Sita procures technology equipment for government departments and runs the state’s payroll system and national voice and data networks.
Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi outlined these and other initiatives in Pretoria today, at a media briefing on progress of the Governance and Administration Cluster.
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She called on vendors during the ICT Summit in April to lay aside their commercial interests to help Nelson Mandela Bay municipality develop and implement a strategy to bring it on par with leading cities.
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The MPCC will serve as a one stop service point from which communities can access various government services and products, and is one of many being developed nationwide.
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“Municipalities must systematically build management competencies if they are to deliver quality service,” Mantashe told a two-day conference on municipal technology in Johannesburg yesterday.
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