IfG.CC -
Institute for eGovernment

Last year's BMI-TechKnowledge report on IT in government shows that the South African government is spending between R8 billion and R10 billion a year on IT, despite negative trends in the global IT industry. The report also notes that an apparent lack of understanding is impeding the transition to e-government. But a local expert with ICT integrator Comparex Africa finds that SA is making progress, considering the huge challenges involved.

"While SA faces the same challenges as most developing nations in implementing e-government, it has the added challenge of having to extend and improve services to previously neglected communities," says Thabiso Tenyane, general manager for the public sector in Comparex Africa.

Weiterlesen: South Africa: SA is Making Progress On the Road to E-Government

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THE Gauteng provincial government has set up the Gauteng shared service centre to provide a foundation for integrated service delivery and e-government.

Weiterlesen: South Africa: Gauteng Centre Will Support 95 Provincial Departments

The City of Cape Town won the prestigious e-Government award at the annual Africa Information and Communication Technology (ICT) awards in Gauteng over the weekend.

Cape Town beat other hopefuls as the government department with the best ICT practices in the country.

Weiterlesen: South Africa: City wins award for its integrative IT systems

Phase one of the e-government roll-out, which includes consolidating information and existing services, then establishing a call centre and portal to allow South Africans to access this information, has been in development for quite some time. Initially scheduled for launch in December 2002, almost a year later, government representatives are adamant that phase one is just around the corner.

Weiterlesen: South Africa: E-Government: Why Are We Waiting?