eGovernment – is South Africa on track?
eGovernment today is changing the quality of service delivery to people around the world But is South Africa on track? Johannesburg, Tuesday 9th February, 2016: In its forthcoming CA IT Management Symposium* scheduled to take place on the 25th February at Vodaworld...
NBC gears up for local elections with new equipment
As part of its mandate to ensure effective live coverage of Regional Councils and Local Authority Elections in Namibia, the country's public broadcaster, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), recently upgraded legacy camera equipment through their longstanding...
Gemalto completes Guinea voter registration
Gemalto has managed a comprehensive modernisation of Guinea's voter register on behalf of CENI, the National Independent Electoral Commission in the country. This included the use of 2 500 units of the Coesys Mobile Enrollment station, a portable biometric citizen...
Public sector digitalisation builds on legacy
It is common knowledge that digitisation is the logical next step for the public sector. Consequently, we are seeing governments around the globe take steps towards delivering digital e-government with varying levels of success. Mohamed Cassoojee, vice-president and...
Qlikview shows public sector how it’s done
The first ever public sector-focused networking business breakfast by QlikView SA, which took place in Johannesburg, was attended by 60 delegates from 25 government agencies, all showing a lively interest in visual analytics leader Qlik’s ability to extract data from...
E-Tshwane leads in digital service delivery
In today's fast paced world of instant communication and digital connectivity, it is fundamental that ICT be harnessed to assist government meet its service delivery needs. However, the fact is, most public bodies are still plagued by huge service delivery...
Mobile a shortcut to open access broadband
Government’s recent announcement that owners of fibre optic networks - including itself - would be compelled to share capacity with other Internet service providers shows the high expectations it has of the digital world. Broadband access is linked to economic...
SAP helps municpalities transition to MSCOA
SAP South Africa has announced its intent to engage with its ecosystem and local government with a view to assisting local government municipalities to simplify its functions and new regulatory processes, following the recently published Municipal Regulation on...
IT can accelerate service delivery
Technology provides the foundation for public sector organisations to accelerate service delivery through infrastructure architecture, at both the hardware and software level. That’s the view of Edgar Mabothe, district manager: Public Sector and Telco, EMC Southern...
Data security key for protecting government
Cybercrime is a burgeoning threat, not only to business but also to governments all over the world. The increasing number of highly publicised examples of cybercrime activities being used against governments or for political gain highlights this trend. The need for...
Gemalto boosts e-government adoption
Gemalto has announced Coesys mGov, an innovative new mobile strong digital authentication solution that enables citizens to access online government services using a combination of their contactless national eID card and NFC phone. As a result, it allows authorities...
Sebata protects local government with Attix5
Sebata is a leading provider of integrated technology solutions, enterprise management systems and multidisciplinary professional services to municipalities, public entities and provincial government.The company provides data backup for local governments’ financial...