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National Gazette No. 42829, 08 November 2019, Vol 653, Page 262

20191108 - National Gazette No 42829 of 08-November-2019, Volume 653, page 262

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 42829, from 08 November, 2019
Department	ICASA
Notice	Page No. 198 of 209, Notice No. 600, Electronic Communications Act (36/2005), as amended » Notice regarding the Final International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Roadmap 2019

262    No. 42829            GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8 NOVEMBER 2019

professional users will be provided with a wide variety of applications and services,
                           ranging from infotainment services to new industrial and professional applications.
                –          New ICT market: The development of future IMT systems is expected to promote
                           the emergence of an integrated  ICT industry which will constitute a driver for
                           economies around the globe.  Some possible areas include: the accumulation,
                           aggregation and analysis of big data; delivering customized networking services
                           for enterprise and social network groups on wireless networks
                –          Bridging the Digital Divide: IMT will continue to help closing the gaps caused by
                           an increasing Digital Divide. Affordable, sustainable and easy-to-deploy mobile
                           and wireless communication systems can support this objective while effectively
                           saving energy and maximizing efficiency.

–          New ways of communication: IMT will enable sharing of any type of contents
                           anytime, anywhere through any device. Users will generate more content and share
                           this content without being limited by time and location.
                –          New forms of education: IMT can change the method of education by providing
                           easy  access to digital textbooks or cloud-based storage of knowledge  on the
                           internet, boosting applications such as e-learning, e-health, and e-commerce.
                –          Promote Energy Efficiency:  IMT enables  energy  efficiency across a  range  of
                           sectors of the economy  by supporting machine to machine communication and
                           solutions such as smart grid, teleconferencing, smart logistics and transportation.
                –          Social changes: Broadband networks make it easier to quickly form and share
                           public opinions for a political or social issue through social network  service.
                           Opinion formation of a huge number of connected people due to their ability to
                           exchange information anytime anywhere  will become a  key  driver of social
                           changes.
                –          New art and culture: IMT will support people to create works of art or participate
                           in group performances  or  activities,  such  as  a  virtual chorus,  flash  mob,  co-
                           authoring or song writing. Also, people connected to a virtual world are able to
                           form new types of communities and establish their own cultures.

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