Gauteng announces new department
Gauteng government committed to providing better service delivery.
In an effort to improve service delivery, modernise the public service and stimulate the province’s knowledge-based economy, the Gauteng Provincial Government has established a new department.
The new department – the Department of e-Government – is mandated to implement the e-Government Strategy of the Gauteng City Region (GCR).
The strategy seeks to, among other things, consolidate back-end systems and processes to bring about better front-line service delivery to the people.
“The e-Government Department will oversee the rollout of the Gauteng Broadband Network, which will connect all government buildings and various public service access points, including Thusong Centres, urban renewal zones and targeted economic zones,” the provincial government said on Wednesday.
The Department of Finance, which was previously responsible for the functions of procurement, payments, forensic auditing, transversal human resources management and ICT, is disestablished.
“The ICT functions will be performed by the new e-Government Department while the rest of the functions have been transferred to other departments.”
The Department of e-Government will report to the MEC for Finance Barbara Creecy and to the current head of the Department of Education, Boy Ngobeni, will become its new head effective from 01 October 2015. – SAnews.gov.za
