Telecommunications and Postal Services
Proposed legislation emanating from National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper, with Minister
10 Oct 2017
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the contents of the proposed legislation emanating from the national integrated information communication technology (ICT) policy White Paper. The Minister said that the purpose of this legislative programme was to establish the institutional and legal frameworks needed ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SITA, BBI, SAPO, Sentech, .ZADNA 2016/17 Annual Report
5 Oct 2017
The State Information Technology Agency had embarked on a new business model. Two Special Investigation Unit investigations were conducted in areas of Human Resources and procurement and the recommendations which arose were resolutely followed. This resulted in threats on the lives of the executive team. The Agency ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
DTPS, NEMISA, USAASA and USAF 2016/17 Annual Report; with Auditor General input
3 Oct 2017
The Office of the Auditor General spoke to the 2016/17 audit outcomes and the key messages arising. In terms of the overall audit outcomes Sentech had a clean audit for the past four years while SA Post Office and the National Electronics Media Institution of SA ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Rationalisation of ICT State Owned Companies and its impact on broadband rollout
5 Sep 2017
The main objective of the ICT SOE rationalisation was to move away from a fragmented mode of service delivery to a more consolidated approach by grouping entities into two structures. Broadband infrastructure entities would be consolidated to form the State ICT Infrastructure Company or National Broadband Network Company and the ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Cybersecurity; e-Government, national e-Strategy and SMME strategy: DTPS briefing
22 Aug 2017
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the content of its e-Strategies, which were comprised of information communication technology (ICT), industrial growth, the internet economy, cyber security and support for Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMME). These were the key components identified towards a ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services Quarter 3 performance
15 Aug 2017
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services and its entities met with the Portfolio Committee to make presentations on their third quarter performances for the 2016/17 financial year.
The South African Post Office (SAPO) reported that they were set to lose R1 billion since December last year, and were losing ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SA Connect: Department progress report, with Deputy Minister
13 Jun 2017
The Department gave a progress report on the implementation of the strategic pillars of the SA Connect program. The Department had changed how it viewed Broadband, it was now following the worldwide trend to look at it from the point of view of what impact broadband had and what SA’s ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
TVET Colleges Certification challenges: SITA briefing, with Deputy Minister
30 May 2017
The Committee was briefed by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) on challenges around Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College Certification. SITA said it had been working on the matter for over six months and had appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training in December ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
ICT White Paper Policy: Department briefing, with Minister
23 May 2017
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services on the ICT White Paper Policy.
In his preliminary remarks, the Minister said that the White Paper had been approved by Cabinet in September 2016 and gazetted. It replaced previous versions of the White Paper and was ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SITA, USAASA, SAPO & BBI on their Annual Performance Plans
9 May 2017
The Committee heard briefings from the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) as well as the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) and the Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) on its Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans (APPs) for 2017/18.
The State Information Technology Agency said the ...