Speaking at the budget vote for the GDF today, MEC Mandla Nkomfe said the programme is critical to delivering e-services in the province.
The current core functions of the GDF are ICT, internal audit, forensic services, procurement and transversal human resources management. This is because the department has been reconfigured into a strategic and highly-focused one.
The total allocated budget for the GDF in this financial year is R1.322 billion.
Broadband roadmap
G-Link entails the establishment of a single technology platform for the provision of broadband networks in the province.
In addition, it will enhance the provincial economy, provide government services, and improve network access and connectivity.
“In the interim, the GDF has intensified its strategic objective of implementing the Broadband Programme by appointing Deloitte Consulting to assist with the definition of broadband, implementation of the business case, and its roadmap. This process is almost complete, and we will soon be going to the market to seek implementation partners.”
Connecting learners
The department wants every learner in every public school to be computer literate and able to browse the Internet by the time they leave school.
“To this end, more than 708 000 learners, and 38 000 educators access and use the GautengOnline network daily.
“We are confident that the number of schools, learners and educators with access to GautengOnline would have improved significantly by the end of this financial year. Our focus is on building 637 computer laboratories during this year. This effort will increase the number of successfully installed laboratories to 2 199.”
Nkomfe emphasised that to successfully complete such a complex and ambitious programme, the cooperation of all legitimate stakeholders from government, educators, learners, and communities living within the vicinity of these schools is essential.
Electronic job search
He added that in response to the high volumes of job applications the department receives monthly, it launched the Professional Job Centre at the Thusong Centre, which is located inside the Maponya Mall, in Soweto.
“We can safely report that 5 175 candidates have visited this Professional Job Centre in a period of 12 months.”
During the 2012/13 financial year, the GDF will rollout Phase 2 of the e-recruitment model, which includes electronic short-listing, SMS notifications, report generation, advertisement library, electronic and searchable database.
“We will extend the automated termination system to two more provincial departments as well. These interventions are initiated to reduce the carbon footprint, the amount of paper used, and to improve efficiency,” said the MEC.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Farzana Rasool
Quelle/Source: ITWeb, 12.06.2012
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