Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani appointed to International Advisory Body for Submarine Cable Resilience

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has congratulated its Director-General, Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani, on her appointment to the International Advisory Body for Submarine Cable Resilience.

The advisory body was set up by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), in partnership with the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC), with the aim of promoting dialogue and collaboration on potential ways and means to improve resilience of this vital infrastructure that powers global communications and the digital economy.

“With increased reliance on digital infrastructure, this has brought into focus the subject of the resilience of submarine cables.

“The advisory body will serve as a platform for international multistakeholder collaboration, bringing together governments, regulatory authorities, industry leaders and key stakeholders in areas related to enhancing the safety, redundancy, and protection of submarine cables,” the department said on Monday.

South Africa boasts a total number of 11 submarine cables on its shores, which play a significant role as a pathway to bridging the digital gap in society.

“Jordan-Dyani’s vast experience, insight and expertise in the sector, which she has served for almost two decades, will come in handy to the advisory body and serve as invaluable guidance to the team that will be co-chaired by Minister Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Professor Sandra Maximiano, the Chair of the ANACOM Board of Directors, Portugal,” the department said.

For more information on the advisory body visit: https://www.itu.int/en/digitalresilience/submarine-cables/Pages/members.aspx. – SAnews.gov.za