundation for a truly connected future for Africa. “In this connected future, all of Africa’s major cities, towns and villages will be connected to affordable Internet, thereby facilitating the continent’s mass entry into the knowledge and information economy,” said Pule.

The Indaba also set the target to support the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in its plan to support the updating of the International Telecommunications Regulations.

This will help developing countries to benefi t from the frameworks for interconnections and roaming in the telecommunications market.

“African experts should also increase participation in the ITU study groups, which focus on these issues to influence their outcomes.”

The minister added that a team is being set up to monitor the progress of the implementation of the Indaba’s resolutions and give feedback at regular intervals. “We shall work with the existing continental and regional organisations to get the co-operation of the rest of the countries that were not present at this Indaba.”