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LIMPOPO MUNICIPAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS FORUM ( LIMITOF ) LAUNCH. 14 FEBRUARY 2006 MEROPA Presented by: Richard Rambiyana Capricorn District: Information Management Services. BACKGROUND HISTORY. 12 municipalities attended 10 sent formal apologies. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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LIMPOPO MUNICIPAL LIMPOPO MUNICIPAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS FORUM (OFFICERS FORUM (LIMITOFLIMITOF))
LAUNCH LAUNCH14 FEBRUARY 2006
MEROPA
Presented by:
Richard RambiyanaCapricorn District: Information Management Services
BACKGROUND HISTORYBACKGROUND HISTORY
First convergence 24 June 2004
Polokwane MunicipalityTo create an environment which will influence communication amongst IT managers/officers across all the provincial Municipalities.
To discuss transversal Information management, and communication technology (ICT) issues Affecting the municipalities
To establish a provincial IT workgroup
To prepare for the coming DPLG IT support meeting
12 municipalities attended12 municipalities attended
10 sent formal apologies10 sent formal apologies
Resolutions of the meeting
• An interim committee was formed consisting of one member from each district municipality.• Convener of the interim committee meetings was nominated
Mandate of the interim committee:
• To introduce the forum to other structures and stakeholders, i.e. DPLG, PGITOC, SITA, Municipal manager’s forum, SALGA and ensure that the benefits are realised thereof
2. Conduct research on similar structures, and study their guidelines
3. Represent municipalities in DLG&H IT support meetings
OFFICIAL CONVENER
Department Local Government & Housing
Local Government ICT Local Government ICT challengeschallenges
• Co-ordination and Communication
• Strategic role of ICT in the municipalities
• Incompatibility of and desperate information systems
• Lack of Information Management and Knowledge sharing
• Service delivery integration
• Local Government capacity
Limpopo Municipalities IT Officers Forum
LIMITOF
Objectives of the ForumObjectives of the ForumTo create an environment where
• Local government IT practitioners share ideas, experiences, lessons learnt and insights on industry specific topics and find solutions to problems, and develop a common approach and practices.
• Local government ICT projects are initiated, deeply discussed, co-coordinated and consolidated before implementation
• ICT trends are analyzed and how they can enable better service delivery to all communities (e-community)
• All people involved in the implementation of the E-government at the municipality level can speak in one voice.
Envisaged directionEnvisaged direction
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS COUNCIL
(GITOC)National Departme
nts GITOs
ProvincialGITOs
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Loc GovCIOs
The significant problems we face cannot solved at The significant problems we face cannot solved at the same level of thinking we had when we the same level of thinking we had when we
created them created them
“Albert Einsten”“Albert Einsten”
BENEFITS
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