Jeanette Morwane

Jeanette Morwane

JEANETTE MORWANE is currently the Chief Director: Emerging Technologies & Digital Innovations at the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT). She is an ICT and innovation executive with more than 16 years’ experience at operational, tactical and strategic management levels. Accumulated substantial experience, knowledge and understanding of ICT governance, technology innovation, innovations systems development, policy formulation, strategic planning, programme management and human capital development. She was the Head of the Secretariat for the Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Commission was established and coordinated by the DCDT on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa. She previously served on the board of SITA as a government representative and worked as Director of ICT R&D and Services Industry at the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). She started her career at The Innovation Hub, Africa’s first internationally accredited Science Park as project officer and Activator Programme Manager. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of South Africa (School of Business Leadership) and Bachelor of Arts in Information Science from University of Pretoria.

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    Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT)
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    Chief Director: Emerging Technologies & Digital Innovations
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31 October 2025
08:00 - 16:30
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