This is according to Barbara Creecy, MEC for finance, who outlined how technology would impact the province as she delivered her budget vote speech today.
South Africa might have made some progress in bridging the technology access gap, but if e-governance is to really gain traction, we might need to place greater emphasis on what departments are doing internally to facilitate a change in approach.
HumanIPO reported Cwele was named minister of the newly created Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services in May, moving from his long-standing role as minister for state security.
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According to the Democratic Alliance's shadow deputy minister of public enterprises, Erik Marais, the project will take place over the next five to seven years and will make the city "the most digitally connected in Africa". He says the improved communication links were important to service delivery objectives.
“The key process that we think will have impact on our operations is the whole concept, without going into details, of eGovernance. By eGovernance, we are saying we must move beyond the connectivity of certain institutions. The focus in the past has been on the connectivity of some schools,” he said.
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