According to the 2012 report published by the Department of Trade and Industry; progress report on implementation of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) for the 2011/12 financial year. Progress has been registered with regards to other aspects of STBs and Digital Terrestrial Television. A standard for the manufacture of STBs was launched and a rebate on television monitors was approved by the Minister. However, the process of identifying the localisation requirement for the roll-out of STBs for low- income households met with delays during the period under review. Even though the Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued in July 2012 after long delays, there were no specifications for local content levels in the procurement of the STBs. This had the potential of undermining the process of leveraging public procurement for industrial development in the electronic sector. However, remedial interventions are in place.