PLC2602 Assignment 2 (QUALITY ANSWERS) Semester 1 2024

This document contains workings, explanations and solutions to the PLC2602 Assignment 2 (QUALITY ANSWERS) Semester 1 2024. For assistance call or us on 0.6.8..8.1.2..0.9.3.4..... ...... Background: The Government Draft White Paper on Audio and Audiovisual Content of 2020 states that over the past few decades, South Africa’s legal framework for broadcasting regulations has not kept pace with the fast-changing environment brought about by the “forces of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR)” (Draft White Paper, 2020: 11). The government cites various reasons why 4IR has dramatically changed the digital landscape of South Africa. Yet policy-making has not kept apace with these changes, which have acted as “disruptors” in society, widening an already-existing “digital divide”. The Draft White Paper proposes addressing this challenge by creating an “enabling environment for the provision of inclusive audio and audiovisual content services (AAVCS) to all South Africans in a manner that promotes social-economic development and investment” (White Paper, 2020: 11). PLC2602/102/3/2024 15 Assignment Questions: Read the “Executive Summary” and “Chapter 1” of the Draft White Paper carefully, making notes for yourself as you read. Use these notes to help you to answer the questions. Then, in your own words (you may not simply copy from the White Paper), you must: • Discuss five (5) problems that the government has identified in its Draft White Paper that it has provided as reasons why South Africa needs a new regulatory framework for Audio and Audiovisual Content; and then, [25 Marks] • Explain how government proposes addressing each of these five (5) problems [25 Marks]