Parliament's communications chairperson is optimistic, despite blaming ICASA, government and Parliament for SA's ICT doldrums.
Ekurhuleni calls in the authorities to dig into ICT tender discrepancies.
The hold-up in getting telecoms regulations off the ground hampers economic growth, says Patricia de Lille.
The training authorities will be overhauled, but government promises no disruptions will be caused.
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The roads agency secures additional funding, ensuring e-tolling is a reality in 2010.
PSICT Forum - Digital literacy and leadership for public service excellence
In this World Wide Wrap: Partnership for “smartphone on wheels”, Zinc battery promises longer life, and MS and Taiwan build cloud research centre.
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 Computassist Group has rolled out the Vox Telepreneur voice offering to its ePharm clients.
Mobile operators and banks must partner to deliver mobile payment services to the unbanked community, says Fundamo.
Previous experience makes the parastatal reluctant to commit to projects until final funding is secured.
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
The department will make changes to the Electronic Communications Act that will give the regulator more muscle.
The regulator defends itself against Parliament's attempts to micromanage it.
Some challenges still remain, but government says it will implement integrated health information systems next year.
The January 2010 deadline is fixed, but several aspects of the project are still outstanding.