The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) was established in 1999 to consolidate and co-ordinate the state's information technology resources to save costs through scale, to increase delivery capabilities and to improve interoperability. SITA was established in terms of the SITA Act (No. 88 of 1998) as amended by Act 38 of 2002. SITA is funded from providing services as stipulated in the service level agreements referred to in the legislation.