Local government minister Sicelo Shiceka says the strategy would integrate ICT systems and platforms across municipalities for standardisation, collaboration and to maximise service delivery.
The department recently initiated the “Local Government Turnaround Strategy”, in an effort to improve service delivery, increase efficiency, accountability and responsiveness within municipalities.
Speaking from Belgium where he is talking to the European Union about it's e-government system, Shiceka says that the system would be implemented in South Africa within 14 months.
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Some high profile government representatives were at the launch, held at the Arthur Ashe Sports Complex in Jabavu, Soweto.
The company was formed after Ericsson South Africa was chosen to partner the city in its billion rand Joburg Broadband Network Project (JBNP) in February 2009, and is set to provide voice and data communications throughout the city.
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Bwired is an empowered telecommunications service provider that has a strong focus on answering the need for broadband ser vices, mainly in underserviced areas. It was formed after Ericsson South Africa was awarded the billion-rand Johannesburg Broadband Network Project in March last year. The first phase of the project began in April 2009 and should be completed over three years. The vision is to establish a citywide, high-speed broadband network that should ultimately stimulate socioeconomic development throughout the city.
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The company that will manage the network, BWired, was unveiled in Soweto this afternoon. Speaking at the event, City of Johannesburg's (COJ) councillor Oupa Monareng said getting the project off the ground has been five years in the making, and will be used to develop the COJ into a world-class digital city.