Presentations and panel discussions will, among other things, explore case studies on tracking and managing government budgets, e-invoicing and e-procurement, as well as access management.
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"The focus should not only be on skills in the current period, but also skills that will be required in the future, including e-skills related to all aspects of life such as the arts and those required by the public sector to improve service delivery," said the Department of Communications, Monday.
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The deal, signed by SA's communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri and Finland's minister counsellor Marjaana Sall, in Pretoria yesterday, is in support of the SA Provincial Information Society Strategy programme.
The initiative aims to accelerate social and economic development through ICT, says the Department of Communications.
Mashatile says the province will spend at least half a billion rand on ICT over the next three years. The budget vote makes it clear several billion more can follow after some groundwork is done.
The amount forms part of a R31.5 billion investment over the medium-term to fund infrastructure projects that are expected to stimulate economic growth and job creation in the province.
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Addressing the media in the wake of the recent state of the province address, Gauteng finance and economic affairs MEC Paul Mashatile said the centre has “built an illustrious profile for itself as a pioneer of public sector innovation”.