The core functions of the Department of Communications are:
To develop ICT policies and legislation that create conditions for an accelerated and shared growth of the South African economy, which positively impacts on the well being of all our people and is sustainable;
To ensure the development of robust, reliable, secure and affordable ICT infrastructure that supports and enables the provision
of a multiplicity of applications and services to meet the needs of the country and its people;
To contribute to the development of an inclusive information society which is aimed at establishing South Africa as an advanced information-based society in which information and ICT tools are key drivers of economic and societal development. To contribute to e-Skilling the nation for equitable prosperity and global competitiveness
To strengthen the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), in order to enable it to regulate the sector in the public interest and ensure growth and stability in the sector;
To enhance the capacity of, and exercise oversight over, State Owned Enterprises (SOE’s) as the delivery arms of government; and
To fulfill South Africa’s continental and international responsibilities in the ICT field.
