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Securing the public sector requires the right mindset

by Allan Davison | October 17, 2024 | Industry Areas, IT in Government Trends | 0 Comments

South Africa’s public sector has emerged as a prime target for cybercriminals following a spate of cyber-attacks on state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and government institutions. Cybersecurity specialists at ESET Southern Africa, say more robust security measures and...

AI can boost public service efficiency and effectiveness

by Allan Davison | August 14, 2024 | Industry Areas, IT in Government Trends | 0 Comments

South Africa's 2023 Governance, Public Safety, and Justice Survey reveals a troubling decline in public trust towards essential services such as transport and clinics, a stark contrast to the more favourable perceptions reported in 2019. By Junaid Kleinschmidt,...

How GIS is transforming municipal property management

by Allan Davison | August 1, 2024 | Industry Areas, IT in Government Trends | 0 Comments

Geographic information systems (GIS) technology is revolutionising municipal property management globally. By delivering accurate, up-to-date information, GIS empowers local governments to make informed decisions. By Vuyo Mazabane, client consultant at AfriGIS Mapping...

Public sector digitalisation could drive government excellence

by Allan Davison | May 3, 2024 | Industry Areas, IT in Government Trends | 0 Comments

A lot has been spoken about businesses benefiting from cloud technology. By Andrew Bourne, regional manager: Africa at Zoho The same technology can also bring about a digital revolution in the public sector. While digitalisation efforts in various spaces, such as...

MPS helps government tackle printing costs

by Allan Davison | Mar 13, 2013 | Industry Areas, IT in Government Trends | 0 Comments

Public sector agencies and government departments could achieve significant cost savings and productivity gains by turning towards managed print services (MPS) to enhance the management of their document output environments. That’s the word from Simbo Ntshinka, MD of...

IT asset management improves audit success

by Allan Davison | Feb 1, 2013 | Industry Areas, IT in Government Trends | 0 Comments

Effective IT asset management can help all tiers of government departments to have a clear view of their IT assets. This can help a department to have no unexplained variance between the lists of IT assets purchased against the actual assets that can be accounted for...