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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 ...
Arts and Culture
DAC, National English Literary Museum; Blind SA & South African Library for Blind Annual Performance Plans; AGSA input
2 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture convened for briefing by the National English Literary Museum; Blind SA; and the South African Library for the Blind on the 2017/18 Annual Performance Plans and Strategic Plans 2015- 2019. There was a briefing of the audit findings for the Department of Arts ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Nemesa & Sentech & .zadna on their Annual Performance Plan; AGSA input; with Deputy Minister
2 May 2017
The Auditor- General of South Africa (AGSA) reported to the Committee on the key considerations when reviewing the 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan (APP) of the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS). An overview of entities within the DTPS portfolio showed a review was performed on the 2017/18 APPs, strategic ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Establishment of Ikamva National eSkills Institute (iNeSI), with Minister present
14 Mar 2017
The Committee met to receive an update from the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) on the establishment of iNesi and its revised business plan, as well as the adoption of outstanding minutes and the Department’s second quarter performance report.
The Minister introduced the discussion by explaining the important ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SITA on services rendered to Government Departments
7 Mar 2017
The State Information Technology Agencybriefed the Committee.
Since 2002 the mandate of SITA has been improvement of service delivery to the public using Information Communication Technology. This allowed SITA to be aligned with the accounting officers for the departments, moving from IT metrics of success to service delivery metrics of ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
DTPS, SAPO, SITA, NEMISA, Sentech, BBI & .zadna on Quarter 2 performance; with Deputy Minister
21 Feb 2017
According to the Department’s report, the road map identifying and prioritising legislative amendments emanating from the Policy was developed as a consequence of the approval of the National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper. On Stated Owned Company rationalisation, the State Information Technology Agency State Owned Company assessment report on rationalisation ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Update on Lily Mine Rescue: briefing by Business Rescue Practitioner
8 Feb 2017
The Committee met to be briefed on the progress made in relation to the disaster that occurred on 5 February 2016, when three of the mine employees were trapped underground at the Lily Mine.
In February 2016, the mine rescue had attempted three times to retrieve the container using different ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SA Post Office on implementation on turnaround strategy and future prospects, with Minister & Deputy present
31 Jan 2017
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Siyabonga Cwele led the Department to discuss the implementation of the strategic turnaround plan for the Sthe South African Post Office (SAPO). The Minister said although the organisation was more than 100 years old it was not ageing but adapting to new challenges. ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Ratification of International Treaties: Department briefing; ICT Council role, with Minister in attendance
24 Jan 2017
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services briefed and asked the Committee to support and approve the ratification of two international treaties.
First, the Department briefed the Committee on the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference that took place in Mexico in 2010. Amongst other things, the conference advanced the ...