Rocketfuel for Government
Technology has the power to constantly improve lives. With the recent rollout of the SmartGov for citizens app, the people of OR Tambo municipality are experiencing this first hand. The app, implemented in partnership with Vodacom, is bringing essential services closer to the citizenry, while closing the gap between the […]
Living in the digital age means that people have become accustomed to daily processes like banking, grocery shopping and watching TV being ltered through digital platforms. The time has never been riper for government to move from paper-based processes to automated solutions. A GOVERNMENT FOR THE FUTURE The world has […]
When you’re in the business of logistics, you need to be able to track and manage all your internal processes ef ciently and quickly, and there’s no better way to do that than with a digital solution, as the National Ports Authority discovered. FROM ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL Having smoothly-functioning processes […]
Thanks to a chance encounter through the Eastern Cape Liquor License Board, Boxfusion and Vodacom began a partnership that not only served to support this homegrown, Black-owned small business, but also paved the way for exciting advancements in the telecoms and technological space in South Africa. A PARTNERSHIP FOR THE […]
I recall some years ago the Director General of the Department of Social Development made a passing comment to me about his workload. He said that, since he could work from remote locations thanks to the recent automation of systems within that department, he could now sign almost double the number of documents and requests than […]
AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEADACHE The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB is responsible for the licensing, regulation and oversight of retail sales and micro-manufacturing of alcohol in the Eastern Cape province. The Board’s workload is significant, considering it is tasked with issuing and overseeing more than 8000 licenses annually to liquor outlets. […]
HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE CORRUPTION? Given the importance of public confidence to the smooth functioning of governmental mechanisms, there is the expectation from citizens that government should promote principles of good governance and high standards of integrity in public service. The public cannot be effectively governed if […]
TURNING DISASTER INTO OPPORTUNITY Defining and conceptualising a framework for rural development is no easy task. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform is responsible for implementing the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) aimed specifically at remedying the affliction of poverty by creating equitable and sustainable rural Communities. “In […]
THE CHALLENGE OF CHASING PAPER The National Health Department is tasked with improving the health status of all citizens through programs that promote the prevention of illnesses and the encouragement of healthy lifestyles. It is this government department’s responsibility to consistently improve the healthcare delivery system by focusing on access, […]
