Tshwane Metro Municipality, having piloted powerline communications (PLC) equipment supplied by Grintek Telecoms, says it is treading water while hoping for municipal telecoms licences.
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Housing has implemented 3Com networking technology to improve its delivery capacity in the province.
InterSystems has provided the Florida Department of Children and Families with the Ensemble integration platform.
The NEPAD ministerial conference on science and technology in Johannesburg last week commissioned a number of flagship projects.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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Public respondents to proposed amendments to the Telecommunications Act were left bemused and irritated after finding they were given only two days` notice to present their case to the parliamentary committee.
PSICT Forum - Digital literacy and leadership for public service excellence
The State IT Agency says government has saved money by implementing open source software.
PPPs to fast-track digital transformation
Hosted in partnership with ITWeb Brainstorm and BCX, a Public Sector in ICT Forum event took place at Protea Fire & Ice in Menlyn on 17 August. Attendees could benchmark with industry leaders who have entered successful PPPs and engage in meaningful conversation to foster change in the digital journey of both the public and private sector. #ppp #digitaltransformation #bcx
The state will always be at a disadvantage in prosecuting Internet-related crimes, especially if the accused use novel defences that involve technical issues.
Communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri has announced that the second network operator (SNO) licence has been awarded and a 51% shareholder in the SNO will be known within eight weeks.
Econet Wireless International`s shareholders dispute with Econet Wireless Nigeria has seen the case for arbitration referred to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
Mapping the digital transformation journey
MTN and Microsoft partnered with Brainstorm magazine in hosting three executive roundtables at The Saxon on 21 June. The conversations that took place focused on the digital transformation journey for the public sector, enterprise and SME markets. #mtn #microsoft #digitaltransformation
Face Group, a division of arivia.kom, will develop a central register of vehicles and drivers for the Polish government, in a deal worth over R100 million.
Initially scheduled for launch in December 2002, almost a year later, SA is still awaiting phase one of the e-government roll-out.
Communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri met for the first time with the board members of the .za Domain Name Authority yesterday.
HP is exhibiting its portfolio of Linux products at LinuxWorld in Germany.