Maphanga's work centres around the elections and making the process more accessible. "I see my job as leading the way, ensuring that tech innovations improve the elections experience for citizens."
In 2014, the IEC released a mobile app that aims to inform and educate South African citizens and provide information on results. Another success was a project in 2016, in which Maphanga upgraded mobile apps and opened and exposed key electoral data through APIs, enabling the public, political stakeholders and media to access all elections data in real-time, from the Electoral Commission's operational database.
He has introduced other mobile services, as well as online self-service applications for candidate nomination and applications for special votes. "We have made the process more accessible," he says.
A key member of the Government Information Technology Officers Council, Maphamga participates in skills development initiatives, implementing internships and learnership programmes.
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