The system is not only offline. It’s disparate. It’s disconnected. It’s clunky. It’s ageing.
"The system is offline.” It’s every South African’s pet peeve when engaging with a government entity. What if I told you the system being offline is only the tip of the technology failure iceberg when it comes to SA’s public sector digital infrastructure? And it’s even non-existent in some cases. Truth is there isn’t just one system… there are many servicing many different departments in a many different ways. Few, if any, talk to each other – and the only people that truly lose out are...
What if I told you the system being offline is only the tip of the technology failure iceberg when it comes to SA’s public sector digital infrastructure?Truth is there isn’t just one system… there are many servicing many different departments in a many different ways.Following the recent unrest, what if our police force was digitised? What if our security forces were digitally interconnected?Walk into your local police station right now and you probably won’t find a laptop behind the counter.
From the police force to home affairs to the department of water and sanitation, so many of our government departments are either stuck in a bygone era or operate in isolation with their own system in place.
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