No. 50741   165 STAATSKOERANT, 31 Mei 2024 “Sensitive data” means data that must be protected from unauthorised access to safeguard the privacy or security of an individual or organisation. ‘‘Personal information’’ refers to personal information as defined in POPIA. “Public Cloud” is a platform that uses the standard cloud computing model to make resources -- such as virtual machines, applications or storage -- available to users remotely. Public cloud services may be free or offered through a variety of subscription or on-demand pricing schemes, including a pay-per-usage model. “Private cloud” is a cloud platform in which all hardware and software resources are dedicated exclusively to, and accessible only by, select users or a single customer. “Public data” in the context of this policy means all information and data held by the government and its entities that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone with no existing local, national or international legal restrictions on access or usage. “Re-use and redistribution” mean that the data must be provided under terms that permit re-use and redistribution including intermixing with other datasets. “Sensitive data” means data that must be protected from unauthorised access to safeguard the security of a national asset, the privacy or security of an individual or organisation by Chapter 4 of the PAIA (Act 2 of 2000). “Software” refers to a set of instructions, data or programmes used to operate computers (and similar equipment) and execute specific tasks. “Special Economic Zones (SEZs)” means geographically designated areas within South Africa, set aside for specifically targeted economic activities to promote national economic growth and export by using support measures to attract foreign and domestic investment and technology. “Submarine communications cable” means a cable laid on the seabed between landbased stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean and sea. “Systems interoperability” means the ability of systems and services that create, exchange and consume data to have clear, shared expectations for the contents, context and meaning of that data. “Zettabyte” refers to a unit of information equal to one (1) sextillion bytes (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000). 43 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za