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16 September News Headlines |
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Enabling e-Government through the modern web |
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Dr Alan Shark, executive director and CEO
of the Public Technology Institute |
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Web 2.0 and other new technologies offer significant
opportunities for e-government. The social nature of modern
online tools and services make them intrinsically aligned to use
in connecting people with their government. Speaking at SITA’s
GovTech 2009 conference, Dr Alan Shark, executive director and
CEO of the Public Technology Institute in Washington DC said
that social media and other Web 2.0 tools are evolving to become
increasingly useful for governments. |
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The supplier-CEO
relationship:
Why it's so tough from both sides |
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Ken Jarvis, CEO of Jika Africa |
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Chief information officers (CIOs) face many challenges. In the
ICT landscape there are a myriad of suppliers, all demanding
precious time, and all claiming to have the right solution for
the job at hand. In turn, suppliers sometimes have to grasp a
top exec's muddled technology strategy and vision or be part of
the 'in-crowd'.
Addressing delegates at the last day of the SITA GovTech 2009
conference, Ken Jarvis, CEO of Jika Africa, candidly reminded
CIOs and suppliers that it takes two to tango. He is no stranger
to the challenges in the ICT community. |
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Realities of open source |
John Weathersby, executive director, Open
Source Software Institute
OSS enjoys a strong focus from the South African
government and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA).
It is also in use by the US Federal Government in various
departments, although perhaps to a lesser extent. But to many
within both governments, OSS is still considered experimental.
Speaking at GovTech 2009, John Weathersby, executive director of
the Open Source Software Institute in the USA highlighted the
myths surrounding open source and how it should be positioned
within the broader technology stack. |
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Cohesion in ICT Governance |
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Korea's model of
e-government excellence |
Rhyn Alberts, Eden District Municipality
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implementation of ICT governance can have massively positive
knock-on effects, even when implementations are seemingly small.
The Eden District Municipality has proven this by implementing
cohesive policies and governance systems throughout its regional
government offices that are already yielding positive results.
The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) is involved in
providing infrastructure and other technology solutions that
form part of the municipality system, which will be completed by
the end of 2009.
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Cheung Moon Cho, South Africa-Korea
ICT Cooperation Centre
 Addressing
delegates at one of the closing breakout sessions at
SITA GovTech 2009, Cheung Moon Cho, South Africa/Korea
ICT Cooperation Centre at the Department of Education,
who's responsible for capability building at government
level, had some stern advice, based on Korea's journey
to e-government. According to Moon Cho, Korea has a
broadband penetration rate of approximately 90 percent,
and is ranked 6th on the UN e-Governance Readiness
Index, largely because of its proactive approach to
proliferating Internet access and usage in the country. |
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