Information and Technology Management (I&TM)
Related links:Purpose
Ensure the effective use of information and IT in government, and facilitate the use of IT for modernizing government and establishing e-government practices within an acceptable information security environment.
Measurable objective
Improve access to government services by providing a single, 24-hour IT window in steady and efficient manner.
The Information and Technology Management programme is divided into three sub-programmes:
- Information and Communication Technology Programme Management
- Government Chief Information Officer Operations
- E-Government Architecture and Integration
ICT Programme Management
The objective of the Information and Communisation Technology Programme Management component is to support all national and provincial departments on significant transversal projects and e-government projects. The component seeks to achieve this by:
- Developing and Implementing an E-Government Framework forged through a consultative process with all stakeholders in government;
- Improving Batho Pele Gateway Portal by encompassing content from all spheres of government and making it available in all official languages;
- Deploying and promoting the use of the CabEnet system by all Departments; and
- Instituting the Electronic Inventory of Government Information System (e-IGIS) system to retain information on government systems and projects by all spheres of government.
Government Chief Information Officer Operations
The objective of the Government Chief Information Officer Operations component is to develop policies, strategies and regulations on ICT across the public service, provide SITA oversight support and ICT oversight across the three spheres of government. In the medium term the component will perform the functions outlined below to work towards its objective:
- Provide secretarial services to the Government Information Technology Officers' Council (GITOC) and promoting its image and effectiveness;
- Assist to improve the effectiveness of SITA;
- Coordinate all ICT initiatives in the public service; and
- Support the objectives of E-Government through appropriate policy strategy and regulatory activities.
E-Government Architecture and Integration
The objective of the E-Government Architecture and Integration component is to provide support and leadership to national and provincial departments as well as to the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) to develop a government-wide architecture and system integration plan. In the medium term the component will focus on the following strategic activities:
- Definition of a government wide architectural standard;
- Documentation of existing system architectures and create a database of such architectural blueprints; and
- Defining and documenting the E-Government architecture to guide the development of all future E-Government applications.
