Johannesburg moots new policy and bylaws to govern the laying of fibre through public spaces.
In this World Wide Wrap: Broadband improves Rwandan health care, Nexsan, GE Healthcare go green, and Medsphere moves HQ.
Five million of SA's poorest households will benefit from the subsidy, which covers 70% of the set-top box retail price.
Mobile number portability is a gold mine for MTN Business as it snaps up 10 000 government workers.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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A multibillion-rand project will give SAPS and other agencies e-solutions with which to fight crime.
PSICT Forum - Digital literacy and leadership for public service excellence
A ministerial intelligence review commission questions the role of the snoop 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
In this World Wide Wrap: Woolies gets SOA, Public sector is SOA leader, and SOA centres cut costs.
The sudden exit of SITA CEO Llewellyn Jones has hardly registered as a bump, says a DPSA official.
The Rea Vaya e-ticketing tender could be worth up to R500 million.
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 company is not overly concerned about the recent SITA-DPSA fallout.
Acting SITA head Femke Pienaar is confident she can pull the agency through its current crisis.
In this World Wide Wrap: SMEs fear IT, Banks think SMEs fail, and Unified comms for SMEs.
The board will launch its own investigation into alleged tender irregularities and has appointed Femke Pienaar as acting CEO.