158  No. 50741 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31 May 2024 policy promotes connectivity and affordable, and free access to essential online services and government websites to ensure broad access to government services. While the policy is not solely about data governance or security—since existing policies and legislation like POPIA, the Cybersecurity Policy Framework, and the Cybercrimes Act already cover these areas—it seeks to reinforce these policies. The primary goal is to enable South Africans to derive socio-economic value from data, driving innovation, inclusivity, and economic growth in a digitally empowered society. 20. REFERENCES 20.1 • Government Legislation & Policy Guidelines Framework Document on South Africa’s National Interest and its advancement in a Global Environment. 2023. [Available] https://www.dirco.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sa_national_interest.pdf • Minimum Information Security Standards (MISS), 1996. [Available] https://www.sita.co.za/sites/default/files/documents/MISS/Minimum%20Information% 20Security%20Standards%20(MISS).pdf • Minimum Information Interoperability Standards (MIOS) FRAMEWORK For Government Information Systems, 2017. [Available] https://www.sita.co.za/sites/default/files/documents/MIOS/Searchable%20%20MIOS%20Framework%20V6%200.pdf • National Archives and Record Service of South Africa Act (Act 43 of 1996). [Available] https://www.gov.za/documents/national-archives-south-africa-act • National e-Government Strategy and Roadmap (Notice 886 of 2017). [Available] https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201711/41241gen886.pdf • National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper (2016). [Available] https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201610/40325gon1212.pdf • Promotion of Access to Personal Information Act (Act 2 of 2000). [Available] https://www.gov.za/documents/promotion-access-informationact#:~:text=The%20Promotion%20of%20Access%20to,provide%20for%20matters% 20connected%20theretith. • Protection of Personal Information Act (Act No. 4 of 2013) (POPIA). [Available] https://www.gov.za/documents/protection-personal-information-act • Public Service IT Policy Framework (2001). [Available] 36 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za