Local Govt Increases Broadband Use

[rpm]

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Broadband/1464.html

 

[fskmh]

@rpm Would it be possible to include the link to external articles at the bottom of the news post where the "Comments" link is? I've seen this done on a few articles before, and it saves a few minutes of searching .

Here's a link to the article:
http://www.buanews.gov.za/view.php?ID=07092716151001&coll=buanew07

Mr Schofield, however, said local government was not making use of a combined buying power.

He admitted that though the municipalities had limited financial resources and budgets to put new ICT systems in place, the current systems are in dire need of replacement.

All of the major metros have plans in place to build their own private broadband networks utilising fibre-optic and wireless technologies. Some have already begun implementing these plans, he said.

ForgeAhead obviously enjoys some kind of preferential relationship with govt., but since this study is constrained to local govt. itself, I will ignore this for the purposes of making a few observations.

Based on the above quote, it seems safe to conclude that govt. has no strategy to deal with public sector broadband interconnectivity. It's also not clear from the article if this is set to change. Perhaps this is a reflection of what is happening in the private sector, with all the players looking to "self-provide".
Love that term, if they were honest they would make it tax-deductible, but that might set a dangerous precedent for revenue collection .

*googles*
Stop the press, there's an e-govt. blog...
http://www.egovnews.org/?p=2022
Er, Telskum, oh well, good luck with those "technological challenegs" then .

 

[cybershark]

Telkom has been behind the development of an effective e-government system, to help integrate the criminal justice system in a bid to ensure efficiency.

http://www.egovnews.org/?p=2022

He must be dreaming