The South African government faces many challenges in delivering quality services to its citizens, such as bureaucracy, inefficiency, corruption, and lack of accountability. To overcome these challenges, government needs to leverage digital technologies that can automate processes, enhance transparency and foster collaboration.

Doing so is how government delivers services to citizens that enhance their lives and make them happy. Delivering those services effectively is the difference between someone feeling like they wasted their time waiting in line for hours for service at a government department, and someone feeling overjoyed that they only spent half an hour at one to get something done.

That’s where Boxfusion comes in.

Boxfusion is a software solutions company that develops cutting-edge digital capabilities for the South African government. It is 100% South African owned, operated and staffed. Boxfusion’s flagship product is SmartGov, a suite of solutions that aim to improve service delivery and citizen satisfaction across different levels and sectors of government. The four main components of SmartGov are: SmartGov for Administration, SmartGov for eServices, SmartGov for Citizens, and SmartGov for Health.

SmartGov for Administration is a solution that automates the daily back-office functions of government departments and agencies. It streamlines workflows such as document management, leave management, travel management and performance management. It also provides real-time dashboards and reports that enable managers to monitor progress and performance.

SmartGov for eServices is a case management and workflow platform that enables legislatures to conduct their business more efficiently and effectively. It is a highly standardised common services framework which automates government services end-to- end for individuals and organisations, facilitating communication and coordination among members, committees, and staff.

SmartGov for Citizens is a solution that empowers citizens to interact with government services more conveniently and securely. It allows citizens to access information such as policies, laws, budgets, and service delivery standards. It also allows citizens to request services such as birth certificates, identity documents, and social grants, and it enables citizens to provide feedback such as complaints, compliments, and suggestions.

SmartGov for Health offers government a digital platform from which to manage healthcare-related tasks. Through the solution, citizens can summon ambulances to their location (and monitor their position in real time), and medical administrators can manage their hospitals better by having tighter control over medicine stocks and equipment. Moreover, the solution digitises patient records for easier access by healthcare professionals, and citizens can get information on their nearest clinics and even consult with a doctor remotely.