By Cyril Ramaphosa
Our country’s ambition to be a leading digital investment destination is being recognised by some of the world’s leading technology companies.
One of these is Google, which last week hosted its first-ever African Cloud Summit in Johannesburg.
The company chose South Africa to host one of its most important technology and enterprise events affirms Africa’s position as a core growth region for the global cloud ecosystem.
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At the Summit, Google announced a range of investments as part of its ‘Building for Africa’ initiative, which is designed “to support the greater adoption of cloud technologies and to equip local ecosystems for AI-driven innovation.”
Among these investments is a new Digital Exchange Port that will be built in the Eastern Cape, the first of four connectivity hubs on the continent that will ensure reliable cloud services.
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