Gauteng’s Finance MEC Barbara Creecy has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between all municipalities and the Gauteng Provincial Government, agreeing to share ICT infrastructure, use common operating systems, and make Gauteng a truly integrated city region.
Creecy was presenting the 2018/19 Budget Vote of the Department of e-Government to the Legislature on Tuesday (26 June).
Read more: ZA: Gauteng announces plan to share ICT infrastructure to speed up service delivery
At the inaugural Future of Technology conference, MEC for Finance in Gauteng, Barbara Creecy, discussed how the provincial government is investing in innovation and technology.
MEC for Finance in Gauteng, Barbara Creecy, discussed the future of technology within the government and the e-government services at the inaugural Future of Technology conference.
Creecy added that those involved in the tech industry have a greater opportunity than ever before to help grow the economy and create jobs.
Read more: ZA: Gauteng Government increasingly investing in ICT
Statement by Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba at the media launch of the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) Project, Taj Hotel, Cape Town
Members of the Media, DHA partners, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning.
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The IAB SA has kick-started a campaign for all South Africans to have free basic access to the Internet. As the right to information is one of our constitutional rights, it follows that South Africans should have the ability to access this information freely.
Free Internet access for all South Africans should be a basic human right Chris Borain, chair of the IAB SA, says, “We believe in fostering digital equality among all citizens. While Icasa is taking great strides to address the high cost of data, a basic level of free Internet access is a separate issue that requires as much attention. All South Africans, especially vulnerable groups and those without access to mobile phones, have the right to access information online, from government services, employment opportunities or online education resources.”
Read more: Free Internet access for all South Africans should be a basic human right
Imagine what it would take to operate a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week service delivery provincial desk where no resident’s concern would ever be overlooked or ignored.
Imagine a situation where problems are immediately routed to the appropriate government officials and automatically move up the chain of command if they’re not addressed within a few hours. That would be service delivery at its best.